Skinny Desire

Published on April 16, 2008 By Tova7 In Current Events

"The French parliament's lower house adopted a groundbreaking bill Tuesday that would make it illegal for anyone _ including fashion magazines, advertisers and Web sites _ to publicly incite extreme thinness."

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2007 Spain banned the ultra thin models from cat walks.

I read this yesterday and couldn't get it out of my head. I don't know how any legislation might be enforced...one woman's skinny is another woman's fat.

The picture associated with this link is sickening.

Personally, I say bring on the fat chicks.

Wouldn't it be nice to see what clothes look like on real women? You know the NON 6 foot 100 pound waifs of the world with curves where a girl otta have curves?

I've always wondered who the fashion designers are targeting...women in 3rd world countries who are starving? The women from the show "Survivor" after a full season on the island? Pre-pubescent girls with fingers in their throats?

Do these people have money to spend on couture? Sure maybe after being able to out wit, out last, and out play starvation.

If this is legislated.....

I can imagine the skinny police showing up to check fat levels...and the models running to the doughnut table instead of the bathroom....eat! eat! eat!

"Oh my god, I only gained 2 pounds last night! You can still see all my ribs! What am I going to do? I might not be able to work in France! I will be forced to work with the barbaric Americans! Oh noooooooo."

With all the problems we have in the world today...yes, lets do take an inordinate amount of time to legislate skinny.

Comments (Page 2)

Zoologist03

on Apr 17, 2008

So what's the point of having skinny fashionable clothes if you still look like a monster from Diablo?

That might appeal to hardcore Diablo fans.

~Zoo

SilentPoet

on Apr 17, 2008

That might appeal to hardcore Diablo fans.

Now that you mention it....

Tova7

on Apr 17, 2008

Even with those fashionable clothes, they still look worse than the others. So what's the point of having skinny fashionable clothes if you still look like a monster from Diablo?

Because you get to WEAR skinny fashionable clothes and make a gazillion dollars an hour...which you can't spend on food....

Texas Wahine

on Apr 17, 2008

I enjoyed the slide show.

I am not sure if the models we see are a force of the fashion industry being trust on us without our consent, of if they are a reflection of our ideal.

There is a lot of talk about how bad anorexia is, but I am curious how many young girls are obese v. how many are morbidly thin? Maybe we spotlight the wrong problem?

SilentPoet

on Apr 17, 2008

I enjoyed the slide show.I am not sure if the models we see are a force of the fashion industry being trust on us without our consent, of if they are a reflection of our ideal. There is a lot of talk about how bad anorexia is, but I am curious how many young girls are obese v. how many are morbidly thin? Maybe we spotlight the wrong problem?

To me, being too skinny and being obese are both big problems. Personally I deal with the latter.

Even with those fashionable clothes, they still look worse than the others. So what's the point of having skinny fashionable clothes if you still look like a monster from Diablo?Because you get to WEAR skinny fashionable clothes and make a gazillion dollars an hour...which you can't spend on food....

Fashionable? Peshaw...I wear whatever fits. To hell with trends.

Tova7

on Apr 17, 2008

There is a lot of talk about how bad anorexia is, but I am curious how many young girls are obese v. how many are morbidly thin? Maybe we spotlight the wrong problem?

I think (and this is just opinion and observation) that there is a whole different psychology behind not eating as compared to over eating.

Anyone can fall into the habit of over eating without self loathing or self centeredness in the mix. Now once the weight is on, self loathing may start to play into it. But I don't think someone can fall into anorexia. That takes quite a bit of will power at the very least and to some degree conscious choice, at least at first.

Texas Wahine

on Apr 17, 2008

Understood.

I don't want to downplay the seriousness of anorexia or the difference between anorexia and "overeating". It just seems to me like it gets far more focus and attention, when in reality so many children are overweight and not learning or living healthy habits. Not equating, really, just kind of pointing out that perhaps we need to give more attention to something that affects MORE children.

Jythier

on Apr 17, 2008

Because you get to WEAR skinny fashionable clothes and make a gazillion dollars an hour...which you can't spend on food....

But they make the clothes look bad. The bigger girls, when properly designed for, make the clothes look good!

Tova7

on Apr 17, 2008

just kind of pointing out that perhaps we need to give more attention to something that affects MORE children.

Yeah I agree...wasn't really disagreeing just chatting...heh.

It scares me that kids today are getting bigger and bigger. It's setting them up for a life of health problems.

We can put a man on the moon but we can't make fried chocolate fat/calorie free with the nutrients of spinach?

Come on!

Tova7

on Apr 17, 2008

But they make the clothes look bad. The bigger girls, when properly designed for, make the clothes look good!

I bet they THINK they look good in them tho. And it doesn't really matter, they still get to wear them.

Heh.

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