Fashion Professionals Can be Cruel

Some time back I was watching a program about upcoming models and one of the models was slightly above the thin rake images that they always want to portray. The judges proceeded to tear into her calling her lazy and unprincipled. At one point the poor girl was in tears. The public then decided that enough was enough and they decided to keep her in through voting even though she was not being favored by the judges. One of the judges then went into over drive and she started screaming at the girl at every opportunity. At one point she was given a job and then the judge interfered and ensured that this girl never got employed.

What really shocked me was that the judge in question was an ex model of a certain age. Surely this woman could understand the kinds of pressures that the models were going through? Surely she could understand that the constant bullying was never going to help the girl but was only going to push her back further and further back into uncontrolled weight? In any case the judge herself did not look that well herself to begin with. What right had she to judge another human being in such cruel terms?

I then reflected on the incident and thought about how fashion people can be vicious to one another especially where it concerns weight issues. They keep insisting on an ideal figure which they very well know is not achievable when you consider the average woman or man. They create highly stylized fashion ideals that bear no relation to the real world but only serve to emphasize the emotional problems of women who have weight issues.

Sometimes you even begin to believe that fashion professionals are some of the worst enemies that ordinary women have. They create impossible tasks to fulfill and if you are unable to meet the requirements, they will harass you until you confirm. You have to be thin right up to their exacting standards or else you will be toast. Unfortunately for the women, they have no alternative but to confirm. This leads people into unhealthy diets and a sense of desperation which can even lead to surgery or taking unhealthy pills. The cruelty of these people sometimes knows no bounds.

Now I want to know what you all think. Have you ever been in a situation where you felt that you were pressurized by a so called fashion professional or do you think that they do have a point after all? Please do share your experiences because that is the only way we can learn from one another. I passionately hate this thing about harassing overweight people so I would really appreciate some feedback from you guys.