Recently in magazines I can't help but notice a new topic being splashed about of "Celebrities" who are setting a bad example of being too thin. Being a naturally slim girl myself i'm often plagued with the uncomfortable questions,when I start a new job or meet a friend of a friend, of " WHY are you so skinny?" or ordering me to " put on some weight" and "Get something down me." I feel there is a perception towards slim girls that they must not eat and probably have an eating disorder. I completely understand these magazines, that a lot of young women read, are trying to say you don't have to be stick thin and women come in all different shapes and sizes, which I agree. However slim girls have started to become targeted as being bad role models for exercising and eating healthily, both of which are recommended by doctors, and getting a lot of backlash for looking after themselves.
I recently read an article by The Mirror, about Reality Star Millie Mackintosh, describing her as sad, abusing her platform and blaming her for making other girls feel rubbish about themselves. She also added that Millie would be responsible for girls feeding their dinner to their dog tonight so they could look like her. What upset me about this article is again, because Millie is Slim she is being linked to eating disorders and being an awful role model, when she regularly tells fans she works out to tone up, not lose weight, and shares healthy meals and recipes which her fans can recreate.
So why is she a bad role model when Reality stars such a Gemma Collins and Lauren Goodger who yo-yo in weight and follow ridiculous eating habits such as juicing and go to diet camps where they're forced to do intense workouts when they've only had "half an apple and a boiled egg" are praised. Or as 'Closer' points out Lauren is known for her "Yo-Yo weight and dieting, Just like the rest of us!" So why is starving yourself and doing intense workouts deemed more acceptable than women who want to tone up and eat healthy nutritious food on a regular basis? And why have they never been called bad role models for going to extremes to be slimmer? The blame is solely put on slim healthy girls who are targeted for making other women feel bad about themselves, but what's the alternative? Should they put on weight and eat crap, or hide the fact that they work hard for their bodies so that everyone thinks they must have an eating disorder?
I'd love to know what you guys think and whether you disagree and do think some celebrities are going too far.
