As part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, NEDA and the Model Alliance co-hosted a panel at Pace University last night, called “Inside the Modeling Industry: A Conversation About Health and Beauty in Fashion.”
It was a complex and personal discussion for the models present.
If you were around on the interwebs last week the site Skinny Gossip might ring a bell. Last month the site wrote an excessively nasty post criticizing Kate Upton’s body (the phrase “squishy brick” was used, among other, ickier descriptors). You might also remember that the site–despite all evidence to the contrary (see: ‘Starvation Tip of the Day’, Thinspo, any other post)–vehemently denies that they encourage eating disorders or self-harm. No, they say, they’re not Pro-Ana. They’re Pro-Skinny. All together now: Huh?
