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This article overviews the new guidelines that are to be followed in the fashion community. I think it's great that people are finally beginning to crack down on the unhealthy weights and lifestyles of models, because these women have a lot of influence on young girls. They provide an image that is unrealistic, therefore leading young girls to think that they are inadequate because they are not thin enough. It's not right for a 9 year old to think she is fat because she idolizes someone with an eating disorder. I'm sure that it will take a while for the models and the industry to really change to a healthy look, and who knows if that will ever actually happen. All I know is that at least they are finally putting in an effort to correct this. The standards and ideals of beauty have gotten out of hand, and I think we need more realistic and healthy role models. Not only are the faces we see in magazines every day of underweight women, but they're also touched up by computers, worsening the problem. If everyone were able to accept themselves the way they are, and not compare themselves to these models, this wouldn't be an issue. The fact of the matter is though, that this is negatively influencing a lot of girls, and leading them to believe that unhealthy is okay.
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What exactly are the new guidelines that have been regulated? I completely believe with your comments on the article. Eating disorders have gotten out of hand and it is so sad that girls at the young age of seven already believe that they are overweight. I especially believe this article is relatable to the Oxford campus because our campus has a very high eating disorder rate. I hope that one day this image will change and females will focus on being healthy and not just on their "weight." Everybody has a different body and we should accept this and find the beauty in all types of body images, not just emaciated ones.
#1 - Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:48 PM ESTI also agree with the image that models have right now and think they cast a negative shadow on young girls, teenagers, and even grown ups. Healthy should be what is "in-style" and what girls want to be. Working out and eating healthy should be a part of every lifestyle and people need to learn to be happy with how they are made and not try to conform themselves to the idea of a perfect image.
#2 - Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:56 PM ESTI definitely agree with idea of cracking down on underweight models (which unfortunately is almost all of them). I've already had three friends with eating disorders and I am just disgusted when I see how thin and unhealthy most models are. However, I honestly don't know if this will eventually change the entire industry. Models who are almost six feet tall are still being allowed to participate in shows and whatever else they do when then weigh a so called "healthy" 110 pounds. I'm sorry, but at six feet tall and weighing 110 pounds is still extremely underweight.
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