Comments on: Malnourished Monday #2

By: Ava Green

Ava Green — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:03:26 +0000

even if Kate Moss is short, she has that unique pretty face*,:

By: Mamma Po

Mamma Po — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:05:28 +0000

Absolutely with you, Met Mum, on Kate’s reckless stupidity in sharing her diet tips with us. After so many years in the spotlight, she really should know better. But clearly doesn’t.

What’s worse though, is how 1 dimensional her life must be as a result of this skewed attitude towards food and eating. I genuinely feel sorry for her – actually have just posted on the matter!

By: MM

MM — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:05:34 +0000

Thank you for all your great comments – I would love to reply to each and all of them, but I am traveling this week with limited computer access. I promise to get back to you soon! xx MM

By: ThatGirl39

ThatGirl39 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:22:32 +0000

Oh dear. I agree that silence is the best option, especially when you are an icon for young people. I think icon is a better word as I wouldn’t call anyone who takes cocaine a role model. The skinny debate is an interesting one that will rage on and on in the fashion industry and never be resolved. You could say that it’s hypocritical of me to read fashion mags and enjoy wearing clothes more when I’m slimmer whilst at the same time, encouraging my daughter to eat a good diet and hope that she ends up in healthy shape. i.e. not too skinny or too big. Beauty can be found in a lot of images… as Lady Mama says, Marilyn was gorgeous and I think some photos of Kate are beautiful too. I try not to get too hung up on the debate but just try and do whats right for me and my daughter. A great topic that gets everyone to have their say MM… brilliant! x

By: Lady Mama

Lady Mama — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:07:46 +0000

Yes! Role models are a huge part of the problem. I don’t mind Kate Moss, but like other supermodels I kind of think, meh, she’s okay, nothing amazing. She’s not sexy at all. Marilyn Monroe – SHE was beautiful (and a size 16 I believe).

By: Rosie Scribble

Rosie Scribble — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:20:29 +0000

I was absoluely appalled by this too, especially because she would surely have been aware of the impact of her comment, she has worked in the industry for so long and has hade the “anorexia” term thrown at her in the past. She is also hugely influential and of course she designs for Top Shop. So it’s disgusting really and I can imagine that quite is all over the pro-ana websites.
She needs to meet some eating disorder sufferers and find out how skinny really feels. It may make her rethink, or maybe not.

By: Platespinner

Platespinner — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:28:19 +0000

Yep, I also agree. In fact, I was so cross when I heard about the comment I also blogged about it. I love the idea of ‘malnourished Monday’. It’s so important we fight against these images, and they don’t just effect young girls but grown, intelligent-in-other-ways, women like myself.

You might be interested in this thread on the F-Word blog: http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2009/11/kate_moss_nothi.

It is essentially defending her and blaming the media for encouraging the furore, but having read the blog and the comments, I still think it’s up to Kate Moss to take responsibility for what she says.

By: Pushchairs

Pushchairs — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:16:40 +0000

that comment was a disgrace!! Can’t believe she can get away with saying things like that in the public eye while being such a huge role model.

By: Dawn/LittleGreenFingers

Dawn/LittleGreenFingers — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:06:39 +0000

Maybe she really said “nothing tastes as good as skinny fries”. Poor girl. She was only bigging up her favourite McDonalds order and now everyone’s having a go…

By: nappyvalleygirl

nappyvalleygirl — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:37:35 +0000

What a stupid thing to say. But then again, she’s a fashion model, not an intellectual….and it probably would be best, as you say, if she stayed silent and inscrutable.