Am getting very fed up with anybody who's so much as owned a TV suddenly becoming a media darling and the person all us girlies should look up to, although of course we'll never be as perfect. Then, two weeks later, they're in 'Chic or Freak' being berated for wearing too much eyeshadow or having the wrong handbag. If they're snapped on the beach, they're either too skinny, too big, too tanned, not tanned enough or wearing a bikini from Asda instead of Gucci.

That's why it was very pleasing to see this report today:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/12092006/325/spain-ban-skinny-models-shocks-fashion-world.html

It would be a complete cop out to blame eating disorders solely on the images of women portrayed in the media. We're not that stupid. But the perception of what constitutes perfection in the west does seem to revolve around being a super-human stick woman with a body honed from hours of squat thrusts, a face that doesn't betray a bad night's sleep, let alone the signs of ageing, and skin and hair that are glossier than your average labrador. If somebody is seeking some control in their life, as people with eating disorders often are, perhaps these portrayals of women give them something to aim for. The fact that it's pretty god damn impossible to achieve won't do their self-esteem any favours.

And then all these stupid fucking c-listers, banging on and on about how they needed a boob job to boost their self-esteem, or they've lost ten pounds after eating nothing but birdseed and watermelon and have never felt better. Being thin is definetely associated with being happy in our society.