In the world of eating disorders, there are somethings being done to combat the growing problem.
Skinny underweight models are a thing of the past now in Israel. Starting in 2013, model's BMIs cannot be below 18.5. Anything below 18.5 is considered underweight. Models now have to produce medical records three months prior to a photo shoot of catwalk show. Also, the bill that was passed in March of last year stats that advertisement that are digitally altered to make the model look skinny must be identified.
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When I heard about this new law, it felt like music to my ears. Finally, a country is doing something about the growing problem of eating disorders brought on by the media. Things like extremely thin and photoshoped celebrities should not be the meaning of beautiful.
Here is an example of what photoshop can do:
In the article, it says 5% of Israelis suffer from an eating disorder which is a relatively high number. This probably meant that body image was more important to the Israelis government than maybe the American government.
Overall I am happy with what Israel has done. I really do hope that other countries will catch on. We have to protect not only our children, but ourselves from this type of manipulation.
I love the measures being taken to fight eating disorders because I feel they're brushed aside most of the time. I also think photo manipulation like that is sickening and sets unrealistic expectations. Horrible. THAT should be banned.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I don't think people with a BMI lower than 18.5 should be BANNED from modeling... It's a real disorder that some are plagued with. Why should they be banned from a career just because they can't get their weight up? Feels unfair.
Anyways, take care xx