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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:05 PM Original message |
German Women's Mag bans Models |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Do models have a union? |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. They used to, but when they tried to throw their weight around they found there was not enough there |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Ho, ho! |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. Here are some of the real German women from next month's issue |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I keep staring at that photo and wondering |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. There's beer in the photo? |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. It's a Maß |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 01:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. All three of them are very pretty |
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Quasimodem (259 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good on her. |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. In other news: German women's magazine goes out of business.. |
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Betty Karlson (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. That comment borders on sexist. You know that? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. In what respect, Charlie? |
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Betty Karlson (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. These respects |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Aren't you presupposing that only women read women's magazines? |
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Betty Karlson (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. The advertisers may prefer the models, not the consumers. N/T |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Advertisers perfer models because consumers prefer them. |
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Betty Karlson (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I respectfully disagree. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Will do. |
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Betty Karlson (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. * Heaving a long sigh * |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. From the OP: "in direct response to readers who have given the magazine feedback " |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. your comments appear to be the only ones 'presupposing' anything |
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Betty Karlson (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. No. I'm just really concerned about anorexia. N/T |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Women buy women's magazines - yet they would rather look at supermodels than real people in my |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Brigitte might be able to pull it off. It's always been a bit more toward the Good Housekeeping... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. only to the extent consumers have been brainwashed and manipulated by very savvy marketing |
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Betty Karlson (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. This is good news. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. That is a lot to unpack right there |
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Betty Karlson (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Yes, that evidence is there for all to see. |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. German models go on hunger strike, we won't take this shouted Ingrid, refusing a peapod |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
19. Aren't there are professional models who aren't "super skinny"? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Yes, there are such models. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-05-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. interesting.... |
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