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   XPost: uk.legal, alt.politics.uk   
   From: burfordTjustice@tues.uk   
      
   On Mon, 8 May 2017 01:06:12 +0100   
   "Dan S. MacAbre"  wrote:   
      
   > burfordTjustice wrote:   
   > > France bans extremely thin models   
   > >   
   >    
   > In the UK, we don't ban them, we just shame them.  I'm not sure which   
   > is worse.   
   >    
   > > A law in France banning the use of unhealthily thin fashion models   
   > > has come into effect.   
   > >   
   > > Models will need to provide a doctor's certificate attesting to   
   > > their overall physical health, with special regard to their body   
   > > mass index (BMI) - a measure of weight in relation to height.   
   > >   
   > > The health ministry says the aim is to fight eating disorders and   
   > > inaccessible ideals of beauty.   
   > >   
   > > Digitally altered photos will also have to be labelled from 1   
   > > October.   
   > >   
   > > Images where a model's appearance has been manipulated will need to   
   > > be marked photographie retouchée (English: retouched photograph).   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > A previous version of the bill had suggested a minimum BMI for   
   > > models, prompting protests from modelling agencies in France.   
   > >   
   > > Unidentified model poses for a photographer backstage before Basso   
   > > and Brooke's Autumn/winter show at London Fashion WeekImage   
   > > copyright Getty Images Image caption Models must now provide a   
   > > doctor's note when applying for jobs   
   > >   
   > > But the final version, backed by MPs 2015, allows doctors to decide   
   > > whether a model is too thin by taking into account their weight,   
   > > age, and body shape.   
   > >   
   > > Employers breaking the law could face fines of up to 75,000 euros   
   > > (£63,500; $82,000) and up to six months in jail.   
   > >   
   > > "Exposing young people to normative and unrealistic images of   
   > > bodies leads to a sense of self-depreciation and poor self-esteem   
   > > that can impact health-related behaviour," said France's Minister   
   > > of Social Affairs and Health, Marisol Touraine, in a statement on   
   > > Friday, French media report.   
   > >   
   > > France is not the first country to legislate on underweight models   
   > > - Italy, Spain and Israel have all done so.   
   > >   
   > > Anorexia affects between 30,000 to 40,000 people in France, 90% of   
   > > whom are women.   
   > >   
   >    
      
   Aww the British snobs actually are acting like Merkel    
      
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