Post’s glamorizes too-thin young girls
I was appalled by the photo of the anorexic model published in The Denver Post’s USA Weekend magazine of April 22. At first, I thought this was a follow-up to the article published in the Post magazine section several weeks ago decrying the glamorization of anorexic young girls by the “fashion industry.” I liked the policy of Spain, mentioned in this article, that fashion models must have a healthy minimum of body fat and must be at least 16 (I think 18 would be more appropriate). Then the Post turns around and carries a piece of junk like that picture.
When the Post carries photos like this and suggests that this wretched, head-shaved, starving young girl is the ultimate in fashion, it joins in the exploitation of young girls and women who crave acceptance and search for it by attempting to imitate the “in” look.
How many stories do we need of young girls and not-so-young women (e.g., Karen Carpenter) starving themselves literally to death in an attempt to be “fashionably” skinny? Shame on The Denver Post, USA Weekend and on the “fashion industry.”
G. Hart, Englewood
How about an article from the Denver Post discussing Boulder High shools mandatory sex class??
The High school allowed so called "sex experts" from California with no formal training or credentials to "glamorize" free sex AND drug use!!! I listened to a tape of the class, it was unbelievable, and disgusting!!!
Boulder parents should be angry and totally apalled!!!
The principle and any on his staff that were responsible for this fiasco should be FIRED immediately!!!
How bout it RMN or Denver Post I for one would like to hear more about this!
Posted by A on May 19, 2007 09:13 AMNice on-topic post there, A. I bet you'd like to hear more about that, probably how you get your jollies...
Posted by KVM on May 19, 2007 11:23 AMWhy a letter directed to the Post on the RMN forum in the first place?
Posted by Old Grouch on May 19, 2007 12:36 PMYo Grouch: It is okay; Post and Rocky are married probably to the chargrin of the homophobic; however, such a relationship obtrudes interchange (no pun intended). Me, your friendly deicide.
Posted by Richard Grimes Risen Ape r22037@yahoo.com (ffrf.org) on May 20, 2007 02:12 PM