tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949029980939677004.post8375353925539436752..comments2023-12-05T02:44:53.079-08:00Comments on Guiltless.: Models are People TooGuiltlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11981385991389661927noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949029980939677004.post-11878111466140255842010-08-04T12:11:49.326-07:002010-08-04T12:11:49.326-07:00One of my favorite magazines is SHAPE, mostly b/c ...One of my favorite magazines is SHAPE, mostly b/c I really enjoy exercise and am always looking for ways to change my routine. SHAPE seems to promote being "healthy" and "fit," however, almost every model in the magazine appears to be way more "toned" and "lean" than the average woman. Recently, Jenny McCarthy posed on the cover and joked about needing the airbrushing (this from someone who is in extremely good shape). She had to go on TV to clarify that there was minimal airbrushing that nothing about her actual physique was altered. I had previously read a reader letter in SHAPE critizing the magazine for an inherent contradiction - trying to promote health and healthy body image while airbrushing models. The magazine claims to not utilize alot of airbrushing on their cover models, but i doubt that anyone can really look that flawless. In addition, Jessica Simpson recently caused a stir for posing on a magazine cover "bare faced" (some stated that she was still wearing minimal make up like a little blush and mascara). Why should this be such a big deal? Everyday I see plenty of beautiful women walking down the street that are "bare faced" and not airbrushed. I suppose the fact that even "beautiful" women need some help is supposed to make them seem more average to us.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798776720880428019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949029980939677004.post-71095037343751687592010-08-04T11:35:24.150-07:002010-08-04T11:35:24.150-07:00Fashion, modeling and advertising/publishing in ge...Fashion, modeling and advertising/publishing in general aims to get you wishing you were whatever they're selling... ooo, if only I were thinnner, prettier, richer, more this, less that, I would feel as glamorous, important, idolized as they. It wouldn't work, and have worked for so long, if it didn't key into something deep within ourselves. But what is that? Our need to belong to society? Our desire to be at the top of the heap in terms of reproduction? Whatever it is, it can be damaging, or it can be inspiring. I'm so glad you (plural) are talking about it, and identifying the need for all of us to applaud each other for being proud of who we are, and no matter what we look like.sohappyhome.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14275168578605986803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949029980939677004.post-36496063573912658052010-08-04T09:40:17.633-07:002010-08-04T09:40:17.633-07:00I too think Models are beautiful, and i don't ...I too think Models are beautiful, and i don't think it's fair to trash on models when blaming society/the fashion industry for our crushingly low self-esteem and poor body image. There is no doubt that all of these women and men are gorgeous, the waif thin ones as well as the plus sized women. They have drive ambition and this is their career. I do like that there is now a growing awareness in the fashion industry that people that wear a size bigger than 00 are people too and that fashion labels are shifting to meet their customers demands. It's not perfect, but hopefully it is moving in the right direction!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806894958192399578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5949029980939677004.post-54379862466613617072010-08-04T06:56:35.911-07:002010-08-04T06:56:35.911-07:00I think it's got a lot to do with ATTITUDE. Sh...I think it's got a lot to do with ATTITUDE. Short, tall, big chested, small chested, full figure or petite, the vital element that makes any of these models "beautiful" seems to be CONFIDENCE in their beauty. It shines through, it's tangable, and ultimately it makes a model vibrant and "attractive" to a viewer...Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427786186207090810noreply@blogger.com