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In reply to the discussion: Cadaverous 16-year-olds - the chosen models of the fashion industry [View all]CrispyQ
(36,231 posts)45. I wish I had the First Lady's arms.
She looks fab! Fit, healthy, happy.
I'm certain he would never have said that about a white First Lady.
And of course, he would never say that about a man.
I'm certain he would never have said that about a white First Lady.
And of course, he would never say that about a man.
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Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
OP
I think there are valid points, but saying "sickly," "anorexic," "cadaverous," etc. is a problem.
David__77
Dec 2011
#8
Well, men are affected by media too. Men's eyes are accustomed to seeing famous anorexic females
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#30
Oh yes. Not only that. Women are supposed to have a higher % of fat in their bodies...
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#37
It would be nice if we could shut the media off on the U.S. for about, oh 5 years???
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#11
Yes. After seeing "Miss Representation," it's apparent why only one station has shown it.
CrispyQ
Dec 2011
#21
Here in Houston that program was full of commercials for plastic surgeons and
elehhhhna
Dec 2011
#43
Absolutely. Mrs. Obama looks fantastic! She's strong and very shapely. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#16
They're selling clothes and the idea is for them to be a walking clothes hanger
Hippo_Tron
Dec 2011
#20
The problem is that customers wonder and doubt the garments will suit them having to fit over
eilen
Dec 2011
#31
I have to admit a morbid fascination with those National Inquirer type magazines
CrispyQ
Dec 2011
#47
Striving for un-obtainable goals and losing self-esteem in the process is a part of life
Hippo_Tron
Dec 2011
#18
That's what needs to happen. The obsession with the thinness needs to STOP
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#25
Don't pay any attention to that one. I think he's only trying to get attention. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#38
:) The 'heroin chic' cadaver girl is not an attractive image, even nude and with lots of makeup
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#40
Speaking as a white man, we haven't all "been sold anorexic-on-silicone as the ideal."
BreweryYardRat
Dec 2011
#58
It's good to hear that you love your woman not for what she looks like...
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#65
Interesting. Back in the 70's & 80's I was fairly certain that Cosmopolitan's models were men
Matariki
Dec 2011
#56
I'm sorry to hear about your friend. :( It's horrible to see a child look that way and
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#51
yep. designers like how the clothes hang on a skeletal body. No breasts or hips or thighs to
Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2011
#59
I actually heard someone say recently that Marilyn Monroe was a heavy woman
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#66
You're right! When it's men attacking women and you see that the men are
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#69