I prefer women to look like women and not starving teenagers. Too many bones showing. The men I know prefer curves, not angles. This may be her choice and there are some who would find it attractive, but it is not a look I like to see given as a role model to our young girls...and regardless of the comment below... this woman is a role model..I believe she is a model and a Miss Australia?? No wonder anorexia and bulimia are on the rise...no wonder dieting is one of the biggest businesses in the western world.
She could use 5 to 10 more pounds. But at least she don't look like them Ethopia children with the ribs sticking out so! I just want to cry when I see them!
no but sadly this is what teens and some adults look up too. i had a friend who was 5" 9" and weighed about 115 pounds. she looked ok not too skinny. her modeling agency told her to lose weight...
My youngest daughter is that thin, naturally. She does everything she can to gain weight and has a few times. I hate to see anyone do that to themselves on purpose.
Who am I to call someone too skinny or too fat? I try not to comment on other women's bodies. Although it's highly likely that she is ill, (if the picture is not photoshopped) if she is happy she is not too thin. Whether or not you or I are attracted to her is irrelevant and quite frankly I don't care. I've heard enough body snarking about female bodies to last a lifetime.
I have met men and women who were extremely thin (yes with bones protruding) who did not have medical issues, and even if some actually did- so what? This woman is not a role model and she does not represent the average women nor should the average woman aspire to look like she does (it's nearly impossible).
Upon closer inspection this photo actually appears to have been photoshopped.
realistic? by that do you mean better? fatter? She looks equally bad in this photo. She may be naturally that way (I doubt it)...but these are the images confronting women and young girls every day...these are the bodies of the models in magazines and media...they look great to hang clothes on, but they are not great giving the right message in terms of body image to our teens and youngsters. And I am sorry to say, but the men I know all prefer a woman with some flesh on her bones...less skeletal and at least some butt.
This picture looks less photoshopped (the arms). I agree that models are not role models and they should not be treated as such.
It does not matter what men prefer. I am a skinny woman without many curves and if I gain weight I don't get 'curvier'. It's not okay to snark a skinny woman. I feel bad for her if she has an eating disorder. You know, she's just as real as an average sized woman- we all have our 'issues'.
I have met men and women who were extremely thin (yes with bones protruding) who did not have medical issues, and even if some actually did- so what? This woman is not a role model and she does not represent the average women nor should the average woman aspire to look like she does (it's nearly impossible).
Upon closer inspection this photo actually appears to have been photoshopped.
This picture looks more realistic:
It does not matter what men prefer. I am a skinny woman without many curves and if I gain weight I don't get 'curvier'. It's not okay to snark a skinny woman. I feel bad for her if she has an eating disorder. You know, she's just as real as an average sized woman- we all have our 'issues'.