tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post6296687559677720387..comments2023-11-05T01:35:46.416-07:00Comments on The Psychiatrist Blog: I Can Not See the Clothes for the IllnessDr Michelle Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318876662760890328noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-26767058428313972152007-06-02T18:57:00.000-07:002007-06-02T18:57:00.000-07:00This photograph is a fake. That is not Kate Moss o...This photograph is a fake. That is not Kate Moss or even a double <BR/>Here is the original.<BR/>Google jeanluc.croix.free.fr to see it and others. Translate if you can't read French<BR/><BR/>If you want to be trusted and believed. Tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but. The any means does not justify the endsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-38544954626641502872007-06-02T18:33:00.000-07:002007-06-02T18:33:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-17206597452255629222007-03-11T14:25:00.000-07:002007-03-11T14:25:00.000-07:00I've just watched a documentary on Pro Ana sites a...I've just watched a documentary on Pro Ana sites and my initial reaction was that they're not solely to blame. Having viewed the website that gj hallam refers to, I'm inclined to think that they are far more pernicious than I first believed. Girls visiting these sites know that models are held up as paragons of beauty. If the photos they see on these sites are not true images, then their understanding of what society regards as beautiful is further distorted.<BR/><BR/>It's impossible to shut websites down, but I would hope that the programs that give parents control over their children's access to the Internet allow access to these sites to be restricted, just as pornographic and other sites are banned.Snoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842481314029200038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-60379509436848551712007-02-23T06:03:00.000-08:002007-02-23T06:03:00.000-08:00Thank you for this post. Recently I was questionin...Thank you for this post. Recently I was questioning myself while watching a documentary about a US anorexia clinic and thinking 'but these women aren't thin they just look normal'. Then I realised, they just look like women portrayed to me everyday, which made me truly frightened about what we're doing to our body images. Doctored picture or not, the point is made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-73921530912518643462007-02-19T14:16:00.000-08:002007-02-19T14:16:00.000-08:00So many thanks for the comments gjhallam, calavera...So many thanks for the comments gjhallam, calavera and spirit of 1976. I have no idea about photo changes, but I suspect most photos we see everyday are air brushed in some way. But there are concerns about the eating disorder pandemic and the illness can cause death. Thanks for commenting on the blog. All the very best. MichelleDr Michelle Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318876662760890328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-80629664780889781382007-02-19T06:07:00.000-08:002007-02-19T06:07:00.000-08:00That photo is a fake - a Photoshop job. The body ...That photo is a fake - a Photoshop job. The body of an anorexic woman has been edited into a photo of a backstage scene. <BR/><BR/>You can see evidence to support this claim here - http://jeanluc.croix.free.fr/comparaisonimages.htm - scroll down to see the photo in question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-38945892488251890062007-02-18T12:42:00.000-08:002007-02-18T12:42:00.000-08:00A great post, and I totally agree. Everywhere you...A great post, and I totally agree. Everywhere you look, you see size zero women on adverts, billboards, newspapers and tv programs, and that is what young girls are now believing is the norm.<BR/><BR/>What really annoys me is tv programs where an actress who is supposed to be portraying a middle-aged, frumpy, overweight mother is actually a size zero actress with razor sharp cheekbones and no body fat to speak of.<BR/><BR/>We're constantly bombarded by images of stick thin girls. That image that you've posted is horrendous. She looks as though she has come straight out of Auschwitz.Calaverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827844632460123157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-28298843376083854692007-02-18T02:33:00.000-08:002007-02-18T02:33:00.000-08:00Thanks for this post.A friend of mine was briefly ...Thanks for this post.<BR/><BR/>A friend of mine was briefly a catwalk model. Despite having a BMI of 18.2 and looking stunning, she was constantly told she had to lose weight. Wisely, she decided that the money wasn't worth her health, and walked out of the modelling world.<BR/><BR/>Shocking really, that the fashion industry could show such disregard for the health and safety of their models.Spirit of 1976https://www.blogger.com/profile/08932673919076180651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-33855831727869632042007-02-17T04:28:00.000-08:002007-02-17T04:28:00.000-08:00Thanks Ju´s Little Sister and Michelle for your co...Thanks Ju´s Little Sister and Michelle for your comments. Perhaps some magazines should come with health warnings on some of their pictures...whatever the answer I'm pleased to see it's creating debate. MichelleDr Michelle Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318876662760890328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-33381244777374917532007-02-17T00:16:00.000-08:002007-02-17T00:16:00.000-08:00Tragic. Fashion houses need to take a long hard l...Tragic. Fashion houses need to take a long hard look at themselves. Instead of demanding clothing in size 0 they should be demanding it in a 4 or 6, sizes models would aspire to.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400006028099229571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-32165238767826327982007-02-16T16:53:00.000-08:002007-02-16T16:53:00.000-08:00My flatmates are terrible for buying what I consid...My flatmates are terrible for buying what I consider to be 'trashy' but I have to give most of them credit for pointing out celebs who look like they are losing too much weight. Also pictures of America Ferrera (<I>Ugly Betty, Real Women Have Curves</I>) on the red carpet show her to be among the most beautiful of the stars. Even the 'trashy' mags down here in New Zealand seem to support that and I have been impressed. I am glad I live in a country which seems to support health over size for the most part. (though as always, there are exceptions!)Ju's little sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320210257287470305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-72018783086848337782007-02-16T16:03:00.000-08:002007-02-16T16:03:00.000-08:00Thanks benedict white, I am unsure what 'we are do...Thanks benedict white, I am unsure what 'we are doing to ourselves' and what kind of message society is sending out with such images of fashion. Of course, the illness starts long before the pictures shown on this blog. It's at least heart warming to hear that many people out there don't want to see unhealthy images, so perhaps by using our collective consumer power we could make changes. MichelleDr Michelle Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318876662760890328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-57940950790135312012007-02-16T15:22:00.000-08:002007-02-16T15:22:00.000-08:00Michelle, I have to say if i saw a woman in the st...Michelle, I have to say if i saw a woman in the street like that I would be in a quandry as to wether to rush her to a soup kitchen or inform the police of the rather obvious abuse that has been going on, if not a war crimes tribunal.<BR/><BR/>In short the one on the right makes an Auschwitz survivor look healthy.<BR/><BR/>It is a truly awful picture and I can firmly say that as a man I find that distinctly unatractive.<BR/><BR/>Clearly what society considers to be normal or ideal does have a great deal of influence over the individual. <BR/><BR/>Clearly the fashoin mags need to present models who are not only normal, but frankly attractive.<BR/><BR/>I was talking to a female colleague today who told me the ills of eating fruit because of it's sugar content! She is also rather thin.<BR/><BR/>What are we doing to ourselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-65188899485431278982007-02-16T14:24:00.000-08:002007-02-16T14:24:00.000-08:00Indeed. Thanks Simon. MichelleIndeed. Thanks Simon. MichelleDr Michelle Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318876662760890328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-84225686319363898242007-02-16T14:20:00.000-08:002007-02-16T14:20:00.000-08:00brain inputs:- I note that our adverts are full ...brain inputs:- I note that our adverts are full of fat kids, and so i think it makes overweight/junk food habits acceptable.. <BR/><BR/>But likewise in reverse:- girls then think that to be beautiful they MUST surely have to be really thin...<BR/><BR/>What a world! :o(simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17329985554257923069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-43034968649049500072007-02-16T09:33:00.000-08:002007-02-16T09:33:00.000-08:00Thanks so much for your comments Elle. The papers...Thanks so much for your comments Elle. The papers did indeed tell the tale of two model sisters who have now died. The eldest sister was the model who died just prior to the Madrid fashion show 2006, which caused them to rethink their BMI policy. Her teenage sister has now passed away. As for teen magazines - I guess one way of making them change would be to change our buying habits and only buy magazines which promoted healthy figures - the problem may be in finding one! Thanks again for the comment. MichelleDr Michelle Tempesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318876662760890328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36128386.post-78286956446237384732007-02-16T09:27:00.000-08:002007-02-16T09:27:00.000-08:00This picture is truly awful. I read a story this w...This picture is truly awful. I read a story this week about two sisters who died from anorexia, I think they were both aspiring models. It's too awful for words. My neighbour believes her friends's daughter has a food problem too, she vomits up her food at home and always refuses to eat at her house. I hope teen magazine can be persuaded to take a responsible line on this, they influence our young girls so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com