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Skinny models still chic

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Anorexic models in London can put that sandwich down since the British Fashion Council has abandoned plans to ban size zero models from London Fashion Week catwalks. The council states that the proposed health certificates could deter designers and models alike from participating in fashion week, you can check out this article for the details.

The proposed ban came about because an anorexic model collapsed and died while walking back to the dressing room after a fashion show in 2006. The rampant misogyny in the fashion industry treats models like objects that are disposable, and encourages unhealthy weight standards that is making these women drop like flies. Does anyone else sense something sick and anti-woman going on in the fashion world?

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