Comments on: Hot or Not? http://startupfiance.com/2008/hot-or-not/ Infinitely engaged to a serial entrepreneur, and becoming one of my own. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:46:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aunt Pearl http://startupfiance.com/2008/hot-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Aunt Pearl Fri, 09 May 2008 21:22:25 +0000 http://startupfiance.com/2008/hot-or-not/#comment-384 There are far fewer heterosexual white men in the population today compared to 50+ years ago, in fact, they are probably a minority. So the "ideal" is no longer driven by this group as they have less members and even less power. How many young people are driven to bulemia by the images they see protrayed in the media? But all you have to do is look around you to see that the shape of the model of today is not the norm in the population-just as Marilyn was not the norm of the population back then. Besides-she had a boatload of addiction and psychiatric issues, plus I don't think she was too smart. I think that in the back of everyone's mind is the fact that "if I buy that particular bathing suit or tank top or pair of shorts or whatever, I am going to look just like that photo..." that's really what drives the purchase. AP There are far fewer heterosexual white men in the population today compared to 50+ years ago, in fact, they are probably a minority. So the “ideal” is no longer driven by this group as they have less members and even less power.

How many young people are driven to bulemia by the images they see protrayed in the media? But all you have to do is look around you to see that the shape of the model of today is not the norm in the population-just as Marilyn was not the norm of the population back then. Besides-she had a boatload of addiction and psychiatric issues, plus I don’t think she was too smart.

I think that in the back of everyone’s mind is the fact that “if I buy that particular bathing suit or tank top or pair of shorts or whatever, I am going to look just like that photo…” that’s really what drives the purchase.
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]]> By: mom http://startupfiance.com/2008/hot-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-378 mom Thu, 08 May 2008 19:20:09 +0000 http://startupfiance.com/2008/hot-or-not/#comment-378 Well at least in this season there is one "Marilyn Monroe" body type in the final three. Maybe there's hope for all of us yet. Whatever happened to healthy, super skinny and healthy just don't go together in my book. love ya mom Well at least in this season there is one “Marilyn Monroe” body type in the final three. Maybe there’s hope for all of us yet. Whatever happened to healthy, super skinny and healthy just don’t go together in my book.

love ya
mom

]]> By: chadyo http://startupfiance.com/2008/hot-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-377 chadyo Thu, 08 May 2008 18:26:24 +0000 http://startupfiance.com/2008/hot-or-not/#comment-377 I think I disagree. Yes there are a lot of gay men in fashion but I don't think they're choosing their models based on what they're personally attracted to. Just like any business, its a way to make more money. The target audience for these models are not men, they're women, usually younger girls/women. I think the shift to anorexic models is a status issue in order to increase the profits of the fashion industry. There aren't a lot of women that are 5'11 and 110 lbs so even though it is not sexy to most men, it represents to women something they are not. More women who feel like they're not skinny enough means more women buying the clothes & makeup that the super thin models are using in order to be more like them. If the typical model was 5'6 and 140 lbs, there are many more women that can fit that physic, therefore, making the models seem normal. Its just another harsh reality of a capitalist society. Gay men are just as greedy as the straight ones. I think I disagree. Yes there are a lot of gay men in fashion but I don’t think they’re choosing their models based on what they’re personally attracted to. Just like any business, its a way to make more money. The target audience for these models are not men, they’re women, usually younger girls/women.

I think the shift to anorexic models is a status issue in order to increase the profits of the fashion industry. There aren’t a lot of women that are 5’11 and 110 lbs so even though it is not sexy to most men, it represents to women something they are not. More women who feel like they’re not skinny enough means more women buying the clothes & makeup that the super thin models are using in order to be more like them. If the typical model was 5’6 and 140 lbs, there are many more women that can fit that physic, therefore, making the models seem normal.

Its just another harsh reality of a capitalist society. Gay men are just as greedy as the straight ones.

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