America's new top model ...or top skeleton

[Melstar]

The way I see it, there's a distinction between the image projected & the social mechanics behind it.

In my opinion, the media/fashion world is always going to project a standard of beauty that is unattainable for 99% of the population. The whole idea of marketing isn't something that is going to change. I do not see anything wrong with that per se, because like all things in life, some people are just more 'fortunate' than others.

This doesn't mean that just because this idea of beauty is not within the reach of most women, therefore we must have a watered down concept of beauty to suit the masses.

However, what is wrong here is the choice of image that is being projected across to people - that size 0 is 'in'.

Mind you, I'm not saying that its wrong to project a specific image as being beautiful and excluding all other types of beauty that exists in this world. I'm saying that the choice of the 'size 0' image here is dangerous.

Why dangerous? Unlike big boobs which requires cash & I think a certain legal age maybe (?), crash dieting and starving oneself is something that affects all women ages 13 and up (?).

So it is the choice of image that is being projected that is bad, rather than the social mechanics that is the problem.

[plantluvver]

I'm fairly certain most people don't find this appealing.

Adult women know it's unattainable and unhealthy.

Sadly, I not sure that it is really all that true.
(You are thinking about us, your biking sorority.)

The first picture really creeped me out too, and I didn't even see the phallic imagery because the bottom of my browser window was off the screen.