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that first picture is VERY creepy!!!!! (and I'm not even referring to the phallic imagery yet)
Send that girl to me, I'll feed her up right and get her some nice Pacific Northwest Padding on those lil' bones! She'll be sleek as a seal in no time!
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05-20-2007, 02:53 PM #1
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America's new top model ...or top skeleton
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Ugh, I just got a look at the new "America's Top Model". Am I nuts or does this girl look like a starved skeleton??? Will the industry NEVER wake up to how damaging and negative this whole starvation look is to millions of women and girls' self images? Why do they keep promoting this anorexic "ideal"????
http://cwtv.com/thecw/gen-gallery-an...59-500x680.jpg
http://cwtv.com/thecw/gen-gallery-an...06-500x636.jpg
http://cwtv.com/thecw/gen-gallery-an...75-500x667.jpg
I look at her and her emaciated state shocks me.
Is it just me?
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05-20-2007, 03:03 PM #2
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05-20-2007, 03:07 PM #3
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I can make her some of my best desserts. That should put some meat on those bones.
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05-20-2007, 03:14 PM #4
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Yeah, she should EAT some of that ice cream instead of just slathering it on her body and WASTING it all!!!!!
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
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05-20-2007, 03:27 PM #5
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That first picture reminded me of Grace Jones. Its scary what message is being sent to the young girls - the look of a malnourished super model then followed by all the fast food commercials.
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05-20-2007, 03:49 PM #6
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I'm fairly certain most people don't find this appealing.
Adult women know it's unattainable and unhealthy.
Unfortunately the girls who aspire to this look are just that-girls. They don't have the wisdom or self confidence that comes with age and look for external validation of their self-worth.
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05-20-2007, 03:57 PM #7
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that is really disgusting. at least she doesn't have to worry about periods.
she has no curves, only bone bumps!
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05-20-2007, 04:01 PM #8
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that is really sick.
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05-20-2007, 04:05 PM #9
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I can't believe I'm admitting this, but I actually watch that show...and I 100% agree that these girls are WAY too skinny! And really, most of them come across as very...well, how can I put this...how 'bout not very intelligent, foul mouthed, and ummmm, kinda skanky. I'm a 30-something and I don't know why I watch it and my 50-something co-workers can't figure out why they watch it either...clearly it's targeted at the teen and young adult audience. Which makes it even scarier because there is no way they could be that skinny without being anorexic. Oh, and it seems like many of them smoke too. Another healthy lifestyle promotion. Now that I'm thinking about this, I am taking a vow right now to NOT watch it next season.
I'll take my flabby belly, well-padded hips, and almost muscular legs any day.
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05-20-2007, 04:11 PM #10
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Definitely unhealthy and a bad example! Yuck. And then we wonder why so many girls struggle with eating disorders.
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05-20-2007, 04:17 PM #11
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One word... yuck
I'll take my curves over her boney butt any day
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05-20-2007, 04:57 PM #12
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This kind of crap is a direct attack on girls' sense of self-worth. It's beyond disgusting. Originally Posted by zencentury
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05-20-2007, 06:10 PM #13
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I hate these threads......
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05-20-2007, 06:23 PM #14
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Originally Posted by ridethewind
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05-20-2007, 07:49 PM #15
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Yes, I do agree with you. Girls' lack of maturity and self-confidence make them susceptible to this kind of thing. Originally Posted by zencentury
