# "Hot Felon" Jeremy Meeks gets a modeling contract **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 3, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236 "2014-07-03T00:02:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/1 "2014-07-03T00:02:47Z")
[Story here.](http://abcnews.go.com/US/hot-mug-shot-felon-signs-agent-modeling-contracts/story?id=24389414) He’s still in jail, but he has an agent. Adding a new layer of meaning to the classic showbiz lament, “. . . and I can’t even get arrested!” ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/2 "2014-07-03T01:19:20Z")
Is that a teardrop tattoo below his eye? Isn’t that supposed to mean you’ve killed someone? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/3 "2014-07-03T01:35:25Z")
He doesn’t have a modeling contract. He has an agent, and the agent appears to specialize in representing untalented sleaze. ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/4 "2014-07-03T02:01:28Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > Is that a teardrop tattoo below his eye? Isn’t that supposed to mean you’ve killed someone? :eek: Common misinformation. It has different meanings. _One_ of which could be having killed someone. It could also be in mourning of a lost friend or loved one. It could also signify sadness over a long prison sentence. Basically they stand for tough guy tears. I think the murder tatts are the ones that are filled in as opposed to just an outline, signifying that they got revenge or some such. Just what I’ve read, though. All I know for sure is that different types have different meanings. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/5 "2014-07-03T02:03:28Z")
I don’t get it. I first heard of this guy on “Wait, Wait…” When I saw his picture I was underwhelmed to say the least. The cheesy jailhouse looking tats on his neck and face cancel any natural attractiveness he may possess, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Grey\_area](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/6 "2014-07-03T02:13:56Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > Is that a teardrop tattoo below his eye? Isn’t that supposed to mean you’ve killed someone? :eek: Or just a [John Waters](http://images4.fanpop.com/image/polls/723000/723778_1306014226779_full.jpg) fan. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/7 "2014-07-03T06:03:00Z")
I’m oddly looking forward to seeing him as a model in advertisements which are then vandalized/photoshopped to declare that the product is strictly for hardened criminals and other assorted lowlifes. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/8 "2014-07-03T06:35:20Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > I don’t get it. I first heard of this guy on “Wait, Wait…” When I saw his picture I was underwhelmed to say the least. The cheesy jailhouse looking tats on his neck and face cancel any natural attractiveness he may possess, IMHO. That’s where I heard about him - on [Wait, Wait](http://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/) last Saturday. He undeniably has model good looks but neck tats and teardrop tattoos are a turn-off IMHO - but maybe that could become A Thing, like [heroin chic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin_chic). ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/9 "2014-07-03T15:12:41Z")
Saw this story on the local news. The women reporters were fanning themselves as if they were having hot flashes, rolling their eyes at each other and muttering about how hot he was. Someone commented that he was a crimminal and the replys were “I don’t care” and “I’d still do that.” They made me think of teenaged boys drooling over a hot girl when they think nobody is looking, except this was a news show. Just couldn’t see how this guy was that good looking. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/10 "2014-07-03T16:02:50Z")
> [@shiftless](#): > > Saw this story on the local news. The women reporters were fanning themselves as if they were having hot flashes, rolling their eyes at each other and muttering about how hot he was. Someone commented that he was a crimminal and the replys were “I don’t care” and “I’d still do that.” They made me think of teenaged boys drooling over a hot girl when they think nobody is looking, except this was a news show. Just couldn’t see how this guy was that good looking. I’m thinking they’re just glad of an excuse to act like teenage boys for once. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/11 "2014-07-03T17:01:21Z")
Yeah, there’s no way a reporter on a local news program would say “I’d still do that.” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/12 "2014-07-03T18:21:12Z")
Is that really what women think is good looking? Guy looks like one of the monsters on Twightlight Zone. Not to mention he is a major scum-bag. He’ll make somebody a real nice girlfriend in prison. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/13 "2014-07-03T18:22:49Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Is that really what women think is good looking? Keep in mind that a lot of people are dumb, nuts, or dumb _and_ nuts and it starts to make sense. ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/14 "2014-07-03T19:12:44Z")
Really? Even from my heterosexual perspective that man looks ridiculously handsome. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/15 "2014-07-03T19:40:23Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Yeah, there’s no way a reporter on a local news program would say “I’d still do that.” LOL, that comment came from a Facebook post, not the anchor lady. 😃 (I’m laughing at the mental image of an anchor lady actually saying that.) ---
**Author:** ![chicagowhitesox1173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/16 "2014-07-03T21:19:58Z")
The agent who signed this guy is a genius. Women like bad boys and I bet they can make a lot of money off guys like this. I bet a calendar full of goodlooking felons will sell faster than a calendar of fireman too. It’s because a lot of women like badboys. I say good for all involved. The guy may be a felon but maybe this will help putting him in a good path. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/17 "2014-07-03T21:29:46Z")
> [@planetcory](#): > > Really? Even from my heterosexual perspective that man looks ridiculously handsome. I didn’t get that. He looks perfectly okay to me, but I wouldn’t have given him a second thought. In fact, when Andrew Sullivan posted “This guy’s in the wrong line of work,” I had no idea what line of work he was suggesting. Took me a little while to even grasp that people were saying he was something special in appearance. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/18 "2014-07-03T21:30:06Z")
> [@chicagowhitesox1173](#): > > Women like bad boys . . . Now, why is that? Bad boys often **beat** women. And make themselves useless with drugs, and do a lot of other things no sensible woman would want in her life. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/19 "2014-07-03T21:36:06Z")
If women think he’s hawt, it’s probably because of the strong jawline, other chiseled features, nice complexion, pretty skin tone and gorgeous eyes. He’s not my type (I prefer the long-haired 70s rocker look-alikes), but I can see what others do. And his eyes are really, really stunning. If they’re not contacts. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2014, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236/20 "2014-07-03T21:37:07Z")
> [@chicagowhitesox1173](#): > > The agent who signed this guy is a genius. Women like bad boys and I bet they can make a lot of money off guys like this. I bet a calendar full of goodlooking felons will sell faster than a calendar of fireman too. Because if you’re gonna be strangled, dismembered and buried in a canyon, it may as well be by Mr. July. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-felon-jeremy-meeks-gets-a-modeling-contract/692236.md?page=2)