im watching a show on eating disorders and models. i think we all need to remember that not so long ago the most beautiful woman in the world was a size 14



i want to be thin and healthy as much as we all do, but i think its time that we start teaching our daughters that this



is neither healthy or attractive.

Right on!!!!

That poor girl is starving is she one of the modeling sisters that died?

Marilyn Monroe was beautiful, curves in all the right places.

I know it isn't part of the point you're making, but the emaciated girl in your thread is photoshopped, this is the original on the right:

While the unphotoshopped girl is still thin, it isn't helpful for you to see photoshopped women and think they're real

its even more despicable in my opinion that they photoshopped her to make her look even more underweight.

either way, i think marilyn looks way better.

Marilyn was very sexy indeed

Not to diminish your point at all (I think the 'modern' model is disgusting), but we need to keep in mind that Marilyn Monroe was a size 14 for her time. A size 14 in the 1940s would be approximately a size 10 today. Yes, she had more on her than the average model/actress today, but she was still relatively small.

According to Snopes.com, she would be a size 8 by today's standards.

But I agree, modern models are way too skinny.

I think Marilyn was also pretty short, which makes a difference in how dress size looks. A friend of mine met her on a USO tour and said that she was tiny.

regardless of what size anyone was/is look at the difference in bodies. look at marilyns waist and thighs. i dont recall seeing any non plus sized models that look like her in recent history.

and my point wasn't really to quibble about who is what size, i couldve inserted any actress from her era next to any model of today. i was saying that women didnt used to have to be 5'11 and 90 lbs to be considered attractive.

I agree Julia!!

Oh, totally agree, Julia!

Curves are beautiful and so is healthy

The 'they' that photoshopped the picture was someone trying to show an extreme underweight model, not something actually presented by the media. I also think we discussed this picture a while back but I could be wrong.

I think there have been issues the modeling industry and their unrealistic portrayals of women. I also think they are trying to change that somewhat but it is probably something that will take time.

For the most part though, I think high fashion doesn't care about the average woman or their wants/desires.

Thank goodness that model is photoshopped..I was thinking how could they even let her walk down a runway like that and not say anything or call to get her help.

I just want to remind everyone that we need to be careful not to bash people for how they look, no matter their weight.

But I do agree that the media can really be a problem here, as it helps create unrealistic expectations about what is attractive, and about what is possible for most of us.