Models discriminated Against? (Down with skinny models?)
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According a September 15th Today Show, Spain has implemented new rules stating that models in Spain must meat a certain weight criteria. Models must conform to a body mass index (BMI) constraints or cannot perform in a famous Spanish fashion show.
One Modeling Official says, “We don’t want them skinny”.
The arguments for this “ban on skinny models” according to doctors and women’s groups is 1) Health concerns for the models themselves, and 2) concern of setting a bad example for young women looking to get into the modeling business.
So in the end, local government officials pressured organizers to hire fuller figured women. Apparently, 30% of the models do not meat the BMI limits. For instance, the average runway is 5’9” tall and weighs 110 pounds (BMI=18.9). The new rule states that a 5’9 model must weigh 129 pounds (BMI=22.1. The average American woman is 5’4” tall and weighs in at 142 pounds.
For the record, I am 5’11 1/2” and weigh in at 170 pounds resulting in a BMI of 23.7. Looks like I’m a candidate…LOL!
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One agent says, “Fashion is about fantasy, not about roll models. They don’t have any that are anorexic or bulimic. If some women are thin and gazelle like, it’s because they are naturally like that.” Still experts say that it’s time the fashion industry takes responsibility for the pressure young women feel to be super skinny.
Well I don’t know about you all, but I really like the skinny models. It’s about fantasy, and to be quite honest, I fantasize about skinny women. It’s not that I have anything about heftier women; it’s just that they do not meat MY criteria for fantasies, and especially sexual fantasies.
I have never seen nor heard of any model endorse anorexia nor bulimia in order to lose weight. On the contrary however, I have seen many models endorse various weight-loss programs, exercise regimes and lo-cal meal supplements such as Slim Fast. Still, even though it’s against the rules, I am sure a very small percentage of super models have been or are bulimic or anorexic.
This country in particular has a problem with its obese citizens, and this starts with American children. I’m not all that certain that by discriminating models against their size is going to help America with it’s overweight women, young or old. After all, it is a fact that some people are naturally thin, no matter what they eat or how they exercise.
If you want to be hefty, that’s just fine with me. However, if you want to feel more attractive and find yourself being fantasized over a bit more often, then I suggest you look closer at your diet, and head off to the gym a bit more often. Get off trying to penalize those people that are smaller than you; jealousy is unbecoming IMHO.
One Modeling Official says, “We don’t want them skinny”.
The arguments for this “ban on skinny models” according to doctors and women’s groups is 1) Health concerns for the models themselves, and 2) concern of setting a bad example for young women looking to get into the modeling business.
So in the end, local government officials pressured organizers to hire fuller figured women. Apparently, 30% of the models do not meat the BMI limits. For instance, the average runway is 5’9” tall and weighs 110 pounds (BMI=18.9). The new rule states that a 5’9 model must weigh 129 pounds (BMI=22.1. The average American woman is 5’4” tall and weighs in at 142 pounds.
For the record, I am 5’11 1/2” and weigh in at 170 pounds resulting in a BMI of 23.7. Looks like I’m a candidate…LOL!
Check you body mass index by clicking this > Link
Don't be shy. Whats your BMI, and where are you from. I'll post some statistics in an upcoming article.
One agent says, “Fashion is about fantasy, not about roll models. They don’t have any that are anorexic or bulimic. If some women are thin and gazelle like, it’s because they are naturally like that.” Still experts say that it’s time the fashion industry takes responsibility for the pressure young women feel to be super skinny.
Well I don’t know about you all, but I really like the skinny models. It’s about fantasy, and to be quite honest, I fantasize about skinny women. It’s not that I have anything about heftier women; it’s just that they do not meat MY criteria for fantasies, and especially sexual fantasies.
I have never seen nor heard of any model endorse anorexia nor bulimia in order to lose weight. On the contrary however, I have seen many models endorse various weight-loss programs, exercise regimes and lo-cal meal supplements such as Slim Fast. Still, even though it’s against the rules, I am sure a very small percentage of super models have been or are bulimic or anorexic.
This country in particular has a problem with its obese citizens, and this starts with American children. I’m not all that certain that by discriminating models against their size is going to help America with it’s overweight women, young or old. After all, it is a fact that some people are naturally thin, no matter what they eat or how they exercise.
If you want to be hefty, that’s just fine with me. However, if you want to feel more attractive and find yourself being fantasized over a bit more often, then I suggest you look closer at your diet, and head off to the gym a bit more often. Get off trying to penalize those people that are smaller than you; jealousy is unbecoming IMHO.
