Model behavior

Man, I'm so thrilled that someone somewhere is finally saying something about these sickly models strutting their skeletons down the runway. In Madrid, Spain they banned maybe five models from Fashion Week because they didn't pass a body mass test, they had to have a BMI of 18. They're requiring that doctors come in and weigh models and if they're not healthy enough they have to sit out. Hooray! They're actually worried about the image that the models are portraying.

I heard that at New York's fashionweek people gasped at the sight of some of the thin models. They said they could count their ribs and that their knee caps were larger than their calves. Most folks in the fashion industry are thrilled about the movement, but London refused to follow Madrid and ban sick models during their fashion week. The incident that sent Madrid's fashion community over the edge? A 22-year-old model died after eating "little more than leaves" for months. Dawg, that's ridiculous. Who eats leaves? Hopefully we're talking lettuce and stuff. But why eat at all in that case.

My favorite quote from the articles:

"We demand a health certificate for all our models," said Guido Dolci, president of Assem, the association of modeling agencies in Milan. "There are 1,200 models working this week, and I challenge anyone to find a single certified anorexic."

Whateva man. They may not be certified by your doctors...

In related news, I hear that the CW sent a memo to Tyra Banks asking her to lose weight because she's not representing the thin supermodel size that she's asking her contestants on ANTM to achieve. But I believe this is total horse manure.. Why? Because this site mediatakeout.com reported it.. They've always "learned" something from a friend or secret source. And it's always completely false. I swear they just sit around the office making stuff up. In fact, it's probably some guy sitting around in his mom's house making stuff up. Anyway, it's juicy. And then it gives people like me "rumors" to discuss. So maybe there's no shame in actually starting the rumors.

Anyway, I enjoy watching ANTM for some reason. But Tyra tries to keep the girls healthy and I remember her sending one girl home because she sent the wrong message to other wannabes. At the same time, she'll give chicks the speech if their weight gets out of hand, by top model standards. They have to strike a balance. I remember Ms. Jay called one girl a clothes hanger, and it was a compliment. Like "I love her! She's like a clothes hanger..." Well if the fashion industry needs sticks to hang clothes on, why not just look to the robotics industry to develop a clothes hanger that glides up and down the cat walk? Good question, I'll tell you why they don't. It's because the purpose of the cat walk is to see the designs in action, as they would look on a person. Now, how can I decide if I want the clothes if the people wearing them look like stick figures? They've definitely gotten carried away and I'm glad to hear someone's finally saying enough is enough.

And those poor model babies.. Seriously. These chicks make big dollars for a day's work and can't even EAT!!! What the hell are you working for? They need this change more than the impressionable girls watching them.