XPost: uk.politics.misc, uk.legal
From: rjac@TheWor1d.com
On Sun, 7 May 2017 07:08:37 -0400, burfordTjustice
wrote:
>France bans extremely thin models
>
>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.
Neither Italy, Spain nor 'Israeel' have ever HAD an underweight model!
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