Unhealthy model

The government of France ruled in favor of prohibiting by law the recourse to Models extremely thin on the fashionable catwalks, despite the reluctance of the agencies, and to sanction the apology of the anorexy .

 

I will support these initiatives, "said the Minister of Health, Marisol Touraine , when questioned on two amendments to the Health Law presented by a socialist deputy.

One of the amendments tabled by the deputy Olivier Veran aims to prohibit agencies from hiring Models diagnosed in state of malnutrition .

 

Unhealthy model

To that end, Veran proposes to modify the Work code to force the agencies to present a medical certificate that establishes that the Body Mass Index (BMI) of each model is greater than a certain value.

According to the project, the breach of the law will be subject to a penalty of six years in prison and a fine of 75,000 euros.

The National Union of Model Agencies (SYNAM) of France, which groups some 40 companies, regretted that this proposal takes into account only the French situation.

 

The French agencies are in permanent competition with their European counterparts. Therefore, a European approach is essential, "said SYNAM.

Some countries, such as Spain, Italy, Belgium, Chile and Israel, have already passed laws or decreed regulations on the subject.

The second amendment establishes a "crime of valuing the thinness excessive "and aims to prohibit websites that make" apology of the anorexy ”.

Olivier Veran estimated that in France there are between 30,000 and 40,000 people suffering from anorexy mental.

 

These are adolescents in 90% of cases. The social impact of the image conveyed by fashion, in which women must be thin at a pathological level to be beautiful and be able to parade, is very strong, "said Veran.

It seems to me that a model must feed and take care of her health. It is an important message to young women and adolescents, said Minister Touraine.

The initiative has the support of Gerald Marie , former director of the agency Elite in Europe.

 

All the amendments that help to avoid the promotion of anorexia "are positive," Gerald Marie told AFP.

But you have to avoid mixing things. Is the anorexy and there are women who are thin, very thin, by temperament, and they can be made to eat all day and they will still be thin, explained Marie.

We have to define the anorexy and see that it's a psychological, psychiatric problem, said Gerald Marie.

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) , eating disorders, such as anorexy , are the third cause of death in adolescents.


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