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Poledancer · Feb 14, 2007, 06:32 pm

If only two catwalk models worldwide have died of anorexia ( that we know of), isn't it a bit of an over reaction to put a ban on models with a BMI of below 18?

Anorexia is supposed to have a mortality of 10% , so 2 people is really not a lot considering how thin the models have to be.

Although I do agree that under 16 year olds should not be used as models for clothes for adult women.

Sarah22 · Feb 15, 2007, 01:30 pm

Models with BMIs of 18 negatively influence young people, and stresses the issue that being slender is beauty.

Scribbler1 · Feb 15, 2007, 10:18 pm

Starving yourself to be fashionably skinny is like driving drunk. While there's no guarantee that drinking will cause you will hit something and become injured or die, your chances of doing just that are a lot better.

There's fashion and there's intelligence. They don't always go well together.

**Chris** · Feb 16, 2007, 01:41 am

Been listening to Hack poledancer?

I heard this story too and I think its a good thing to get some normal "healthy" girls notice.

Fonceai · Feb 16, 2007, 10:12 am

I find the anorexic look ugly.

Give me a women with a little meat on her bones.

Or better yet, the nice hips that come from having a baby and then getting back to the pre-pregnancy weight.

They have that modeling agency for women of "average" sizes and I think it's a great thing. Jamie Lee Curtis is a big proponent of women not being ashamed of being healthy and full figured, and I think that trend is gaining momentum.

**Chris** · Feb 16, 2007, 10:39 am

And just to clairfy I think I speak for many when I say "full figured" is a very different thing than FAT.
There is that clear line of demarcation between being fat and being FAT. (Super HUGE)

Its a sad thing though, when a girl who weighs 140 wants to kill herself cause she thinks she is too fat. This Hollywood Anorexia look is getting tiresome.

Fonceai · Feb 16, 2007, 11:31 am

"Ribs should be eaten... not seen"

The Bacon Guy · Feb 16, 2007, 11:53 am

If it the ban is put in place by the fashion industry, I see it as an acceptable, if completely inconsequential, move. If the ban is forced upon us by the government, I see it as yet another infringement of our right to freedom of expression. I could do without Tony Blair dictating what I can and can’t find attractive to look at.

Milton Bradley · Feb 16, 2007, 06:58 pm

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Quote by: The Bacon Guy

If it the ban is put in place by the fashion industry, I see it as an acceptable, if completely inconsequential, move. If the ban is forced upon us by the government, I see it as yet another infringement of our right to freedom of expression. I could do without Tony Blair dictating what I can and can’t find attractive to look at.

Thank you. My PC detector was going off, but I've been screening my calls.

It's getting tiresome.

I'm guessing it won't be long until my first inclination is to shoot.

Tell these assmunches to get a life, and then live the damn thing.

Feb 14, 2007, 06:32 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
Poledancer Molten Ash Posts: 103	Thin catwalk models If only two catwalk models worldwide have died of anorexia ( that we know of), isn't it a bit of an over reaction to put a ban on models with a BMI of below 18? Anorexia is supposed to have a mortality of 10% , so 2 people is really not a lot considering how thin the models have to be. Although I do agree that under 16 year olds should not be used as models for clothes for adult women.

Feb 15, 2007, 10:18 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
Scribbler1 Skeptical Patriot Posts: 7,832	Starving yourself to be fashionably skinny is like driving drunk. While there's no guarantee that drinking will cause you will hit something and become injured or die, your chances of doing just that are a lot better. There's fashion and there's intelligence. They don't always go well together. Not a day goes by that I don't see something that reinforces my belief that people are idiots.

Feb 16, 2007, 01:41 am	#4 (permalink) (top)
Chris Gamma-ray burst Location: Nashville Posts: 6,403	Been listening to Hack poledancer? I heard this story too and I think its a good thing to get some normal "healthy" girls notice. I voted against the theocratic psychopaths Shared

Feb 16, 2007, 10:39 am	#6 (permalink) (top)
Chris Gamma-ray burst Location: Nashville Posts: 6,403	And just to clairfy I think I speak for many when I say "full figured" is a very different thing than FAT. There is that clear line of demarcation between being fat and being FAT. (Super HUGE) Its a sad thing though, when a girl who weighs 140 wants to kill herself cause she thinks she is too fat. This Hollywood Anorexia look is getting tiresome. I voted against the theocratic psychopaths Shared

Feb 15, 2007, 01:30 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
Sarah22 Asian Sensation Posts: 153	Models with BMIs of 18 negatively influence young people, and stresses the issue that being slender is beauty.

Feb 16, 2007, 10:12 am	#5 (permalink) (top)
Fonceai BANNED Location: New York Posts: 4,217	I find the anorexic look ugly. Give me a women with a little meat on her bones. Or better yet, the nice hips that come from having a baby and then getting back to the pre-pregnancy weight. They have that modeling agency for women of "average" sizes and I think it's a great thing. Jamie Lee Curtis is a big proponent of women not being ashamed of being healthy and full figured, and I think that trend is gaining momentum.

Feb 16, 2007, 11:31 am	#7 (permalink) (top)
Fonceai BANNED Location: New York Posts: 4,217	"Ribs should be eaten... not seen"

Feb 16, 2007, 11:53 am	#8 (permalink) (top)
The Bacon Guy Away Location: Scotland, Central Lowlands Posts: 3,317	If it the ban is put in place by the fashion industry, I see it as an acceptable, if completely inconsequential, move. If the ban is forced upon us by the government, I see it as yet another infringement of our right to freedom of expression. I could do without Tony Blair dictating what I can and can’t find attractive to look at.