Australia to ban ultra-skinny models

XenoX101 · Jun 27, 2010

Originally Posted by Captain Winky

While I don't believe it is the state's place to regulate this, I agree. I think far more women will starve themselves/binge & purge in order to be thin than men will start using steroids or other dangerous drugs. And let's face it, a lot of men could afford to fit the gym...
This is incorrect actually. More and more young men are turning to weights in order to fit the media's representation of the ideal man. It's called muscle dysmorphia and while the actions of these young men may have healthy side-effects, it is as a result of a mental disorder that has the same negative implications as anorexia, save for the fact that you can't die from it (though steroids can still do a number on your body). So with regards to this, I can see why they would feel inclined to steer the fashion world away from the muscular ideal as well as the skinny one.

TheIdler · Jun 27, 2010

Originally Posted by Synthese

Oh **** which story is this from, haven't read that since I was like 10

Harrison Bergeron?

max_r · Jun 27, 2010

Originally Posted by ryanmnguyen

Lolz

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/wo...3fat.html?_r=2

slightly emasculating to know my waist is only 1" larger than the average japanese woman

MetroStyles · Jun 27, 2010

Originally Posted by max_r

slightly emasculating to know my waist is only 1" larger than the average japanese woman

Japanese woman over 40, bro. The young chicks are more like 26".

GraphicNovelty · Jun 27, 2010

Originally Posted by Captain Winky

While I don't believe it is the state's place to regulate this, I agree. I think far more women will starve themselves/binge & purge in order to be thin than men will start using steroids or other dangerous drugs. And let's face it, a lot of men could afford to fit the gym...

+1. I went to a liberal arts school, and while I wasn't a sociology/fem studies major or anything like that, the stuff about social power and the creation of "accepted" knowledge--in this case, the idea the "ideal" weight being dangerously thin as being perpetuated by those with the greatest ability to renforce those modes of belief, i.e. the fashion industry--really rings true. While I'm not of a fan of government intervention in social issues, such legislation doesn't impose any real economic "costs" on people, and structures incentives to create a more socially optimal outcomes. So, FWIW, i don't think it's too bad.

Then again, my muscle dysmorphia comes from reading too many comic books.

max_r · Jun 27, 2010

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

Japanese woman over 40, bro. The young chicks are more like 26".

ah, i didn't see that part, haha

Synthese · Jun 27, 2010

Originally Posted by TheIdler

Harrison Bergeron?

god, thank you.

e0d9n0b5 · Jun 27, 2010

Why not put the money into educating people that ARE overweight? Instead of trying to limit and industry that has some, but still a limited influence on people's lifestyles. I would argue that TV and movies are much more likely to influence the average citizen, then fashion.

e0d9n0b5 · Jun 27, 2010

Or maybe I'm missing the point, and its to try to prevent anorexia or other eating disorders? But if thats the case, putting the money into education seems like a better idea to me, anyway.

brad-t · Jun 27, 2010

I agree with most of this, except I worry it's quite discriminatory towards naturally thin girls.

dtmt · Jun 27, 2010

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

Japan is awesome. I love how this kind of thing is okay in Japan but would be unimaginable for its un-PCness in the US. .

200% debt to GDP ratio and socialized healthcare would make a lot of things possible.

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dibadiba · Jun 27, 2010

I've got no problem with the government encouraging people to have a healthy body image. I'm not sure if what they're doing here is taking it too far, but from what I can see nothing is actually being banned

KitAkira · Jun 27, 2010

I love that the Japanese doctor shot that bit at Americans being fat

And lol at the Aussies using BMI as useful for anything at all. According to the BMI, I should essentially be withering away and dying

Mountains · Jun 27, 2010

Originally Posted by dibadiba

I've got no problem with the government encouraging people to have a healthy body image. I'm not sure if what they're doing here is taking it too far, but from what I can see nothing is actually being banned

So that's why they've banned muscular male models? They want the Pillsbury Dough Boy to model for Armani now.

Razele · Jun 27, 2010

Guys this is all a political play.

In Australia at the moment, we have a large amount of contested federal seats in an area that polls as being HUGELY conservative. Known as our bible belt, in South Australia.

Essentially everything these days is aimed at marginal seats. So ATM it's all conservative stuff like this legislation, internet filter, mandatory two year data logging, ID cards etc etc.

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