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delalluvia:
Should Overly-Skinny Models Be Banned?

    This week Spanish authorities banned overly-skinny models from a major Madrid fashion show for fear they could send the wrong message to young girls who may develop eating disorders. Spain's ban set off a storm in the fashion world. Britain may soon follow suit, but the U.S. most likely will *not* be banning overly-skinny models from American catwalks.

Interesting.  I think it would be nice if high end designers made clothes that actually fit normal women instead of making clothes that only fit certain body types.

Personally I think it was insulting that rather than sell larger sizes under her designer label of Liz Claiborne, the designer decided to make a separate line and call it Eliisabeth.  Talk about making things obvious.

opinionista:

--- Quote from: delalluvia on September 18, 2006, 11:33:03 pm ---Should Overly-Skinny Models Be Banned?

    This week Spanish authorities banned overly-skinny models from a major Madrid fashion show for fear they could send the wrong message to young girls who may develop eating disorders. Spain's ban set off a storm in the fashion world. Britain may soon follow suit, but the U.S. most likely will *not* be banning overly-skinny models from American catwalks.

Interesting.  I think it would be nice if high end designers made clothes that actually fit normal women instead of making clothes that only fit certain body types.

Personally I think it was insulting that rather than sell larger sizes under her designer label of Liz Claiborne, the designer decided to make a separate line and call it Eliisabeth.  Talk about making things obvious.

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Actually, Spanish authorities aren't banning overly-skinny models from fashion shows. It's the Goverment of the City of Madrid who's doing it. It's a local ban, restricted to the Cibeles Fashion Show only (Madrid's fashion show). I'm not sure if the City of Barcelona is going to follow suit when their fashion show opens, if it hasn't opened already.

But anyhow, this is something very positive that should have been done a long time ago. And I agree with you, models do not represent normal women. A lot of them say that they do not suffer from anorexia. Well, it could be true but the ones that aren't anorexic are probably hooked on coke or something.

moremojo:
I think it's laudable that authorities are conscious of the importance of sending healthy messages to young citizens, but I am not in favor of banning. That is treating people as if they lacked the capacity to think these kinds of issues out for themselves.

delalluvia:

--- Quote from: moremojo on September 19, 2006, 04:49:11 pm ---I think it's laudable that authorities are conscious of the importance of sending healthy messages to young citizens, but I am not in favor of banning. That is treating people as if they lacked the capacity to think these kinds of issues out for themselves.

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Mojo,

Adults can certainly think for themselves.  Most children cannot.  They absorb what is around them and think it is right or/and normal.  That is who the ban is trying to protect.  Sadly, as we all know, prejudices are learned early.  This is no different.  Put a young boy or young girl in front of such model friendly magazines their whole young lives and by the time they are reaching young adulthood they think this is how you have to be or look or what is desirable.

moremojo:

--- Quote from: delalluvia on September 19, 2006, 11:03:45 pm ---Mojo,

Adults can certainly think for themselves.  Most children cannot.  They absorb what is around them and think it is right or/and normal.  That is who the ban is trying to protect.  Sadly, as we all know, prejudices are learned early.  This is no different.  Put a young boy or young girl in front of such model friendly magazines their whole young lives and by the time they are reaching young adulthood they think this is how you have to be or look or what is desirable.

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That is why it is important for children to have guidance from trusted, mature adults, to provide counterbalance to the various messages received by the media. That seems like a better route than any kind of censorship, which can impede the legitimate pursuits of adult citizens, whose needs and interests are important too.

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