Okay...thought I would reply here.
~Bridget Jones (at least the portrayal of her in the film) wasn't "fat", as in heavy pound-wise or in plus sizes, but she was "unfit". In the film, she did have a chubby face, and some thickness around the middle and in her arms. There can be two women that both weigh 135, and one may be muscular and fit with a perfect body (because they eat right and exercise regularly) and the other can easily be a size or two larger, and have a rounded belly, or saddlebags. Just because someone is under 150 pounds, doesn't automatically mean they look great or don't have figure flaws.
~The Price Is Right thing doesn't bother me in the least. If you get a job as a "model"...and you know that when you fill out the application that you are going to be showcasing cruises to the Bahamas in a bathing suit...or handing Bob Barker the microphone in a short little mini-skirt...then I believe that it is part of your job requirement to stay "picture perfect". That is what model IS. They are supposed to be beautiful, and look perfect. That is the job description.
I don't think that is being discriminatory at all. I am a belly dancer. I don't think it would go over well if I went to a performance with no makeup, wearing my sweatpants. (Which is my preferred attire at home!
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If you are a secretary, an engineer, a veterinary assistant-or are employed in a place where your appearance should not matter-THEN it would bother me to see someone get fired because of their weight.
A model knows full well going into it that she is being hired for her LOOKS-and knows that staying fit is part of her job security.
Also, I don't believe for a second that Drew Barrymore was at her largest a size 6. I personally think that a size 6 is her on the smaller end. Her weight varies quite a bit...and from all of the photos and films that I have seen, she looks to be anywhere from a 5/6 to a 9/10 even at times. (Especially in one of the Charlie's Angels films.) Definitely a "normal" shaped woman. I just don't believe that she is a 6 at her largest.