The next segment of the work force to hit the unemployment line may be models. Not only are fashion magazines closing at a rapid clip, but some--like Germany's Brigitte -- are outlawing the use of models and instead relying on real women with "normal" bodies.
I approve. I love looking at thin, beautiful women as much as most 20 year old men, but I don't like using them to decide if I should buy a jacket, pants or pair of boots because it requires far too much imagination on my part. First I have to imagine what the outfit will look like on a body half as tall. Next I have to add about 40 lbs to the figure and almost as many years. Finally, I have to picture how it would look on someone who knows how to stand up straight and isn't making "sex with me now" eyes.
Unfortunately, I fear this will go too far and I'll soon see my octogenariun neighbor modeling recycled rain ponchos or one of the 300 lb-ers at my gym prancing around in her Hanes. Maybe we could agree to use only European real women.
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