Comments on: [Hot Topic] Models and Anorexia: A Controversial Campaign

By: Ron Sanchez

Ron Sanchez — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:32:00 +0000

see the problem is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder some people might think that this models are ugly, i happen to think they all look good. Is all about likes, if you like it you will find all the positives in it, if you don’t than it does catch your eye.

By: Jon McGuffin

Jon McGuffin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:47:00 +0000

The average woman

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:49:00 +0000

it’s plus-size relative to a “standard” model, not to general population…

By: Jacques

Jacques — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:02:00 +0000

So, if the average model weighs on average 23% less (as opposed to 8%) than the average woman today, does this mean that the average woman has gotten fatter by 15%?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:35:00 +0000

Agreed, it’s also a really good photo…

By: Patrick Hall

Patrick Hall — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:19:00 +0000

what’s even more is I bet the skinny model crazy is marketed more towards women than men in the first place. I love me some thin girls but I don’t think they affect me when I buy my own clothes :/

By: Chris D Johnson

Chris D Johnson — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:53:00 +0000

The campaign is rubbish, first of all what is the BMI that classifies you as anorexic? Thats an insane statement because it infers that just because they are under a certain BMI they have an eating disorder (anorexia is a mental disease) which would mean that all body builders and a lot of professional athletes are anorexic and have an eating disorder and are unhealthy.. which they aren’t.
The other 2 posters with statistics on them both fail to take into account that we are in the middle of an obesity epidemic and the average person today is far more overweight then in the past. It does not mean the models are getting skinnier it means we are getting fatter and more unhealthy!

By: Sarah Blake-Grover

Sarah Blake-Grover — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:36:00 +0000

Next question… who defines plus size? It states in the article size 6
to 14 is plus… ummm…. six was average when I was growing up in the
late 80′s… How is six plus size now? Size one was small… I don’t
ever remember seeing 0 or 00. I thought my mom was big at size 12…
Until there is some accurate cutoff as to what IS plus size… and until
everyone agrees on this convo. there will be no consensus… A girl
might very well be healthy weight for her height and structure… but
wear bigger clothing due to that… Where do these people fit? Yes,
healthy is good. Healthy is not defined by size…

By: Sarah Blake-Grover

Sarah Blake-Grover — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:34:00 +0000

Next question… who defines plus size? It states in the article size 6 to 14 is plus… ummm…. six was average when I was growing up in the late 80′s… How is six plus size now? Size one was small… I don’t ever remember seeing 0 or 00. I thought my mom was big at size 12… Until there is some accurate cutoff as to what IS plus size… and until everyone agrees on this convo. there will be no consensus… A girl might very well be healthy weight for her height and structure… but wear bigger clothing due to that… Where do these people fit? Yes, healthy is good. Healthy is not defined by size…

By: Sam Dickinson

Sam Dickinson — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:41:00 +0000

I don’t think sexism comes in to it though. We guys don’t really care if we’re big or small, and advertising wise, I don’t really pay attention to the male models and their body size at all.