Rise Of the Real People

WOW??? I can???t think of anything more repulsive than those pictures. When I am trying to picture an outfit on me, the last thing I want to do is see the same thing as a fat girl. In fact, the other day, my fianc?? and I were in Express and the girl that greeted us at the door was so freaking huge that she probably couldn???t even fit in the sizes that the store has to offer. Why the hell would they hire her, shouldn???t se be selling the clothes?? What better way to sell them then to show how awesome they look on?? She couldn???t have done that if she tried!!! I ended up leaving with not a single thing, which is completely out of my character and my fianc?? said that he was so disgusted that he would never go back in that store ever again. C???mon people, fashion is attractive, flirty and sexy, and fortunately (or for the fashion industry ???unfortunately???) fat is absolutely with out question non of those things.

I agree that the models shown today are too skinny and should be replaced with "real" healthy women, with curves and with a weight over 105 pounds. Maybe 5' 6"- 5' 9" at 130-140 lbs. B-C cup and actual hips. But there are plus size models and they have there own clothing lines and you can't force designers to make there clothes in every size. Designer sizes run bigger than department store sizes anyway. So a 1/2 in designer wear is like a 3/4 in department stores. Beauty and sexy sells and curves on a woman are the ultimate sex appeal, but women buy the clothes because they want to be like the girl wearing them, if there is a "plain jane" wearing them most women won't feel the same need to buy the clothes. The same goes for men as well. In the end beautiful "curvy" women but still healthy and fit should replace the too skinny models but if you take the beautiful factor out and replace it with average the fashion industry will suffer along with sales. (Low self-esteem is an internal feeling that only effects the weak, and striving for unatainable body weight like the too skinny models is a direct reflection of an unhealthy mind and soul.)

Size 12 is not fat. Real women are supposed to have a nice, curvy body... Not like a toothpick. Even the doctors are saying that a woman that wears a size 4 or 8 is Obese. My friend weighs 124 lbs. a size 3 and her doctor made her go on a diet. It's just crazy. I am happy how I am. I wear a size 11-12 and I'm not going to fuss about the way I look. God made me like this, so I guess that's how I'm going to stay.

Um, why does it matter? Models should be thin and expressionless, because
A. Clothes look better on thin people, and
B. The focus isn't on the models' faces, it's on the clothes.

First and foremost the BMI is an outdated, completely inaccurate tool. My husband is a personal trainer certified in nutrition and all levels of health and fitness with a degree in Health and Physical Science. To tell someone they are not healthy because their BMI is above 25 is completely inaccurate. My husband is 5'10" weighs 193 lbs with only 5% body fat. Is that unhealthy? According to the BMI he is obese. All it takes into account is the height and weight ratio, not muscle and fat ratio wherein heath really matters. Many of his clients are thin girls whom the BMI says is healthy and fit but upon doing their fat to muscle ratio they are 40% body fat! They have no muscle! When he starts training them they can barely lift and curl a 4lb dumbbell and can only run on the treadmill for 2 minutes before stopping and panting for breath. But given time with proper nutrition and training they look better and feel better and really are healthy, but now the BMI will tell them they are obese since muscle weighs more than fat. Never look at someone and assume they are healthy because they are slender or unhealthy because they may not be as slender as the next person. I by no means am a size 2 but I am 14 weeks pregnant but I just look pudgy right now. But I am healthy and strong.

People shouldn't really change the fashion world too much; sure models are a bit malnourished aand it can be quite unattractive at times, but just have them gain 10 to 15 pounds and be DONE WITH IT!!! Malnourished models are better than overweight models. What kind of image are we promoting then? An overweight one is what. America is already an overweight country--if anything models spur people, women especially, to loose their excess weight. THey feel happier after they do so LET THEM!!!! If you are overweight it isn't natural--you let yourself get like that and it is horrendous that you hurt your body like that. It isn't god's will--it is your lack of will. loose the extra weight and you'll feel better. + ImABigDeal was right in the respect that models should look good in their clothes, as in sleek and sexy and thin; not pudgy with rolls and and a pot belly, fat arms and legs. IT JUST ISN"T ATTRACTIVE OR HEALTHY!!! So yeah, models should gain a little weight i get that, but for every pound they gain, overweight people should loose a pound.

I'm a size 5 and stand slightly over 5 feet tall so I'm not considered "thin-looking." But the day "healthier models" take over is the day clothes will no longer look enticing. People will no longer have some sort of an inspiration to eat well, exercise and treat their bodies well. We'll be surrounded by overweight people. That means that irritable overweight people will start demanding wider aisles and blah blah blah. Yeck. The thought of it makes me sick to my stomach. God forbid that day comes. God forbid.

I'mABigDeal, perhaps people should also be judged on their INTELLECT. Intelligence is just as important as looks....likely more so. Having said that, perhaps you should think of what "immage" you portray in your postings. I feel bad for your daughter, having been raised by such a shallow parent.