Why size zero matters

Not only in average the population in the West has become fatter, but also models are now thinner than they ever were. Additionaly in the fashion world Photoshop is used to make models in ads and front pages slimmer than what they actually are. Cases such as the latest YSL campaign have created a public outcry.

Anorexia, as other eating disorders is a socially transmitted disease. Some academic studies indicate that exposure to super skinny models may contribute to the spread of this mental condition among our youth.

Teenagers look at these models as examples to follow. Do you think government intervention is justified in this case? Is prohibition of size zero a necessary solution?

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It would be good that the government put a policy on the issue particularly stipulating the required size for the models. Nonetheless, Stacy is one among the few who sets herself apart from putting blame on the girls who decide to starve so that they can get slimmer but instead directs criticism to designers and stylists who have built that kind of mentality that a model must be slim. The study was a part of the initiative by the Harvard graduate and former runway star Sara Ziff.

A sample of 85 female fashion models completed an online survey assessing unhealthy weight control behaviors, perceived pressure from agencies to lose weight, as well as the perceived impact and feasibility of seven potential policy actions.

Models reported high levels of pressure to lose weight, which was associated with higher odds of engaging in unhealthy weight control behaviors. On pressure from her designers, Niler says that the agencies, both former and the current one, never exerted any pressure on her to become zero but rather she herself admired the measurement and worked hard for it.

Despite standing her ground, Miranda was nonetheless selected by the designer. Despite his confession for the love of slim girls to feature in his fashion shows, Rehmtullah was quick to distance himself from the perception that as a designer, he pressurizes his models to lose weight to zero.

While the idea of changing popular culture to promote and celebrate men and women of all sizes equally is ideal at best, the real change needs to begin with the individual and their own mindset. Stop shaming yourself based on the judgement of others.

Consequently, stop judging others based on the standards you have set for them or yourself. Stop comparing yourself to the Instagram models that pop up on your homepage and do not set them as your ideal for the perfect body. Love yourself and your body, every perfect imperfection of it. Look in the mirror and feel good about what you see, because it is you, in all your unapologetic glory.

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