All around the world, teenagers are starving themselves. Why? Because of the models they see on the billboards and the cover of teen magazines who- are so called perfect because of their bodies. Over four in ten girls aged 14 and 15 skip breakfast daily and this unacceptable. The fashion industry should make an effort to present models that have healthy, more natural figures in order to create positive body images and to protect the teens, and models from unnecessary harm.
First of all, teen girls are becoming overly insecure as they are the ones who look at these models and fashion icons the most. As a result, young girls have started to starve themselves to achieve the “perfect model look.” Looking at size 0 models everywhere as they go …show more content…
Models have a specific dietary plan which they have to follow it is necessary for them. For example model, Katherine Schuette stopped eating for a while even though she knew the dangers just to go back to a size zero. Most models survive on salad and water. I According to a study conducted by the Model Health Inquiry, 40% of models may be suffering from some kind of eating disorder. If there was some change made than models would be able to eat, and still be happy with whom they are.. They would still be able to model and please people with the weight they wanted. Models are usually between 5’7 and 6’0 and the average height for a woman that tall would be between 135-165 pounds approximately. But, sadly models weigh nothing close to that… between 100-120 lbs. If you think about it it’s depressing how models cannot eat the foods the average humans love to eat, pizza, wings, delicious desserts, those are some of the things that are never in their sight. For the past two years now thigh gaps have become a huge trend among girls ranging in age from 12-20. They see models with these huge gaps between their legs when they are standing with their legs put together and that’s when it starts the struggle, the hardship, and the harm for them to get one too. Social media such as: Instagram, Tumblr, and Facebook have pictures of these extremely thin girls trending and are a …show more content…
The fashion industry needs to understand that size 0 women will definitely not be the ONLY ones wearing their clothes. Why? Because the measurements for a size 0 women are equivalent to an 11 or 12 year old girl’s body which is developing. It’s absolutely disgusting because models should be an image for us to see how the garment will look on average individuals, but how can we tell if there are only size 0 models. Models should represent the type of women who will really be buying and wearing the clothing. Every girl on this planet is not size 0, or 5’9 with perfect silky hair, long thin legs and a thigh gap. Fashion and media industries need to be more empathetic and send out the right message. It’s terrifying to see how with all these rights and talk about equal treatment people still judge others based on looks and a lot of this is the fault of the industries. The day when more and more models will come in different shapes and sizes is the day when girls will stop feeling insecure and will stop starving themselves because they will see that there ARE models with different bodies and are still absolutely beautiful just the way they are. There is no need to have millions of models who all look the same. Same is boring, different is needed. It is the job of these companies to step up and show these teens they are beautiful and unique in their own
First of all, teen girls are becoming overly insecure as they are the ones who look at these models and fashion icons the most. As a result, young girls have started to starve themselves to achieve the “perfect model look.” Looking at size 0 models everywhere as they go …show more content…
Models have a specific dietary plan which they have to follow it is necessary for them. For example model, Katherine Schuette stopped eating for a while even though she knew the dangers just to go back to a size zero. Most models survive on salad and water. I According to a study conducted by the Model Health Inquiry, 40% of models may be suffering from some kind of eating disorder. If there was some change made than models would be able to eat, and still be happy with whom they are.. They would still be able to model and please people with the weight they wanted. Models are usually between 5’7 and 6’0 and the average height for a woman that tall would be between 135-165 pounds approximately. But, sadly models weigh nothing close to that… between 100-120 lbs. If you think about it it’s depressing how models cannot eat the foods the average humans love to eat, pizza, wings, delicious desserts, those are some of the things that are never in their sight. For the past two years now thigh gaps have become a huge trend among girls ranging in age from 12-20. They see models with these huge gaps between their legs when they are standing with their legs put together and that’s when it starts the struggle, the hardship, and the harm for them to get one too. Social media such as: Instagram, Tumblr, and Facebook have pictures of these extremely thin girls trending and are a …show more content…
The fashion industry needs to understand that size 0 women will definitely not be the ONLY ones wearing their clothes. Why? Because the measurements for a size 0 women are equivalent to an 11 or 12 year old girl’s body which is developing. It’s absolutely disgusting because models should be an image for us to see how the garment will look on average individuals, but how can we tell if there are only size 0 models. Models should represent the type of women who will really be buying and wearing the clothing. Every girl on this planet is not size 0, or 5’9 with perfect silky hair, long thin legs and a thigh gap. Fashion and media industries need to be more empathetic and send out the right message. It’s terrifying to see how with all these rights and talk about equal treatment people still judge others based on looks and a lot of this is the fault of the industries. The day when more and more models will come in different shapes and sizes is the day when girls will stop feeling insecure and will stop starving themselves because they will see that there ARE models with different bodies and are still absolutely beautiful just the way they are. There is no need to have millions of models who all look the same. Same is boring, different is needed. It is the job of these companies to step up and show these teens they are beautiful and unique in their own