Might be joining in this debate a bit too late, but even though I disagree with what the researchers have put forth, there is a slight truth somewhere in them.
Most people want to be the ideal figure. Not too skinny and not too fat. Models have always represented in the 'too skinny' category, and so whenever I look at a model I always feel that there are just a few too many bones protruding out.
Actresses, on the other hand, represent a more realistic figure. Granted there are many out there who have a ridiculously thin figure (Keira Knightly, Sonal Kapoor, Deepika Pudukone etc), but there are others who have a curvy and slim figure (Kareena Kapoor, Katherine Heigl, Anoushka Sharma, Asin)
I always thought that the curvy, yet slim, actresses have the perfect figure. They are toned and fit, yet they haven't gone that extra step to go ridiculously skinny.
I remember I saw a billboard the other day on my way from University, and it was of this girl on a guys lap, in a close embrace. My first thought when I saw the girl was "Is that a kid?"
She was so skinny, so skinny, that literally she looked like a little kid, around 12 years of age. It was appallingly disgusting, and I vowed to never ever get that skinny.
You could see her hip bones protruding out, even though she was sitting, and her collar bones were jutting out so much, that it looked unhealthy.
So what I am trying to say is that, many people have always considered the models to be stick-thin and not a realistic representative of the ideal figure. Therefore if more curvier models are presented, some people might still view that as being "too skinny" and it might cause a rise in obesity.
However having said that, I still think that such disgustingly thin models definitely should not be shown either, because it's just so unrealistic.
Edited by sweetdamage - 14 years ago
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