tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post6310311331036054151..comments2023-10-28T04:10:08.363-07:00Comments on Gray Skies: Israel bans underweight models in adsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post-28493694056920187352012-03-31T14:02:46.689-07:002012-03-31T14:02:46.689-07:00I'm glad you liked the post, Marianne. And YES...I'm glad you liked the post, Marianne. And YES, I agree with you that magazines/ad companies should promote healthy images of all sizes. This law may not have been necessary in Israel if people could learn to love all body types.<br /><br />As for your hair style suggestion, I've actually been wanting to try loose curls in my hair for years, but I only just bought a curling iron last week :) So maybe I will try that soon!Gray Skieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802231263059362166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post-91905884452979809322012-03-31T13:59:31.608-07:002012-03-31T13:59:31.608-07:00I think the "skinny fat" condition is on...I think the "skinny fat" condition is one reason why women shouldn't strive so hard to be thin, because it shows that even if you look thin, your body may be unhealthy inside. And health is a million times more important than size.Gray Skieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802231263059362166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post-68439656030581281262012-03-31T13:58:12.183-07:002012-03-31T13:58:12.183-07:00I'm glad you appreciated the post, Leah! And I...I'm glad you appreciated the post, Leah! And I'm sorry people have said rude things to you about your weight. I wish people could be a bit kinder when they speak of the way others look.Gray Skieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802231263059362166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post-19220888108781718842012-03-31T13:56:00.971-07:002012-03-31T13:56:00.971-07:00I would definitely be more in favor of the law if ...I would definitely be more in favor of the law if it set standards of health and not just weight. I mean, I think the whole point of a law like that is to prevent models from developing anorexia, and in turn preventing the general population from developing anorexia in an attempt to look like those models. But of course, it would be nice to reach a point where a law like that wasn't even necessary, because magazines were doing everything in their power to embrace all body types.Gray Skieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802231263059362166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post-34549231944685055802012-03-31T13:08:23.814-07:002012-03-31T13:08:23.814-07:00Stacey this is such an interesting subject to blo...Stacey this is such an interesting subject to blog about. thank you for this post. i have to admit that i agree with you, there is a huge difference between slim and anorexic and i don't think that they should turn down a girl that is very very slim. i think that instead of having rules that determinate the weight a model should have, they should promote a healthier image in any size. curvy girls, or very slim or athletic girls that still are healthy, meaning that their weight is appropriate for their height and body type.<br />i am not sure if you get what i mean.<br />however this new rule can have a nice impact since curvier models should have more regnotion.<br />i am your newest follower, and i admit that i love your hair color, its such a fab one, i have to suggest something. why don't you curl them into loose, wavy curls??? or straight them into a straight beautiful type? i think that very straight or bouncy, curly hair would look fab on you.<br />xx<br />marianne<br />http://lureofthedarkside.blogspot.com/<br />i wonder if you could find a few mins to check out what i blog about (which is editorials> many many interesting fashion editorials)> i want to get my blog a bit more popular and get new readers, meet new people so if you check it out that would be awesome. <br />a comment or follow would be totally awesome as well<br />of course i leave it up to you to decideMariannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543070920253092095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post-30749700085620240972012-03-30T20:25:13.688-07:002012-03-30T20:25:13.688-07:00I think Israel's heart is in the right place, ...I think Israel's heart is in the right place, but I don't think they're going about it quite the right way. There are such things as "skinny fat girls" which are women who look thin, but have no muscle-tone and who are unhealthy in spite of their thinness.<br /><br />I think the focus should be health, not size.Gracey the Gianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974894403938125193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post-83172014673400647792012-03-30T18:31:37.811-07:002012-03-30T18:31:37.811-07:00I applaud you for this post! I have struggled my ...I applaud you for this post! I have struggled my entire life to gain weight. I cannot tell you how many times someone has made a hurtful comment about my body TO MY FACE! "You're so thin! It's disgusting!" "oh uh... thanks?" "you would look much better if you'd put on 3 or 4 dress sizes" "oh... uh... I'll do my best?" <br /><br />I think when we can all be happy with ourselves for doing the best to be healthy, we wills tart to be happier with other people as well. BMI is a ridiculous indicator and I think the best way to keep unhealthy models from being used in advertising is to STOP BUYING magazines that use these models!<br /><br />Thanks again for the post!Leah Holletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891301189692649314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post-49027396823176167962012-03-30T15:07:47.157-07:002012-03-30T15:07:47.157-07:00Yeah, that's true, so hopefully doctors will d...Yeah, that's true, so hopefully doctors will do more than just a cursory exam.Gray Skieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802231263059362166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post-15043358978791796322012-03-30T13:08:07.386-07:002012-03-30T13:08:07.386-07:00BMI was developed as a aggregate population-level ...BMI was developed as a aggregate population-level indicator of health. The average BMI of France compared to the average BMI of the US predicts fairly well the relative health of each country. <br /><br />BMI was never intended as an individual-level indicator of a healthy weight. And it's horrible. Olympic athletes have BMI's that indicate they're obese. And marathon runners might easily fall into the underweight category. <br /><br />Normal, healthy children are often indicated by BMI to be seriously overweight. BMI was never, ever, ever validated for use with children. <br /><br />The idea of requiring healthy women in advertising is laudable. But you're right, BMI's not a good measurement. You need to separate the idea from the measurement. BMI gets used because it's simple and intuitive, not because it's a good measurement. <br /><br />Assuming there was a good and accurate indicator of health, would you then be in favor of the idea?Aprilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523003352431215957.post-60443747251199232852012-03-30T10:04:36.587-07:002012-03-30T10:04:36.587-07:00I heard they would need a doctor's note statin...I heard they would need a doctor's note stating they were healthy if they weighed less than the law's requirements. So I guess this would help in cases where weight and BMI alone would be misleading.Anoreply@blogger.com