France bans models that are "excessively thin"

[Anonymous]

Imagine the uproar that would happen if a country banned models that were "excessively fat." Given that being overweight is extremely unhealthy, it would make just as much sense. But banning people that are "too skinny" from their own profession is ok?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35130792

[Anonymous]

This has happened before, when models have died from eating disorders.

And um, people who ARE excessively fat ARE banned from modeling. Or they're told to go to the fat modeling agency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This has happened before, when models have died from eating disorders.

And um, people who ARE excessively fat ARE banned from modeling. Or they're told to go to the fat modeling agency.

Difference between there not being any market demand for obese models on the one hand and on the other the government forbidding certain people from being photographed because it doesn't like the way they look. This could never happen in the good old US of A thankfully.

[Anonymous]

Uh models are starving themselves to get jobs. They are not gorging out on junk food to get jobs.

[Anonymous]

Jockeys have had minimum weights since forever. No outrage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jockeys have had minimum weights since forever. No outrage.

Why do people like you not understand the difference between a standard imposed by private industry/organizations versus government laws?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jockeys have had minimum weights since forever. No outrage.

Why do people like you not understand the difference between a standard imposed by private industry/organizations versus government laws?

Because, sadly, they are not taught the difference in schools these days.

[Anonymous]

Straw man argument. Ho hum. Next.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jockeys have had minimum weights since forever. No outrage.

Why do people like you not understand the difference between a standard imposed by private industry/organizations versus government laws?

Do you understand the term "occupational safety"?

BTW jockeys weights are set by the state racing commission, i.e. government.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jockeys have had minimum weights since forever. No outrage.

Why do people like you not understand the difference between a standard imposed by private industry/organizations versus government laws?

Do you understand the term "occupational safety"?

BTW jockeys weights are set by the state racing commission, i.e. government.

I do understand the term occupational safety. The problem with over-regulation is that we get things like the homeless being denied donations of day-old bagels because of carb content.

There are some women that are naturally tall and gangly. Others do starve themselves. At what point is the cut-off point regarding personal choice?

[Anonymous]

I've always been naturally very thin (and tall) so this amuses me. I wonder what BMI they have set. Hopefully something reasonable like 17%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've always been naturally very thin (and tall) so this amuses me. I wonder what BMI they have set. Hopefully something reasonable like 17%.

Are you being purposely obtuse?

17% BMI is at the low/normal range. Anorexia is another story, genius.

Let me share a visual so that you can "get" the point.

[Anonymous]

The BMI requirmen under the EU law is 18

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've always been naturally very thin (and tall) so this amuses me. I wonder what BMI they have set. Hopefully something reasonable like 17%.

Are you being purposely obtuse?

17% BMI is at the low/normal range. Anorexia is another story, genius.

Let me share a visual so that you can "get" the point.

So why limit it to modeling? Why not pass a law imposing jail time on anyone that falls below a BMI of 18? Also I don't think anorexia is a bigger problem than obesity. About 10,000 times as many people die from obesity-related desires. Any-skinny laws like these are passed by jealous, fat legislators.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jockeys have had minimum weights since forever. No outrage.

Why do people like you not understand the difference between a standard imposed by private industry/organizations versus government laws?

Ah, yes.

Standards imposed by industry = good
Standards imposed by government = evil

Because industry can do no wrong, but government is evil, so say the Gods of Libertarianism

Never mind that, unlike government, industry is unelected and unaccountable to the public, never mind that all that evil government regulation out there is in response to industry abuses.