I'm a former competitive dancer...and I still think this is completely ridiculous.

While I understand that it's not unusual for models to be fired for being "overweight," this goes above and beyond anything I've ever seen...read this article, if only to see the ridiculously distorted photoshop job they did:

Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

I mean...are they serious?  That's disgusting and ( Read more... )

I wish more people would talk about this - famous women who struggled with eating disorders but lived to tell their tales...

Celebrity Eating Disorders

I especially liked the last minute, where they discussed how studios shouldn't pressure actresses to lose weight...just accept them as they are...

Again, there's nothing wrong with thin...but there ( Read more... )

Do you know what makes me angry? People who think "pretty" or "popular" girls need to be so-super-skinny-it-looks-like-they're-either-starving-to-death-or-have-some-kind-of-terrible-illness.

Has anyone else read this article? Or one like it?

WTF is wrong with society? Seriously...I can't tell you how much this bothers me.

I guess I should admit that ( Read more... )