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by Carole Hill
A professional model, who weighs in under the specific weight regulations, should not be banned from making a living. This seems a bit extreme to keep a model from working beca...read more
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What's underweight for one person, may not be underweight for another. Beauty comes in all body types and sizes - so does health. One should never assume that just because someo...read more
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Absolutely NOT.......women first come in all shapes and sizes. The thing is this might I add; shape what is it? First off are we looking at the clothing it self or the women wea...read more
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by Lola Batling
I once heard a model's job described as "a walking clothes hanger" This is how designers more often then not view models. Sometimes models take this to unhealthy and even dead...read more
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Underweight models should not be banned from participating in fashion shows. Yes, it's true that gorgeous, tall stick thin women do promote an unachievable standard of beauty, ...read more
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Should we ban "underweight" models from the runway? Of course we should. Why would we not want to hide those skinny and yet oddly attractive girls(and young men too) away from...read more
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by Autumn Rose
Should underweight models be banned from participating in runway fashion shows? Absolutely not. Do I want to see underweight models walking the runway? The answer is also no....read more
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First and foremost, I think there is a difference between banning models who are underweight, and banning models who participate in harsh and very dangerous dieting regimes in o...read more
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by Jake A.
Underweight catwalk models should not be banned because it is discriminatory, they have a limited influence and are not responsible for the effects of popular culture. Bannin...read more
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The question is not "should we ban underweight models", but "should we include models of all sizes and shapes?" The fact is, there are many women who are naturally thin. In t...read more
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Definetly underweight models should not be banned from the runway becuase they are just like us normal people. Not that anyone is normal, becuase everyone is very different in t...read more
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by T.C Leonard
I'm too sexy for my fat...too sexy for my fat...too sexy for that! Have you ever fallen asleep with your TV on and woke up the next morning to see all of the infomercials pushi...read more
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Definitely not! First of all that would be discriminating. Secondly, I myself am considered underweight. It is not by choice that I am so, it's simply due to an illness calle...read more
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by Angel Kidd
For me this a yes and no issue. If the model is thin without with holding food from his or her self then no they shouldn't ban the model from run way. It's almost like that comm...read more
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There is no excuse for allowing malnourished, severely underweight waifs, who look as if they should be in a hospital bed, on to the runway in the name of fashion. Why this tren...read more
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Underweight models should be banned from cat walks just like the overweight ones already effectively are. This bold step needs to happen and it needs to happen right away. The...read more
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Yes for goodness sakes. Underweight models should be banned from the runway. I watched a fashion show on television not too long ago and the models were so thin that they looked...read more
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YES, banning underweight girls from runway shows is a start towards a healthier industry. Currently, bookers (the representatives of fashion companies) encourage models to stay...read more
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by Phil Hill
Normally I am all in favor of freedom - freedom of expression, to wear what you like, to live how you wish as long as you don't interfere with anyone else's freedoms. It is with...read more
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With the recent deaths of four young women in the high fashion industry due to complications from anorexia (Eliana and Luisel Ramos, Maiara Galvao and Ana Carolina Reston) it's ...read more
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When I flip through the channels at home on the couch, like the average American, I stop and look at that 6 foot tall girl waltzing down the runway with a grimace. Usually, the ...read more
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by highasakite
Although the "Model Debate," is a topic that has been en-tenuously discussed within the past decade, it is an issue of which the public should not add their own opinion to. Suc...read more
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Any time I see one of these "fashion" shows all I can do is scream at the Tv "Hey! Eat a sandwich or something!". These models are absolutely disgusting. For a while I worked...read more
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Let us ponder these questions for a moment. Upon seeing a model on the runway what is the image that comes to mind? Is it the towering height of the models who wear clothing t...read more
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It is a moral outrage to see emaciated women paraded onto the runways like walking skeletons. This has led to a generation of women suffering from a myriad of eating disorders ...read more
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If weight is a prerequisite for the job, then models who are underweight should be banned. Now, if weight is an option, then models who are underweight or overweight should not...read more
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by Eve Redstone
I always find the pictures of skinny models on the runway disturbing. The deaths of several models and the much publicized banning of underweight models from several runways in ...read more
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Yes, I absolutely believe that underweight models should be banned from runway fashion shows but not just the runway but also from magazines, television commercials, movies, eve...read more
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I am the mother of a very fashion conscious teenage girl. I witness first hand how the fashion industry affects the youth of today. My daughter and those friends of her age gr...read more
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by Jade Rose
If we continue to let underweight models strut the catwalk, we are allowing a twig-slim figure become what young girls consider the norm. Some of my closest friends have fallen ...read more
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by Joshua Henry
Can I get away with calling the modeling industry hypocritical? Well, that's just what they are. If you wanted to go in and audition to become a model, especially a runway model...read more
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There appears to be many reasons as to whether underweight models should be allowed on the catwalk. Many of these 'arguments', both for and against, are quite compelling. Howeve...read more
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I am going to have to side on the banning of underweight models from participating in runway fashion shows simply because models have become idols to many. The media and society...read more
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I would most definitely have to say that underweight models need to be banned from participating in runway fashion shows. What kind of message does this send to the women of the...read more
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