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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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%.[/quote]

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.

[img]http://www.davidmcelroy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Anorexic-model.jpg[/img][/quote]

You haven't made a point.[/quote]

And you have?

I'd say that visuals do indeed make points.  And there are plenty of malnourished, underage models being used to promote a clothing line.

some additional info - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zoe-malliaros/post_3346_b_1497264.html
The Issues with Underage and Underweight Models

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/theslice/why-the-modeling-industry-should-unionize
The Catwalk Sweatshop: Inside Modeling's Overworked, Underpaid, Unprotected Labor Force

[quote]One supermodel was advised to eat only a rice cake a day, while others are offered subtle hints, often backed up by contract stipulations, to lose inches. Related health hazards are also present; 68 percent of the workforce suffers from anxiety and/or depression, noted the same survey. A quarter profess drug or alcohol dependency, and around a third said they lacked health insurance (although the survey took place in 2012, before the Affordable Care Act was implemented).[/quote]

Feel free to post again when you have something smart to share.
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