WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SIZE 0 MODELS?

If they're healthy then that's good for them but otherwise that should eat properly

StacyL wrote:

I've heard that skinny models are preferred because of the way the clothes 'hang' on their bodies.

I'll never understand why designers would think their clothes look better when they droop. If I want to see hanging clothing I go to a store and look at the racks.  :S

StacyL wrote:

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.

This. In addition I root for proper, neutral and non-preachy discussion about eating-disorders and other psychological problems. There really isn't enough information sources available in real life.

Last edited by lollollollollol (05-09-2008 15:44)

BellaB wrote:

I think it's sad... I love watching America's Next Top Model and it makes me mad that Whitney this season is considered plus size, even though she is probably a size 8 or something.

I know that a lot of people are naturally thin. but when size 0 is what is revered, then it can cause feelings of inadequacy in those who are not naturally thin... And that often leads to eating disorders. It's sad. All sizes should be embraced. I know that's very idealistic, but I still believe it.

I think size 8 IS a PLUS SIZE. Models, being healthy and on a average body frame are size 4. SIze 0 is rare, I know plenty of girls who are and has no eating desorders. I think that is ALL models were size 0 it would be harmfull, but there should be a criteria about HEALTH not just SIZE or WEIGHT. Some models looks sick even being a size 6. it depends on the bone structure, for example...
Otherwise, size 0 is not a parameter. I normally wear a 4, and some times a 2, dpeending the trousers shape. Size 0 are normally for hip trousers for narrow girls (you know, those that have hips shapped like men and not the "curvy" style) Myself I know I cannot ever wear a 0 no matter how little I weight because I mi femur bone upper end is really prominent and a size 0 never closes.

Eating disorders are not only linked to fashion models... It´s a lot about how mentally healthy you´re brought up (I mean, it´s maynly a psicological dissorder....)

SO, briefly, Size 0 models are ok, from my point of view. With exceptions... but it´s not like being too thin or too "fat" makes you Ugly automatically...

Anqui wrote:

lollollollollol wrote:

StacyL wrote:

I've heard that skinny models are preferred because of the way the clothes 'hang' on their bodies.

I'll never understand why designers would think their clothes look better when they droop. If I want to see hanging clothing I go to a store and look at the racks.  :S

StacyL wrote:

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.

This. In addition I root for proper, neutral and non-preachy discussion about eating-disorders and other mental problems. There really isn't enough information sources available in real life.

HEY! a detail to attend here.
I really agree with Stacy about the health education...

Bit i found sometjing about what lollo said... maybe she didnt mean it but eating disorders are not "mental problems" but "psichological problems". there is a HUGE difference. A mentaly ill person is for example, a psicopath, a schizofrenic. A Psichologically ill person is someone with a disorder, dealling with depression, etc. A pshicollogical problems are possible to cure, Mental ones not.

If you tell an anorexic or a bilimic she/he has a "Mental problem" you most probably either freak her/him out or hur her/his feelings

Well.. just saying.

Otherwise. Lollol has her own point with wich I quite agree

I stand corrected and will edit :3 Thanks for pointing that out!

(And it's spelled "psychological", btw)

i think its rediculous (spelt wrong never mind)
they lose all this weight for a job that wont even last them that long
i have model friends at the age of 14 that starve themselves and stuff
it really worries mexxxx

yes it's bad but some countries now want to bann skinny models. that's good, finally something's happening.

We need a new way of saying if someone is underweight or over weight. I am addicted to aca and there was a story about a women who was size 0 naturally and she was considered to have an eating disorder for years. When the truth was she just couldnt put on weight and she was healthy as well. I have a friend who is 150Kgs and just under 6 feet but its muscel. I am a size 8 (australian size) and people say I am too thin, but so far to day I have eaten snags, mashed potato, hot chips, rum and coke, 2 coffees, 6 nugets, and toast.... if i dont eat take away or some fatty foods I have dropped under 47kgs... I have spoken to a gp and she said I was healthy. but its scary as hell for people specally my boyfriend and parents to see my weight drop like that...

in conclusion, clothes size and weight shouldnt be used to decide if someone is underweight or over weight. but unfortunately its done anyway

actually just thinking can anyone put size 0 down for me in australian terms please??? Because I have just been told by a mate that australia doesnt have a size zero which explains why I have never seen it in shops

As someone who has struggled with an eating disorder for 6 years, I believe it is just as bad to promote being overweight as it is to promote being underweight. Discrimination is discrimination - whether you are making fun of a fat person or calling a skinny girl anorexic, it is the same. Stop judging people on their outward appearances because you never know what they are going through inside.

These bans are not a solution to the problem.  Skinny models may or may not have eating disorders, and they may inspire some people to be temporarily stupid, but they don't cause EDs any more than this game does.  Certain people have mental predispositions towards addictive behavior, they have a hard time processing stimuli, and so they either get hooked on the rush of starvation or the endorphin kick that immediately follows purging.  The exponential upswing in anorexia has been happening since the emergence of the modern disease nearly a century and a half ago.  Band-aid quick fix non-solutions that are tailor made for media consumption will ultimately hurt more than they help because they encourage judgement, not understanding or a solution.

I'm naturally around a size zero, so no I don't see a problem with it.
I hate to break it to you guys, but everyone who wears a size zero isn't anorexic or bulimic, sometimes its due to GENETICS. and it sort of hurts when people make ignorant comments inferring that I have an eating disorder or point out my obvious lack of breast size.

Last edited by WhenSkiesAreGrey (05-28-2008 10:42)

I wish I was one? Unfortunately I have been caught in the you-are-only-beautiful-if-you-look-like-these-girls-who-you-will-probably-never-look-like hype. I agree that there's nothing unhealthy about the average non-model woman who happens to be small. Imagine if the world was like the old days where a busty size 8 was the norm for models. All the poor skinny girls would feel bad about themselves and claim its unhealthy to weigh so much! Hmm...