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| No | 31% | 475 votes | Total: 1510 votes | |
| Yes | 69% | 1035 votes |
No
by L. Merlino
Created on: February 01, 2008
What's underweight for one person, may not be underweight for another. Beauty comes in all body types
Created on: January 31, 2008
Should we ban "underweight" models from the runway? Of course we should. Why would we not want to hide
by Julie Dancer
Created on: February 13, 2008 Last Updated: April 11, 2010
The question is not "should we ban underweight models", but "should we include models of all sizes and
by DJTJR
Created on: September 09, 2008 Last Updated: November 11, 2008
Should under weight models be banned from runway fashion shows? The answer is no, not necessarily. However
Created on: April 23, 2009
The issue of underweight models has been much discussed over the past few years making the topic more
Created on: May 18, 2010
What defines "underweight"? Is it the scale or someones perception of how one should look? Take for
Created on: June 21, 2010 Last Updated: August 19, 2010
I applaud the fact that there are now people in the fashion industry who are beginning to embrace women
by T.C Leonard
Created on: December 22, 2007
I'm too sexy for my fat...too sexy for my fat...too sexy for that! Have you ever fallen asleep with
by Carole Hill
Created on: February 10, 2008
A professional model, who weighs in under the specific weight regulations, should not be banned from
Created on: February 11, 2009
Fashion magazines and runway shows are populated with people we're supposed to consider the epitome
by Lola Batling
Created on: May 16, 2008
I once heard a model's job described as "a walking clothes hanger"
This is how designers more often then
Created on: July 11, 2008
Absolutely NOT.......women first come in all shapes and sizes. The thing is this might I add; shape
by Kiya Rain
Created on: February 21, 2008
Underweight models should not be banned from participating in fashion shows. Yes, it's true that gorgeous,
by Lilah Rose
Created on: September 08, 2008
NOPE. I myself am on the, ahem, husky side but I do not believe that models who are a size zero should
by Jake A.
Created on: November 09, 2007 Last Updated: November 13, 2007
Underweight catwalk models should not be banned because it is discriminatory, they have a limited influence
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Yes
by Nicole Nolan
Created on: February 07, 2009
A year ago I would have been arguing on the other side of this debate. I myself, when healthiest, tend
Created on: January 10, 2011 Last Updated: January 11, 2011
Everyone knows about those stick thin models that we see walking the runway on America's Next Top Model
Created on: December 23, 2007
With the recent deaths of four young women in the high fashion industry due to complications from anorexia
Created on: February 21, 2008
There is no excuse for allowing malnourished, severely underweight waifs, who look as if they should
Created on: December 25, 2007 Last Updated: December 19, 2008
Any time I see one of these "fashion" shows all I can do is scream at the Tv "Hey! Eat a sandwich or
Created on: March 13, 2009
Body Image is a Weighty Issue.
Should underweight models be banned from participating in runway fashion
by Dr S Guru
Created on: April 13, 2009 Last Updated: May 01, 2009
Underweight models on the runway or in fashion magazines and emaciated fashion magazine models should
Created on: March 29, 2009 Last Updated: November 15, 2009
It took an era or so for change. But, Hollywood has begun rejecting the image of "Skinny is in." The
Created on: May 06, 2008
YES, banning underweight girls from runway shows is a start towards a healthier industry. Currently,
Created on: December 23, 2007 Last Updated: March 09, 2012
There appears to be many reasons as to whether underweight models should be allowed on the catwalk.
Created on: July 10, 2008
Yes for goodness sakes. Underweight models should be banned from the runway. I watched a fashion show
Created on: May 14, 2009 Last Updated: November 05, 2009
We live in an incredibly image conscious age. We cannot grow old gracefully.Each grey hair must be
Created on: February 13, 2008 Last Updated: August 15, 2011
Yes, I absolutely believe that underweight models should be banned from runway fashion shows; not just
Created on: September 08, 2008 Last Updated: September 26, 2008
It is a moral outrage to see emaciated women paraded onto the runways like walking skeletons. This has
Created on: February 13, 2008
When I flip through the channels at home on the couch, like the average American, I stop and look at
Created on: February 02, 2009
I will be fair in backing up my judgement of why underweight models should be banned from modeling and/or
Created on: April 10, 2008
Let us ponder these questions for a moment. Upon seeing a model on the runway what is the image that
by Eve Redstone
Created on: March 08, 2008
I always find the pictures of skinny models on the runway disturbing. The deaths of several models and
Created on: December 23, 2007
Underweight models should be banned from cat walks just like the overweight ones already effectively
Created on: December 23, 2007
I am the mother of a very fashion conscious teenage girl. I witness first hand how the fashion industry