I saw all these beautiful women around me, and none of them were reflected anywhere in society. There was either the stick-thin body type or like the silicon-enhanced blonde Pamela Anderson type. I wanted to create a place where girls can express themselves, feel comfortable being uniquely themselves and being beautiful, and embrace their bodies, because the definition of beauty was so limited in 2001. What was your original vision for SuicideGirls? And then about me personally in relation to SuicideGirls, people think I can be a little bit harsh, but I'm really sweet and nice and friendly. Most people think that it's just about nudity and naked pin-up pictures, but it's really about the community and the friendships that they make. Missy Suicide: If you ask any girl what their favorite part about being a SuicideGirl is, she's going to say the friendships that she made. In between rehearsals, Missy sat down with Broadly to discuss their new 60-date burlesque tour, how she survived the mid-2000s, and why she got the last laugh over the feminists who hated her.īROADLY: What's the biggest misunderstanding about SuicideGirls? Today, the site attracts over five million users, according to Racked, and is staffed by ten employees. While other 2007 stars, like Chris Crocker, have faded into obscurity as YouTubers profit off the schtick he developed, SuicideGirls has survived. Feminists questioned if women posting their own nude photos counted as exploitation, and in 2005, Racked reports, the US Department of Justice asked the site to take down pictures that could be considered obscene. Girls posted nude pin-up photos, highlighting their tattoos, and the site attracted the ire of both feminists and the Bush administration. Missy and Suhul created SuicideGirls as an online community for the girls they idolized and identified with.

Feminists also stayed away from discussions about sex and body positivity.

She idolized girls with tattoos, but found that many of them wouldn't classify themselves as beautiful. She grew up in Beaverton, Oregon near the Nike headquarters and struggled to fit in with the jocks around town. Oregon-native Missy Suicide founded the site in her apartment in Portland with her friend Sean Suhl, a.k.a.

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