Taryn Manning is fine with all the “white trash” exploitation — she just wants to be in on it, too!
Earlier this week, the Orange Is the New Black star explained more in detail why she slammed her stylist for dressing her in a $200 Adrianna Papell dress for the SAG Awards without disclosing the price.
In a lengthy Instagram post, the actress detailed her humble beginnings of growing up in section 8 housing and shopping for school clothes at Goodwill and Salvation Army.
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Lamenting how she “never got to school shop like the other kids,” Manning admitted it cut extra deep when she learned her stylist handed her a cheaper red carpet outfit without giving her a heads up.
Though she’s long tried to outrun her stigma of being “some white trash unworthy lowlife,” the 39-year-old said she understands her past is what defines her as an artist and what allows her to “help people who have been made to feel like pure shit their whole lives.”
So, she has no problem exploiting her image — that’s showbiz, after all — but next time, girl wants a heads up. She explained:
“Regarding the award show and the 200 dress, all I ask is that I be in on it. If I was in on it & part of the plan to be exploited, everything would be so much more clear and w/ the designers best interest in mind.”
Fair enough!
If Manning wasn’t clear about living her truth in the post, she let her authentic self shine in the comments section by calling one responder a “tard”:
Ugh. Really??
Days later, she seemed to roast herself for fabricating all the drama, posting:
Idiot of the week😐A post shared by Taryn Manning™ (@tarynmanning) on Jan 27, 2018 at 8:54am PST
Ha! Keep doing you, Pennsatucky!
Do YOU understand all this fuss over a cheap dress, Perezious readers? Read the actress’s full post (below) and share your thoughts in the comments!
Listen, for so long I have tried to steer away from my stigma of being just some white trash unworthy lowlife but now that I have been bullied walking down the street and scoffed at for my reaction to TMZ, and their jab because let’s face it, clearly it’s not truly acceptable to wear a budget dress to an awards ceremony is it? We would not be here if so. I came from humble beginnings. I grew up in Tucson, AZ in the Esbrow apartments which were section 8 housing. My mother’s dream was to get a trailer home of our own in Vista Del Norte. That was her dream. Feel me? So she did it. She got it and I lived the most happy childhood, knew no different except 1 thing that made me so mad. My school shopping was thrift store shops like Goodwill, Salvation Army & thank heavens Buffalo Exchange opened its flagship in Tucson. As much as I always found good stuff in my eyes I never got to school shop like the other kids. Don’t act like you don’t understand wanting to fit in. When you judge me for something I wasn’t prepared to encounter that’s what you get from me. I know all about living life on a budget, worked my ass off to make this dream come true. I can’t stand this business for this reason. It’s not only just who I am it’s just what I do for a living. What I do for a living doesn’t define me, however not living as the artist I am is not living. I would rather die. I know what my passion is, the air I breathe, the dreams I have in my sleep and it’s to help people who have been made to feel like pure shit their whole lives, feel like they aren’t alone. If through movies, mistakes I’ve made or just seeing that I’ve messed up in life, you have messed up in life I want to show & tell you you’re forgiven. Regarding the award show and the 200 dress, all I ask is that I be in on it. If I was in on it & part of the plan to be exploited, everything would be so much more clear and w/ the designers best interest in mind. I owned a clothing line for 8 years with my best friend. Fashion is a grind so I have the utmost respect for my stylist and any designer who can sustain the madness of that industry. Forgive me for allowing myself to feel important. I did not do it right I know.A post shared by Taryn Manning™ (@tarynmanning) on Jan 26, 2018 at 6:43pm PST
Thoughts??
[Image via Instagram.]
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