For a strange and uncommon community, I find the models to be a good example. Not just any models though, just the emaciated ones that are literally skin and bone. True, it is a prominent one that we see regularly, but what really goes on inside the community? What are the motivational factors that lead up to this trend for thinness? I would also like to look into the very hot debate that is currently going on about these models and whether they should have a weight minimum, because we all know there must be a maximum. How do eating disorders play into models and their thinness? And of the ones that suffer from eating disorders, did they have an eating disorder and then get so much attention for being thin that they decided to become a model? Or were they already thin and then acquire an eating disorder after being told that they need to be thinner? There is a lot to look into within this community and I hope to specialize on the eating disorder aspect of it should I find a group that likes this topic. It amazes me the lengths that some people will go for appearance. Also, the age-old question must be asked: What kind of affect is this having on society?
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This community sounds very interesting to me. I used to be an America's Next Top Model fanattic and I was thrilled when someone with some curves to their body actually won. Out current society has this picture nailed into our brain that stick thin models are idolized. And many teenage girls today strive to be like that therefore developing all types of risky eating disorders. This is a very big issue and would be very interesting to research.
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