A Deadly Mindset
“Ted Talk.” Ted Talk, Cameron Russell, Oct. 2012,
In October 2012, Ted Talk “Looks aren’t everything. Believe me i’m a model”, Cameron
Russell argues that she’s won the genetic lottery. Cameron says that image is powerful and superficial. She first states how she got into the modeling business, she often says she just got chosen, but she soon exclaims that she “won the genetic lottery, being tall, slender, feminine and not lacking femininity. She uses personal and factual evidence to support her argument when stating “that in 2007, a very inspired N.Y.U. PhD. student counted all the models on the runway.. And of the 677 models that were hired, only 27, less than 4% were non white”. She reminisces when girls would ask her can they be models when they grow up and she responds, “saying that you wanna be a model when you grow up is akin to saying you want to win the powerball when you grow up it’s out of your control and not a career path”. She recalls having to do a “sexy shoot” before she even started her period, stating, “these pictures are not pictures of me, they are constructed.” She soon states, “53% of thirteen year old girls are unhappy with their bodies, this grows to 78% by the time they are 17”. People assume that models live the most lavish lives, “I’m insecure” and she thinks about every aspect of her body before doing something. Russell wanted the audience to feel sympathy for models, claiming that it’s not all it’s worked up to be. The tone is empathetic and authoritative..
In October 2012, Ted Talk “Looks aren’t everything. Believe me i’m a model”, Cameron
Russell argues that she’s won the genetic lottery. Cameron says that image is powerful and superficial. She first states how she got into the modeling business, she often says she just got chosen, but she soon exclaims that she “won the genetic lottery, being tall, slender, feminine and not lacking femininity. She uses personal and factual evidence to support her argument when stating “that in 2007, a very inspired N.Y.U. PhD. student counted all the models on the runway.. And of the 677 models that were hired, only 27, less than 4% were non white”. She reminisces when girls would ask her can they be models when they grow up and she responds, “saying that you wanna be a model when you grow up is akin to saying you want to win the powerball when you grow up it’s out of your control and not a career path”. She recalls having to do a “sexy shoot” before she even started her period, stating, “these pictures are not pictures of me, they are constructed.” She soon states, “53% of thirteen year old girls are unhappy with their bodies, this grows to 78% by the time they are 17”. People assume that models live the most lavish lives, “I’m insecure” and she thinks about every aspect of her body before doing something. Russell wanted the audience to feel sympathy for models, claiming that it’s not all it’s worked up to be. The tone is empathetic and authoritative..
“When Anorexics Grow Up.” The New York Times ,
In 2018, Lisa Fogarty, a lifestyle “writer and reporter based in New York, argues that the causes of these eating disorders stem from our favorite childhood actor and actresses, she remembers, “My stars were Karen Carpenter, Tracy Gold and my favorite, Jennifer Jason Leigh, who, in the 1981 movie “The Best Little Girl in the World,” appeared appealingly helpless in high-waisted jeans.”(Fogarty) saying that “these movies wrapped up anorexia in tidy boxes where therapy, feeding tubes, weight gain, finding release from a controlling mother’s grip and discovering the joys of food led to a happy ending.” (Fogarty). In addition she also says, “Adults with the disorder aren’t represented in pop culture and news outlets, so I assumed we were either supposed to 11outgrow our eating disorders or die.” due to the lack of representation. Finally, Fogarty states her claim that “I realize there’s an ending these movies fail to capture. Some of us are never going to be fully cured.”(Fogarty). Fogarty argues that the lack of representation of this very real disorder contributes to the many defects that happen.
In 2018, Lisa Fogarty, a lifestyle “writer and reporter based in New York, argues that the causes of these eating disorders stem from our favorite childhood actor and actresses, she remembers, “My stars were Karen Carpenter, Tracy Gold and my favorite, Jennifer Jason Leigh, who, in the 1981 movie “The Best Little Girl in the World,” appeared appealingly helpless in high-waisted jeans.”(Fogarty) saying that “these movies wrapped up anorexia in tidy boxes where therapy, feeding tubes, weight gain, finding release from a controlling mother’s grip and discovering the joys of food led to a happy ending.” (Fogarty). In addition she also says, “Adults with the disorder aren’t represented in pop culture and news outlets, so I assumed we were either supposed to 11outgrow our eating disorders or die.” due to the lack of representation. Finally, Fogarty states her claim that “I realize there’s an ending these movies fail to capture. Some of us are never going to be fully cured.”(Fogarty). Fogarty argues that the lack of representation of this very real disorder contributes to the many defects that happen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/well/live/anorexia-eating-disorders-adults-anorexic-aging.html?search-input-2=when+anorexics+grow+up
This inforgrpahic will further explain the causes, effects, & solutions of eating disorders
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Star Models, a brazilian based modeling agency, released a graphic new anti-anorexia ad. The image is about bulimia and anorexia within the modeling industry, how many fashion designers create these sketches with unrealistic and unhealthy body types. Star Models includes many techniques when creating this image that makes the audience see the picture for its entirety. The creators use things such as color, shapes, and lines. “You are not a sketch” suggest that this image is standing up to the ludacris and undesirable body shapes within the modeling career. Star Models wants fashion designers to make the fashion industry more diverse, with more than one body type. Implications that this image presents is the little girls who want to become models, or look like models based on beauty standards set by society through these sketch-like women, who are called “beautiful” desire to achieve this look, witch is unhealthy and will soon become addicting. By portraying anorexia in such a realistic way, Star Models is shining light on the struggle of many models and young girls who wish to be seen as “beautiful” and the forbidden fruit for witch they all partake in; starvation.
This Thinglink will expose all information regarding eating disorders and anorexia, including a help line for those who are affected or those who wanna help a friend/family member.
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1JmjFEFoCAceNQ0ANFevP_surDeNUHeLrWxKFmpRaVYI/edit
On this brochure I have put together many solutions to anorexia and other eating disorders, if one is struggling trying to find help, click on the brochure.
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