WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SIZE 0 MODELS?

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SLUTSY BITCH wrote:

greatdj wrote:

i think they're hot :]
people like that exist to make others jealous.
perhaps if it werent for them the obesity problem would be worse because kiddies would have no one to want to look like

It makes me feel disguisted, i had an eating disorder and media and size 0 models played a big role in how i feel about my own body. Eating and being happy is better than starving yourself to bones and unhappiness.

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Minsiney wrote:

KinkyKandy wrote:

the obesity problem is bad because of parents lack of motivation on their children. Parents should be feeding their children healthy food and getting them involved in extracuricular activities.
Being skinny is great as long as your skinny in a healthy way. If you are hurting your body then it isn't worth it. If you are eatting right and working out and keeping active then thats great. But if your starving yourself then its not worth it. That isn't a good role model for kids.
When I was little we weren't allowed to eat fast food and crap food all the time or sit on our asses all day long playing video games. My parents put me in swimming lessons ever since i was in kindergarten, then once swimming lessons were complete i took bronze medalion and lifesaving and was on a diving and swimming team,  I played baseball from grade 1-12, was on the schools soccer team, played recreational hockey in the winter, and volleyball in junior high. I also grew up on the farm so lots of my free time was spent outdoors. Parents need to be involved with there children more and get them involved. Help them make healthy choices early on so they can do it on there own.
I live on my own now (obviously) and rarely do we do take out or eat kraft dinner. Always home cooked healthy meals. It all begins where the heart is.
So greatdj you can pull your head out of your ass and realize that maybe you are the only one thats jealous of the size 0 models.

I agree with the fact that people need to set an example from the start in order to have a healthy eating habit, but not everyone grew I grew up in the country as well and am very active but I now  live in a city where there is a lot of temptations and sometimes eating healthy is not a choice.  When I'm in a hury I dont have time to look for a health food store and there are times after work when I'm too tired to cook.  Size 0 models are not the norm in society.  The average woman is a size 12 (US) and everytime you open a  magazine or  the tv all you see are rail thin women and that is not normal.  That is not jealousy most of these women feel but critism telling them that they are too fat.  I work in the beauty industry and I have treated models and actresses alike and they look nothing like the pictures they are in and are always starving themselves or going on some crazy diet. All they are doing is setting an unhealthy example for the rest of us.

I agree with absolutley everything your saying. Except I don't work in the beauty industry. I work in a kitchen part time and am a substitute teachers aid. very far from the beauty industry. I'm sorry if it sounded like I was praising myself for always being healthy. Which I am not. I don't always eat healthy. I love egg mcmuffins and chocolate pudding and i wear a size 14 which i guess makes me a plus size.
Sorry for how it came out, once i get passionate about talking about something I could go on forever.

I've modeled, and I don't really like the way it makes me feel about myself. I've always been small, but as soon as I got out of school, I put on a little weight. I'm actually still a size 4, but I used to be a 0. WHEN I WAS 16. Photographers don't really like working with a size 4, and nobody wants to book one. It's really sad that I'm made to feel like a cow and feel pressure to lose weight quickly and by any means possible.

Bottom line, discriminating against models larger than a size 2 is dangerous. It really does have a very palpable impact on young, impressionable minds. I've been on the verge of anorexia, and I've thrown up my fair share of meals. And I consider myself to be a strong, secure, and confident woman. Anybody can become victim to that kind of pressure.

to be honest i really don't think very very skinny people look healthy, im quite slim myself so lucikly have never had a problem with image but also size 0 means no boobs! and no curves, i think its sad and i feel really sorry for them

The average woman is a size 14.  Some years back, marketing leaders realized this, and began taking an effort to use sized 14 models, in an effort to represent the majority of consumers.  This resulted in an outcry from the consumer public, who stated that the sized 14 models were "disgusting".  Marketing resumed it previous standards as a result.

Spain recently had a fashion show that banned underweight models from it's runway. It was unheard up, but unfortunately the other, bigger shows didn't follow suit.  It was stated that clothing just "looked better on slimmer women".

It's a fustrating thing... if I'd pursued fashion design rather than animation I'd probably have tried to design clothes for the larger ladies, such as myself.  Yes, I realize obesity is a problem in the US, but it's not easy to beat.  Food is a compelling addiction, and everyone HAS to eat.   Sometimes I feel like larger ladies are being punished by the difficulty there is to be found in nice looking attire that fits (ie, not Mumu's...).

No size should be banned, however, models should never be told to lose weight! I think they should accept models of all body types, and have 0-4 model clothes made for small bodies, 6-12 for average, and 14+ for fuller figures. If we just had a wider range of models, it wouldn't be so bad. There needs to be less of a preference for size 0 models. If anything, there should be a preference for size 4-8... it's still smallish, but it's a realistic size that most women could attain.

I don't think sizes should be banned, I think it should be based on whether s/he is clinically underweight. Somebody who's 5'1 might fit a size 0 perfectly, while someone who's 6'1 will look very little. (Obviously there aren't, eh...many 5'1 models, but I hope the idea makes sense)
I'd like to see it based on BMI not sizes.

Last edited by Jayleesyy (05-09-2008 01:01)

Leigha23 wrote:

I also think there is some confusion about sizing and whatnot. People say that size 0 models are too skinny, etc, etc. Well, I'm a 0, and I'm certainly not too skinny.  In fact, I'm pretty well proportioned in my opinion.  The models I see in magazines and runways look way smaller than a 0 to me.  A 0 can be healthy depending on their overall body structure. But I guess the models have to be a 0 since you can't get lower than that???  I loved that some other countries tried to ban underweight models. That should become an industry norm.  I think you can be at the lower end of your weight spectrum and model, but under it and you should only be allowed backstage by the food table!

I certainly see there is lots of different ideas about beauty. Skin and bones wont do it.  I hate a 'brand name' that promotes such un-healthy behaviour.  Yes I will not get my children anything from a fast food place, or anything just 'cause the model was a' -1 ' .  Beauty is in the eye of the looker/husband/ buyer.  If your buying then, will you really look that great in a size 10 version? so step up and eat.  You just might not faint when your prince comes over to kiss you.
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Time to be realistic.
Micah

Last edited by Mica24play (05-09-2008 02:02)

I'm a size 9, I've had a baby and it's been hard getting back down. I don't really care what size a model is, as long as she is healthy. The worst thing is to see skin and bones, I feel bad for them. It's not healthy or beautiful. Now if your naturally that small, work it girl!

they are slowly starting to change the image.... i have seen heaps more normal size models in the past 2 years than there was 5 years ago... its sad that we all think that we need to be that thin... im glad to be a healthy bimbo you need to be a healthy weight good on you missbimbo.com for sending the right message about body image

bubbles xXx

If you are 4'10 (147 cm), like some Spice Girls, being size zero is not such a serious problem.

If you are 5'10 (178 cm), like some fashion models, being size zero is probably going to cause serious health issues for you.

I've heard that skinny models are preferred because of the way the clothes 'hang' on their bodies.  I think the best way to deal with the social impacts of size 0 models is education about health- nutrition, healthy body weight, cardiovascular exorcise.

Some of them can be really ugly!   

     

-StacyL