'Why Not Laugh About It?'
Many FH readers might remember Donta Norman from my 2015 feature on his modeling work. (Putting On His Best Smile) Like most of us, Donta is on social media, but unlike many models, his main focus for his Youtube and Instagram page is not to promote his modeling work. Donta uses his Model Mayhem as the main showcase for his modeling work, saving his other social media pages for more personal focus.
As we all know, news and politics has funnelled it's way into every aspect of media, especially on the net. I don't follow stump in the White House on Twitter, and get annoyed when others that I follow re-tweet his crap. I try schedule when I am going to focus on the 'real world', and hate when it bleeds into the time I want to escape and focus on more pleasant and worthy subjects. I avoid friends on social media whose pages have turned into places which only regurgitate the latest headlines.
Donta too was also looking to create a place, a safe space where talented human beings don't have to worry about racism and hate, being judged or ridiculed. Donta's Black & White themed Instagram is a place for smiles, his Youtube, a place for laughs. No hate, no politics, no putting others down. Although we can't totally escape the realities of the world, in order to stay mentally healthy, we certainly need as many breaks and vacations as we can possibly get!
