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>I kind of understand the backlash against skinny-chic foisted upon people by the baddies in the fashion industry This is a weird trope. Most models are selec
by itsoktocry 6y ago
>I kind of understand the backlash against skinny-chic foisted upon people by the baddies in the fashion industry
This is a weird trope. Most models are selected to be slender so they can, basically, simulate a clothes rack. No curves to draw attention!
I'm not sure the fashion industry is telling anyone this is ideal. I can't remember, in my lifetime, when skinny models were ever really looked at by society-at-large as the "right" body type. They were always seen as "skinny models". Of course there are people with all sorts of preferences, but the most celebrated models of my youth (say, Heidi Klum or Tara Banks) were relatively fit as opposed to withering.
On the other hand, many people (both men and women) end up with eating disorders trying to reach this "ideal".
- vmception 6y agoEverything you mentioned was accurate. But we do have to recognize the effects that are also had on people, your last sentence is a heavier weighting than your perception. People have not been capable of separating an industry ideal from a non-industry related attractiveness ideal. Individuals know what they like, visually and sexually. Individuals are also aware of what the seeming consensus of "should like" is, visually and sexually. Simple put, people know when other people are considered hot and what that looks like.