Post by annaxanonymous on Mar 2, 2009 6:18:52 GMT -5
About 5 million Americans suffer from some type of eating disorder, such as Anorexia, Bulimia or Binge Eating. About 95 percent of sufferers are female, and teenagers are especially vulnerable due to stress, relationship problems, biological predispositions and emotional disturbances. Did you know 42% of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner, 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat, and although girls look in magazines to model after models, most fashion models are thinner than 98% of American women. Well, then again, 78% of statistics are lying to you, but all these sound pretty realistic, don’t you think?
I intend to prove super models should have to be healthy and not completely starved, because not only is it disgusting to look at someone that thin and unhappy, but it is affecting our youth. They think it is normal to look like a telephone pole so they starve themselves until they look like what they see in the magazines. I don’t know about you, but when I see this small, tan, bleach blonde, little eight year old refusing a lollipop because she don’t want to get fat, I cry inside.
Being that thin could have fatal consequences. Did you know that the famed Luisel Ramos collapsed on stage while being applauded by spectators? She died later that day from heart failure. Is it worth it? Dying in the height of your youth? Sure, there’s the money, there’s the fame, and even the cute clothes, but is it worth your life? Would you put your life on the line to fit in some stupid pair of Guess jeans? Because when you do that to your body, when you stop eating, or remove it completely from your body, you will suffer one way or another, either physically, or psychologically. Plus the psychological effects they are bringing on to all their fans who aren’t pretty enough or aren’t skinny enough.
Of course when there’s a problem, what do we do? We blame someone else. One who was singled out for criticism was Rachel Zoe. She was an influential Los Angeles stylist who groomed young, lean, and newly chic celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, and Keira Knightly. She began many of last year’s trends, including skinny jeans, vintage tops, oversized sunglasses, big handbags, and headbands. The Los Angeles Times, however, blamed her for “single handedly bringing anorexia back” Zoe struck back at them saying “I don’t think it is fair to say that I’m responsible because I’m a thin person, that because I’m influencing their style I’m influencing what they eat.” Well think about this. You’re a beautiful, young size 7 teenager; you are going through the most influential time of your life. Your hormones are raging, you’re always yelling, and you’re trying your best to be as independent as possible, and you open up a magazine and see Cindy Crawford posing for runway in a beautiful long thin silk dress. You think to yourself, “Why can’t that be me? Why can’t I do that?” The last thing on your mind is the dress; you want to be adored by millions, look beautiful and get millions of dollars a year to just not eat. Well that’s what’s going through the minds of many teenage American girls.
After what happened with Luisel in September, people wanted to do something about the whole unhealthy eating habits of the models. People didn’t want these skeleton models influencing our youth. Coordinators of Madrid’s Fashion Week decided to act upon this by banning all the models whose body mass index (BMI, a measurement of body fat according to weight and height) were anything below 18, which itself, was still considered unhealthy. The stunning part was that most of the top models at the runway were at 14-16. I believe this test should be conducted at every Fashion related event. We shouldn’t allow these weak, bony women deciding the fate of our young, impressionable girls.
For all the skeletal women pacing the catwalk, there are just as many women who look fit, strong, and healthy in the modeling industry. If we advertise those beautiful, healthy women, it could set a precedent for the younger women to eat healthy and exercise frequently. Believe me, it’s not normal to look like a telephone pole, and it’s definitely not healthy. It’s definitely got its drawbacks, like-
• Loss of menstrual periods
• Lack of energy and weakness
• Feeling cold all the time
• Dry, yellowish skin
• Constipation and abdominal pain
• Restlessness and insomnia
• Dizziness, fainting, and headaches
• Growth of fine hair all over the body and face
And that’s just in the beginning. Over time, anorexia causes hair loss, infertility, stunted growth, osteoporosis, heart problems, kidney failure, and death. Other effects of anorexia include tooth decay and gum damage from malnutrition and vomiting, and damage to the esophagus and larynx from acid reflux. Anorexia can also lead to depression, severe mood swings, and thoughts of suicide. All this because a girl saw how thin and pretty Nicole Richie and Kate Bosworth looked on the magazine they were. Make a decision now to be involved in the Size Zero Debate.
I intend to prove super models should have to be healthy and not completely starved, because not only is it disgusting to look at someone that thin and unhappy, but it is affecting our youth. They think it is normal to look like a telephone pole so they starve themselves until they look like what they see in the magazines. I don’t know about you, but when I see this small, tan, bleach blonde, little eight year old refusing a lollipop because she don’t want to get fat, I cry inside.
Being that thin could have fatal consequences. Did you know that the famed Luisel Ramos collapsed on stage while being applauded by spectators? She died later that day from heart failure. Is it worth it? Dying in the height of your youth? Sure, there’s the money, there’s the fame, and even the cute clothes, but is it worth your life? Would you put your life on the line to fit in some stupid pair of Guess jeans? Because when you do that to your body, when you stop eating, or remove it completely from your body, you will suffer one way or another, either physically, or psychologically. Plus the psychological effects they are bringing on to all their fans who aren’t pretty enough or aren’t skinny enough.
Of course when there’s a problem, what do we do? We blame someone else. One who was singled out for criticism was Rachel Zoe. She was an influential Los Angeles stylist who groomed young, lean, and newly chic celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, and Keira Knightly. She began many of last year’s trends, including skinny jeans, vintage tops, oversized sunglasses, big handbags, and headbands. The Los Angeles Times, however, blamed her for “single handedly bringing anorexia back” Zoe struck back at them saying “I don’t think it is fair to say that I’m responsible because I’m a thin person, that because I’m influencing their style I’m influencing what they eat.” Well think about this. You’re a beautiful, young size 7 teenager; you are going through the most influential time of your life. Your hormones are raging, you’re always yelling, and you’re trying your best to be as independent as possible, and you open up a magazine and see Cindy Crawford posing for runway in a beautiful long thin silk dress. You think to yourself, “Why can’t that be me? Why can’t I do that?” The last thing on your mind is the dress; you want to be adored by millions, look beautiful and get millions of dollars a year to just not eat. Well that’s what’s going through the minds of many teenage American girls.
After what happened with Luisel in September, people wanted to do something about the whole unhealthy eating habits of the models. People didn’t want these skeleton models influencing our youth. Coordinators of Madrid’s Fashion Week decided to act upon this by banning all the models whose body mass index (BMI, a measurement of body fat according to weight and height) were anything below 18, which itself, was still considered unhealthy. The stunning part was that most of the top models at the runway were at 14-16. I believe this test should be conducted at every Fashion related event. We shouldn’t allow these weak, bony women deciding the fate of our young, impressionable girls.
For all the skeletal women pacing the catwalk, there are just as many women who look fit, strong, and healthy in the modeling industry. If we advertise those beautiful, healthy women, it could set a precedent for the younger women to eat healthy and exercise frequently. Believe me, it’s not normal to look like a telephone pole, and it’s definitely not healthy. It’s definitely got its drawbacks, like-
• Loss of menstrual periods
• Lack of energy and weakness
• Feeling cold all the time
• Dry, yellowish skin
• Constipation and abdominal pain
• Restlessness and insomnia
• Dizziness, fainting, and headaches
• Growth of fine hair all over the body and face
And that’s just in the beginning. Over time, anorexia causes hair loss, infertility, stunted growth, osteoporosis, heart problems, kidney failure, and death. Other effects of anorexia include tooth decay and gum damage from malnutrition and vomiting, and damage to the esophagus and larynx from acid reflux. Anorexia can also lead to depression, severe mood swings, and thoughts of suicide. All this because a girl saw how thin and pretty Nicole Richie and Kate Bosworth looked on the magazine they were. Make a decision now to be involved in the Size Zero Debate.