Save the starving, ultra-thin models!

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It looks like the fashion industry has finally taken the hint about the message they send to the public. And they’ve done so in a typically flamboyant, exaggerated way, resulting in “the world’s first ban on overly thin models.” This decision, levied at a fashion show in Madrid, “has caused outrage among modeling agencies,” who are no doubt kicking over trays of bobby pins amid shrieks of “Oh, listen to her!” Apparently, underweight models were rejected from Madrid’s fashion week after someone with a clue discovered that their wafer-thin looks inspire eating disorders in young women.

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