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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:20 AM Original message |
Five skinny models barred from Madrid catwalk |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. Good good good! |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
2. wo, what do you think |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. The models generally tend to be anorexic when they get that thin. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. and most people who are obese |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
65. Remember this is modelling |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
67. Actually, I'm sure some people won't like this, but I agree with that -- |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. No discrimination against skinny people - just "discrimination" |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. and some people are natuarally fat |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. You must be a skinny person to have the misconception that most |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. no doubt that it is hard to lose weight |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
57. When the obese |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. but this isn't the industry |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. That's not what they article said |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. I don't know where you got this idea. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. That is so true |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
69. Sorry, bs-meter going off. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. I worked out a year and weight did not budge |
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Clinton_Co_Regulator (194 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Interesting points northax |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. Sure... |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
68. I disagree. |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. This isn't natural thinness |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Karen Carpender comes to mind. She died from a heart ailment |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I thought so, too |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Right- these models are thin to the point of being very unhealthy |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. "Discrimination against skinny people is perfectly acceptable" |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I get the same thing from being tall |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
58. Yeah, except tall and skinney |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. There's a difference between naturally thin |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. As a kid I was skinny |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. I get that crap too, and really catty remarks from fat women |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. As a formerly skinny person, I am terribly offended by this |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. It's changing standards, not discrimination. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. doesn't matter |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. When people start keeling over dead |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 02:08 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. Well, there *should* be physical requirements for many professions. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Neither fatness nor skinniness is a protected class. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. that isn't what is happening here, though |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. It is not the government. |
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rock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. They must be giggling with delight! |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'm glad to hear this. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
6. You forgot the picture....Damn...They Are skinny... |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Oh my |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. You go, Madrid |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Actually, The Designers Wanted That For A Long Time |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 11:46 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Thanks for the view. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. I Didn't Say It Was Right Or Smart |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. I did not say it was right, or smart either. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Yeah. Go Figure |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. *giggle* heroic chic....I gotta see that.... |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. One Word For Me: Duh! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #35 |
52. Some stupid rightwinger told me that it was because the designers are gay. |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I bet that was more of the rightwingers mind leaking out than he would have liked. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. LOL. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. After only 30-40 years! :rollleyes: |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Exactly My Point |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. I finally took a look at NY Fashion Week over the weekend. |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Can you post some pictures? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Actually that's kind of the point I'm trying to make |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. It certainly is a problem |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Yes, to clarify, I'm talking about deliberately emaciated vs. slim and trim. |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
38. We are talking the "starving" look here, folks. Not just skinny. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Make sure it wasn't the Snopes email |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
66. saw that one, but here are 1950s models for comparison |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
39. I wish the fashion industry would just tell me what to believe and think! |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
43. Fine with me. |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
48. There is good reason for it |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. This is so wrong. Shame on whatever designer(s) sent her out on the catwalk |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Jezus Christ |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #48 |
64. THat's not a real photo, per Snopes |
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incapsulated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. Doesn't really matter |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 06:13 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. I know starving herself was bad |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. This one is. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. Yup -- horrible, that women are doing that to themselves |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. the photos on snopes are obviously fake |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. some of the real ones to prove a point? arent all that much better than the sick ones n/t |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #48 |
73. that is sick. just SICK. shame n/t |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-12-07 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
63. Restaurant offers skinny models free meals |
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