'i would like to see how clothes look on a beautiful body, but somehow this has been lost. when i was a kid, it was all about Cindy Crawford, Tyra Banks, Claudia Schiffer, Christie Brinkley and Elle Macpherson. these women really have aspirational bodies - slim, toned and well-proportined - and none of them look like they just got out of hospital. the only catwalk that regularly has aspirational bodies these days is Victoria's Secret's' - LeanneH
'in this discussion the extremes always come up. from a health economics perspective, obesity has a far larger social cost than eating disorders. that is not to say the latter issue is not important or shouldn't be discussed or addressed, but i do believe it is somewhat a red herring. women in the media are on part of a complex problem, but the complexity is rarely discusses or even acknowledged. to blame the media is a one-dimensional approach.' - Fly
'just as we don't censor films to make sure they don't show any dangerous behavious, i don't think fashion should be "censored", but it should, in the same way that films go through a process of being rated and edited, and be more aware of its impact on socity.' - TakeV
'there's a big difference between striving to look one's best and being made to feel that anything less is not acceptable.. people should have the confidence to realise they are fine just the way they are, but i think it would also be constructive to help people find this confidence.' - Miss Melba
'i don't see anything wrong with wanting to be the best looking version of yourself, and by this i don't mean stick thin. i'm no advocate for skinny models but i honestly think that, for example, a pair of skinny jeans will look better on a tall, slim model than some person who is [short] with massive thighs.' - P!inkg!rl
'the biggest problem is not that magazines make us feel bad about ourselves (and this shouldn't be a debate of thin versus curvy), its the message we keep getting sent that as women, the most important thing about us is the way we look. or that if we're not attractive or attractive in a certain way, we're not worth anything. i don't believe that for a second.' - Tazzie961
'clothes do look better on skinny beautiful women, or rather, tall women with a body in proportion to itself. clothes just hang better on these very beautiful, and very rarely occurring body shapes. i, like most people, am in the mid-range on the bell curve of beauty, and i am okay with that. i think a big part of maturing is becoming okay with that despite the images in magazines. is everyone supposed to become mediocre so the rest of us feel better?' - Occy
'the blame should not be taken solely by the fashion magazines. a lot of these problems arise while children are still young and i think parents need to take much more responsibility than they seem to. but magazines have a vital role to play in the remaking of body image.' - Phoebeme
- The Great Debate p234-7, Vogue Australia October 2010
i cannot stop listening to the John Steel Singers' 'Your Favourite Perversion' (0:00 - 2:14 ).
'in this discussion the extremes always come up. from a health economics perspective, obesity has a far larger social cost than eating disorders. that is not to say the latter issue is not important or shouldn't be discussed or addressed, but i do believe it is somewhat a red herring. women in the media are on part of a complex problem, but the complexity is rarely discusses or even acknowledged. to blame the media is a one-dimensional approach.' - Fly
'just as we don't censor films to make sure they don't show any dangerous behavious, i don't think fashion should be "censored", but it should, in the same way that films go through a process of being rated and edited, and be more aware of its impact on socity.' - TakeV
'there's a big difference between striving to look one's best and being made to feel that anything less is not acceptable.. people should have the confidence to realise they are fine just the way they are, but i think it would also be constructive to help people find this confidence.' - Miss Melba
'i don't see anything wrong with wanting to be the best looking version of yourself, and by this i don't mean stick thin. i'm no advocate for skinny models but i honestly think that, for example, a pair of skinny jeans will look better on a tall, slim model than some person who is [short] with massive thighs.' - P!inkg!rl
'the biggest problem is not that magazines make us feel bad about ourselves (and this shouldn't be a debate of thin versus curvy), its the message we keep getting sent that as women, the most important thing about us is the way we look. or that if we're not attractive or attractive in a certain way, we're not worth anything. i don't believe that for a second.' - Tazzie961
'clothes do look better on skinny beautiful women, or rather, tall women with a body in proportion to itself. clothes just hang better on these very beautiful, and very rarely occurring body shapes. i, like most people, am in the mid-range on the bell curve of beauty, and i am okay with that. i think a big part of maturing is becoming okay with that despite the images in magazines. is everyone supposed to become mediocre so the rest of us feel better?' - Occy
'the blame should not be taken solely by the fashion magazines. a lot of these problems arise while children are still young and i think parents need to take much more responsibility than they seem to. but magazines have a vital role to play in the remaking of body image.' - Phoebeme
- The Great Debate p234-7, Vogue Australia October 2010
i cannot stop listening to the John Steel Singers' 'Your Favourite Perversion' (0:00 - 2:14 ).
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