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   From: burfordTjustice@tues.uk   
      
   On Mon, 08 May 2017 06:31:37 -0700   
   "jew pedophile Ron Jacobson (jew pedophile Baruch 'Barry' Shein's jew   
   aliash)"  wrote:   
      
   > 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!   
      
   Really they would be better off banning males in dresses, eh?   
      
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