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Yesterday, as I was skimming the New York Times Sunday Style section to see whether anybody I know/hate is getting married, I came across the following letter to the editor:
Not Pretty, Indeed
To the Editor:
Re “At ‘The Agency,’ It Isn’t Pretty” by Lola Ogunnaike (March 11):
I am a 13-year-old girl, and I was upset because the article made me wonder why the modeling business is so harsh. Becky Southwick, an agent, was angry at a model named Chloe, comparing her to the Pillsbury Doughboy because her hip size had gone up to 36 ½ from 35. To me, she looked unhealthy and depressed.
Young girls like me look up to older women. If we see these models smoking and being forced to lose weight when they do not need to, we can only expect that this is the future for women in this country.
Dina Anbinder
Arlington, Va.
At first, I wanted to commend this young lady for reading the New York Times on Sundays. I know I certainly wasn't doing that at her age. Aside from all that, though, I think she's got her priorities extremely screwed up. Why on earth is she looking to that particular section for her role models? It's always baffled me when people say that fashion models make for bad role models for young girls. How come professional athletes can get away with saying that they're not necessarily role models, and they're actually in physical health? I feel bad for runway models--they have to be both thin and a good example? How is that even possible?
Anyway, my recommendation is that Miss Anbinder look to other sections of the newspaper for her female role models. Unless she already did and she eliminated them for the following reasons?
Front page/Week in Review: Too dead/political
Sports: Too butch
Arts/Leisure: Too feminist
Books: Too nerdy
Travel: Too "multi-culti"
Business: Too ball-busting
Magazine: Too long;don't read
Supplement: Too advertise-y
If that's the case, I really can't blame her. But again, why rely on the fashion models in a reality TV show to lead the way? Like I do, she should admire the women in the Vows section. They're rich, smart/went to good schools, and are getting married! What more can you ask for?