Do you think Top Model promotes "thin is in"?
599366
Yes and the show gives a negative ideas to all women. it seems that according the host of the show, Tara banks, is implying that if you are thin you are attractive.\nSadly girls see this and put their health at risk just to "fit in".\nI love a female with some meat on her, and most importantly I love a female who is intelligent, that to me is beautiful along with a great personality.\n\nLooks mean nothing to me. personality and intelligence do matter to me
775326
do not say "all", that is not correct. don't generalize....\n\nnot all models excercise, not all models go on diets.\nyes there are some who starve themselves and who have eating disorders, but i would say that is a very very low number.\n\nfor example, i do not excercise (i barely have time), and i eat regularly, pretty much whatever i want. i eat chocolate EVERYDAY. i weight 118 and i am 5'9''.\nthat is because my metabolism is fast. :)\n\nmany girls that i know are naturally skinny. i know it looks like they starve themselves, but they don't.\ni know a lot of models. some do have a hard time keeping themselves skinny, so they just "watch" their diet.\nbut the truth is that most eat normally.\n\n:) hope that helps
361264
Hun I modeled for years and lemme tell ya, it does not matter who you are.  You have to hear negative things to succeed.  Even the most successful models are constantly told they are too fat etc.  You need thick skin and if you really want to succeed you should want to hear the negative feedback as well as the positive.
1186146
maybe they are sterotyping against fat people? "oh, who wants people to see them as fat? Even fat people will like this, because we can make them thin, if only in fantasy." \nor maybe i'm trying to answer any question just to get points. \nGood question, though. i never noticed that.
599202
men prefer skinny woman due to what society thinks. I think a lot of men prefer skinny woman because they are embarrassed to be with BBW's. They think that there friends will laugh at them or make fun of them or whatever. whilst I have a bbw for a wife, I wouldnt mind seeing her loose the weight..now I dont wish that she was like a size 5 or anything that skinny but I would like to see her be somewhere around a 12. She has told me she wants to be a size 12. I would also like to see her loose some of the weight due to health problems and her annoying snoring! Remember Norma Jean (AKA Marylin Monroe)?? does anyone know what size she was?? no she wasnt a 5 or 7 or anything that skinny. she was around a size 12. people back in her hay day especially the guys, liked woman who had some meat on them. not too excessively fat but not stick skinny either. I think that hollywood is responsible for the change in peoples attitudes regarding the size of woman. I also think that society today is slowly changing its attitudes to be more favorable to bigger woman. But it will be a awhile before society and hollywood will totaly be acceptive of big woman.
316152
No, and here is my reason\n\nIt is a celebration of womanhood. \nThe women in the pageants are not just lovely they are smart too. They do not look sickly they look healthy. Yes I do see how this can be seen as an advertisement for anorexia but that is not the fault of the pageant people or the contestants. It is the fault of the parents and the people in the lives of the women and men that are afflicted with these horrible conditions. I was never in a pageant. Nor was it a big part of my life, but I did watch the Mis America pageant every year with out fail. I felt pride for my state each time she went on to the next round. I loved the accomplishments that these ladies made in their lives and I love that they have time to show their competitive side at these competitions. \n\nYou can flip this around on men too! Wight lifting competitions for men. Isn’t it all the same? The men have been reported to do harmful things to their bodies too just like the women. And the men are looked at just for their big ripples and not their brains.\n\nAll competition is good if it is taken in the right context and not obsessed over.
406430
Meet Twiggy.  She had a brief stint as a model back in the 60s due to her extreme thinness.  \n\nhttp://www.geocities.com/twiggysophie/twiggy.html
252200
Chicago! I'm a full-figured lady myself. I get tons of attention (could also be that I'm naturally pretty. Meaning I don't wear tons of make-up, extra hair, display all of my goods, etc). Guys here don't like toothpick chicks. Have you seen Date Movie? Well I've heard my boyfriend and his friends talking bout the big woman. They said if she just lost her belly they'd get at her. But the woman was at least 400lbs. So losing her belly wouldn't change much. \nAlso, my best friend is full figured (bigger than me)and she gets more attention than I ever will. So swing this way. You'll find someone. BTW my boufrined is telling me that is just a black thing. Somebody prove him wrong please!
824883
no i don't because if they are too skinny they might be anorexic and that is bad... umm but if they are a lil skinny they are beautiful because no one  likes a fat model... I hope I helped you out if u wanna chat u can im me @ tv_luver87 thanks
458215
I like thick women myself - but to be honest... if thick women were promoted more in magazines.... than most people, on average, would care even less about their weight and only become fatter. Skinny chicks also tend to be bitchier than other women... so I guess they get more of what they want anyways.
1033048
Thats a great idea.... Cheers me up to see a pretty face...! \n\nIt'd be interesting to see if it made men feel increasing pressure to subscribe to a certain 'look' the way these female models do for women. Apparently that's already happening a bit (what with boy bands, male models etc) - sorry for boys that they have new insecurities but it might make em scrub up a bit...!
204293
There's a difference between perfect and healthy.  It's great that people want to shed extra pounds and not be over-wieght.  \n\nBut as said before, the media paints the picture of what is "beautiful" and we buy into it.  Plus it's an industry: Diet pills, Workout Videos, plastic surgery, Counciling.  The more insecure we are about our looks the more money they get.
784336
No.\n \nYou can't make other see in you, what you don't see in yourself. WE the viewers thought she was gorgeous, but she didn't think it and her pics and persona during challenges/in front of the judges showed that. She sabotaged herself, concentrating on others opinions in the house and speaking the words "I cant, I don't know how" so much. She truly could have won, but the confidence did not accompany the beauty; I guess having the "looks" really isn't enough in that industry.
861035
Many people have asked Tyra why they don't have an "America's Next Top Male Model", and so she did a mini one on her show, "Tyra". \n\nThat might be what you found, it was all done in an hour, so it wasn't to serious, but If I remember correctly, they got a spread in a magazine.
176640
Its media pressure to be thin. Thin is associated with everything good and beautiful.Back in the middle ages being chunky was the thing to be.cause it meant you had money to eat which was a hard thing to come by back then
330723
Not really. People tend to hate their image so they even lower their esteem by thinking they look fat and ugly when usually they don't. The shadows caused by the camera actually does make it look as if they have a chin or stomach..but rarely..usually its just self criticism...
871173
I think that this segment is stupid. They did the same things months ago. The only reason why they are doing it again is because the TV show "Ugly Betty" is popular. Beside, who doesn't know that "pretty" people get better treatment. It's about the way that you carry yourself.