banning too thin

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0MU0JK20150403?irpc=932

france is banning too thin models and will be jailing people for it.

is this the right thing to do?

 

Nope. I draw the line at telling businesses what models they can and cannot use. Social pressure is one thing, but laws that say one can't use skinny models is just going way too far.

I've never understood why it's the advertiser's fault for people's problems. Guys are shown images of big, muscular figures to aspire to from the time we are small boys reading our first comic books. Yet, for the most part, we're not killing ourselves trying to fit that mold.

These kinds of laws set a dangerous precedent for any society.

 

Yes it definitely is imo.
Those skinny models are under such high pressure to fit the demanded criteria and a lot of them are already anorexic.
What kind of role models for young girls are they providing?
It's only beautiful when you can see the ripbones, hipbones etc.?
I remember the nineties when models were in shape but still healthy looking women, not plain clothes hanger.

 

I disagree, right now the trend for women seems to be strong is the new sexy. I see more girls lifting weights and trying to be fit since that bs myth of weights making you bulky has been disproven. I don't think it needs to be a law I just think the focus will shift like it always does. This is no longer the 90s as evidenced by how we're communicating

 

Absolutely not. The body mass index is a joke so for a law to be created excluding people from work based on it, is absurd. Advertisers aren't responsible for teaching my daughter what true beauty is. I am. Let these companies hire whomever the fuck they want to. I don't pout or starve myself when I see Victoria's Secret ads, just like I don't sing the praises of advertisers who use full figured women to model their clothes. If advertisers have that much control over you, it may be time to reevaluate your priorities in life. I think if we spent more time teaching our kids about health, body image, the importance of self love and respect...maybe we wouldn't be so inclined to legally force advertisers to do it for us. I see all shapes and sizes of women in advertisements nowadays. That's how it should be. Removing the people who are deemed "too thin", for fear of an increase in anorexia cases, does nothing except perpetuate the misguided notion that thin people must have an eating disorder or must be killing themselves with work outs, etc. What message does that send to all the naturally very thin girls? The beauty in life is that we're all incredibly different. Instead of removing certain body types from advertisements, how about we teach our little ones to strive to live a healthy lifestyle, whatever figure comes from that is healthy and beautiful? Seems so simple but it would require active parenting which is far too much dedication for some I think.

 

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to RaiderLL again

 

I'm glad they are planning to ban those pick up stick models. Just read of the story of Kim Zolciak and the trolls who picked on her about her "chunky legs". Chunky? As compaired to the pipe legged women there needs to be meat on those bones.

 

:smt023 Raider for President 2016. Real common sense answers for a real bullshit world.

 

Raider hit the nail on the head.

It is up to parents to be actively involved in our children's lives to teach them that beauty is how you feel about yourself, care for yourself, carry yourself and even how a person treats others. Beauty comes in all shapes and forms.

Blaming the media and modeling companies for employing only dangerously thin models to wear their designer fashions is not exactly fair. Irresponsible, perhaps. However, they are also within their right to make their clothes in only certain sizes and market towards a specific group.

We as the consumer have the choice whether we will support their business or take our money elsewhere.

We absolutely must teach our young women to find and appreciate their true worth and understand that everyone is different and that is what makes them unique and beautiful.

 

I agree with this. I will say; however, that it comes from modeling it as women/parents first. We can't expect younger women (our daughters) to feel this way, if we are not genuinely feeling and exhibiting this ourselves.

In regards to businesses, money talks. So, again, if we walk the walk, they will follow suit. They are only going to play to what's going to bring the money to them.

 

:smt023 Cherokee for Vice President 2016! We can call her and Raider the "Real Down Ass Chicks With Some Common Sense" ticket.

 

Welcome to the prison industrial complex

Jail people for anything

 

I don't think any of you really understood what the ban is about.
We are not talking about sexy Victoria's Secret model in shape women.
They are trying to ban this:



If you think this is normal and should be the look designers demand from models....
I highly doubt that this woman is "naturally thin".
And as for teaching your daughters to love themselves...I absolutely agree with that, but you still can't protect them from being bullied for not meeting standard criteria.
And as much as a young girl might accept her own body, if she wants to become a model, she will be forced to meet the designer's demands.
I read about the sad story of Crystal Renn who even started to lose her hair because of her dramatic weight loss.

 

i seen more meat on a chicken leg

 

What's interesting is if there were some type of ban the other way like no really obese women in acting. The grounds would open hell would literally be on earth. If our focus and purpose is to protect our kids from unhealthy lifestyle shouldn't we ban images from the other side of the spectrum too? Nope because that would be fat shaming. I think more girls are anorexic because of personal issues relating to family and peers than because of who they see in magazines.

 

You're only saying what everyone else is thinking

Nothing like watching people two slices of pizza away from a coronary shame others

 

Just like I'm constantly told that my issue with obesity is fake concern for health then so is this shit. They just don't like looking at really thin women. If its none of our business how obese women live their lives then why thin women are really thin is none of our business too.

 

I have a feeling this is going to be a fun day