i know lots of happy hipsters, which, by the way, i most commonly identify as young party kids with too much fashion mindedness. the people shown in these photos seem to be upper class white people with a good, albeit minimal, sense of design aesthetic. they look like architects.
while i think forcing people to submit to any sort of dress code is oppressive and wrong, people who wear pajamas to the store need to grow up or die, so i'm cool with this.
in the very least they should get people who know how to photoshop well.
@ cola: I don't even know what you are trying to say...
do you disagree that fat women get upset when they see thin models? do you think they're totally cool with it? i thought that is what this whole thing was about...
???
you seem to take things personally, which would be why you posted a picture of yourself in a discussion about magazine models, rather than focusing on the models or something else that matters.
@ fat girl: you seem to have a well rounded perspective on this whole thing, especially since you've been both fat and thin. i also wouldn't advocate a one body type exclusivity in magazines, but i would hope that any sort of larger models would be integrated into the industry based on their personal aptitude as models or based on the genuine desires of a consumer base, rather than as a scheme to seem progressive or to save money.
they should be able to design a computer program that can identify anomalous elements within the scans and then reserve human judgment for tricky scans.
but also who cares. this is moronic compared to the compromises to human rights which have already been permitted in the name of homeland security.
also, is this magazine paying the amateur models well? a lot of magazines that opt for amateurs are doing so because of the high volume of eager girls who want to be in a magazine and don't demand high pay.
modelling isn't all about bodies. professional models are better at what they do. this is their job and they need to eat despite what most people think.
nobody ever realizes that the model are people too, and when people call them "repulsive" it's even more degrading than the meer exposition of thin bodies.
i used to work in a clothing store and helping people in the fitting rooms it always surprised me how offensive customers would act towards me because i'm really thin. over weight customers who couldn't fit into the clothes would litterally say things like "I hate you for being so thin"
i understand what they were saying was meant to be an expression of envy (or something along those lines, sarcasm maybe) but at the same time i can't help being skinny anymore than *some* people can help being fat and it's not fun to have it thrown in my face. a lot of models have unhealthy diets but a lot of them are also just naturally svelte.
and no i don't think it's expecting too much for people to get over it. i feel like this is all fairly juvenile, really, there is a lot more to life than ones physical form. also, for a lot of people it's not that hard to lose weight. there are some things in life which are hard, playing the violin for example, but unless your genes are highly prone or you have some sort of disorder losing weight is not one of them.
@ cola: I don't even know what you are trying to say...
do you disagree that fat women get upset when they see thin models? do you think they're totally cool with it? i thought that is what this whole thing was about...
???
you seem to take things personally, which would be why you posted a picture of yourself in a discussion about magazine models, rather than focusing on the models or something else that matters.
@ fat girl: you seem to have a well rounded perspective on this whole thing, especially since you've been both fat and thin. i also wouldn't advocate a one body type exclusivity in magazines, but i would hope that any sort of larger models would be integrated into the industry based on their personal aptitude as models or based on the genuine desires of a consumer base, rather than as a scheme to seem progressive or to save money.
i'm a fan of reality like that.
if any company can make a printer which doesn't gargle testes i shall gladly pay double for that.
apple? iprint? maybe?
but also who cares. this is moronic compared to the compromises to human rights which have already been permitted in the name of homeland security.
so many murders.
modelling isn't all about bodies. professional models are better at what they do. this is their job and they need to eat despite what most people think.
nobody ever realizes that the model are people too, and when people call them "repulsive" it's even more degrading than the meer exposition of thin bodies.
i used to work in a clothing store and helping people in the fitting rooms it always surprised me how offensive customers would act towards me because i'm really thin. over weight customers who couldn't fit into the clothes would litterally say things like "I hate you for being so thin"
i understand what they were saying was meant to be an expression of envy (or something along those lines, sarcasm maybe) but at the same time i can't help being skinny anymore than *some* people can help being fat and it's not fun to have it thrown in my face. a lot of models have unhealthy diets but a lot of them are also just naturally svelte.
and no i don't think it's expecting too much for people to get over it. i feel like this is all fairly juvenile, really, there is a lot more to life than ones physical form. also, for a lot of people it's not that hard to lose weight. there are some things in life which are hard, playing the violin for example, but unless your genes are highly prone or you have some sort of disorder losing weight is not one of them.