PUBLIC OPINION > 14-Year-Old Models Are Acceptable
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2012/02/17 22:05:35
It's one thing to use child models in Target catalogs to advertise children's clothes, but when designers start enlisting children to hit the high-fashion catwalk, it takes a different tone. Louis Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs is receiving criticism for employing two underage models (reportedly 14 or 15 years old) to show off some of his designs at New York Fashion Week -- even though the event specifically asked designers not to use any models under 16. Jacobs didn't seem too concerned with the breach, as the outfits were not revealing or overtly sexual, but officials expressed concern. We want to know if the public had a problem with the use of 14-year-old models.
Marc Jacobs Uses 14-Year-Old Models: OK or No Way?
58% Are OK With It
There was certainly some disagreement on the issue, but Jacobs came out with more support than criticism. The deciding factor seemed to be the outfits that were used. Not only were the girls covered, they were practically cocooned. On of the outfits looked like a chrysalis costume, while others included heavy winter coats. The Top Opinion read, "That girl is showing less skin than 14-year-olds walking the everyday streets. Please Marc Jacobs, continue dressing these girls." However, critics were concerned about how this move might progress in the wrong direction. One commenter warned, "Right now they are covered up but give it a few years and they will be in some skimpy gear."
Women Aren't as Worried
Interestingly, men seem to be more concerned about the negative implications of teen models than women are. Female voters were 11% more likely than men to be OK with Jacobs' use of underage models. It could be that men are more worried about how it might be received by certain members of their sex.
Conservatives Are Concerned
It should come as no surprise that conservatives took a more conservative stance on this, but we were more interested in the difference between the conservative vote and the libertarian vote. Technically, they're both right-leaning ideologies, but libertarians were the strongest supporters -- even more so than liberals. They were 42% more likely to approve of the idea than conservative respondents.
Parents Want No Part of It
Finally, parents demonstrated a good deal of concern. They were 22% more likely than voters without kids to oppose the use of teen models, and the reason should be pretty obvious. When you have teen girls of your own, or even a child who will someday be a teen, the idea of putting her up on display at a fashion show must lose its appeal.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our original poll about underage models. We'd love to hear from you!
Top Opinion
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Rukasaki ~~ Hawkshadow 2012/02/20 01:23:49
CHILD to model their clothes to
ADULT WOMEN...and people don't see that as messed UP?
Twisted F'd up veiw people....
If it is in fact true that 14 year olds in general don't possess the necessary faculties to make proper judgements, then our blame system of eduction--target your opposition there, versus oppressing every 14 year old because the masses happen to be fools.
As unlikely as it may be, the individuals in question might have seriously considered the consequences of their actions; assessed the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing this life and still reached the conclusion that model would grant far more fulfilling existence for them then remaining in school.
No one has the right to dictate the life choices of any one else. It should be the foremost duty of society to grant to the masses, at the earliest possible age, the tool of critical thought. For only then does one have the luxury of leading a life free from the intellectual and social oppression of society.
No one can think for me, for I can think--Children do not have this tool...
If it is in fact true that 14 year olds in general don't possess the necessary faculties to make proper judgements, then our blame system of eduction--target your opposition there, versus oppressing every 14 year old because the masses happen to be fools.
As unlikely as it may be, the individuals in question might have seriously considered the consequences of their actions; assessed the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing this life and still reached the conclusion that model would grant far more fulfilling existence for them then remaining in school.
No one has the right to dictate the life choices of any one else. It should be the foremost duty of society to grant to the masses, at the earliest possible age, the tool of critical thought. For only then does one have the luxury of leading a life free from the intellectual and social oppression of society.
No one can think for me, for I can think--Children do not have this tool in their possession, and society does not seem to mind. And for this reason we believe it is perfectly acceptable for us to determine their path in life. Its nothing short of criminal.
So long as the bulk of their time is spent in school (and I don't mean home schooling which separates them from society) interacting with students and teachers, how could that be bad?
It's the 21st century and our government has seen fit to pocket nearly the entirety of our money, so as went wives so should children if their parents are under heavy financial burden.
So, live with that we must unless the powers that be are changed...and that means total change.
Why don't child labor laws apply to this stupid industry?
We do the same with our transportation, lol. We don't pick an automobile from which one has the best consumer rating for lasting, we pick the sexy looking, sleek race car looking automobile that looks like an indy 500 race car, and we feel like that race car driver as we speed down the road as fast as that piece of crap automobile will take us without blowing out it's sewing machine engine that gets 40+ miles to the gallon. It's why so many young kids die in automobile accidents, because they push that automobile that looks like a race car to limits it can't handle like the real race car can.
We like to be lied to, matter of fact we demand they lie to us if they want to sell us our dreams. Problem is though, dreams arn't reality, but most people refuse to believe that fact, and so it continues to lure us into that dream world our fat, out of shape bodies won't fit into, and our delusions of re...
We do the same with our transportation, lol. We don't pick an automobile from which one has the best consumer rating for lasting, we pick the sexy looking, sleek race car looking automobile that looks like an indy 500 race car, and we feel like that race car driver as we speed down the road as fast as that piece of crap automobile will take us without blowing out it's sewing machine engine that gets 40+ miles to the gallon. It's why so many young kids die in automobile accidents, because they push that automobile that looks like a race car to limits it can't handle like the real race car can.
We like to be lied to, matter of fact we demand they lie to us if they want to sell us our dreams. Problem is though, dreams arn't reality, but most people refuse to believe that fact, and so it continues to lure us into that dream world our fat, out of shape bodies won't fit into, and our delusions of reality and what is actually real.
If advertising and catwalk illusions told us the truth, we would not purchase anything from them. They know most people would rather live in a dream world than the real one we actually have. That's why alot of people end up committing suicide when they find out they arn't living in the real world and NOW they have to face that fact.