France bans extremely thin models. I tend to set the bar very high for banning things but am torn here. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39821036 …
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But this is the models' health I'm thinking of.Not 'standards of beauty'. Society is not going to see v thin models & starve itself to death
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As western models have got thinner,western society has got fatter. I think it's safe to say we've resisted brainwashing quite well. Too well
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I've said I don't think it can extend to sports. That is the individual's choice. Jobs shldn't require unhealthy body weights tho.
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It's not the individual saying what they should weigh, no. Having to comply with the industry & some health & safety rules are reasonable.
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Things like 'You must take a break when driving long-distance' & 'you mustn't lift more than this weight without lifting machinery'
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I can see a similar justification for 'You must be a weight that keeps your organs functioning properly when modelling clothes.'
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I think the problem is that some women's naturally thin bodyweight may be considered by current standards "unhealthy". So they'd be unable>
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To even get a job as a model if they wanted to. Also, who would write the standards as to what would constitute a "healthy" bodyweight.
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Doctors will decide it on an individual basis.
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Hmm, if that's the case, and it's not a blanket ban on models of a certain weight based on BMI or something it might be okay.
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I'm still not entirely sure, tbh.
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Seems rather arbitrary/illiberal. If being a bad role model is the issue wouldn't you also have to ban obese people on the same grounds?
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It wasn't the issue I raised. Health was. But yes, I did include requiring people to be dangerously overweight as well as underweight.
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I feel bad for my girlfriend, she has a fetish for anorexic women. (I have a fetish for BBWs… yes, opposites attract)
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So now they'll only use the "naturally" thin models. Are
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it's not requirement. Unhealthy models might just outperform healthier ones. That doesn't mean they should be banned.
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