Results: Anorexic Model Recruitment
Modeling agencies are reported as trying to recruit their models from one of the largest eating disorder clinics in Stockholm. Doctors are outraged and state that recruiters have been standing outside of the clinic to recruit young girls that are skinny due to eating disorders.
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1.
Do you think this modelling agency should be sued for exploiting young girls with eating disorders?
Yes, this agency should be sued for exploiting girls with eating disorders
65%
•
1407 votes
No, the agency should not be sued for exploiting girls with eating disorders
17%
•
358 votes
I am undecided on this topic
18%
•
394 votes
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2.
Should there be stricter recruitment policies placed on modeling agencies to ensure that individuals with eating disorder are not being exploited? Yes, there should be stricter recruitment policies placed on modelling agencies
70%
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1519 votes
No, there should not be stricter policies placed on modelling agencies
12%
•
261 votes
I am undecided on this topic
18%
•
379 votes
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3.
Do you ever desire to have a 'model type' body? Yes, I have always desired to have the stereotypical model body
18%
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391 votes
I used to desire to have a ‘model body’, but I am now happy with the body that I have
19%
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417 votes
No, I have never desired to have the stereotypical model body
60%
•
1305 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
46 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.23% | 5 | |
| na | 0.19% | 4 |
| n/a | 0.14% | 3 |
| i just want to be fit and healthy. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'll keep my curves thank you | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have desired, but realized how much work it is for my body type and say screw it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no model type body, just to lose 30 pds | 0.05% | 1 |
| the healthier models perhaps | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have always thought that it was degrading to know that there are only certain bodies that qualify as a "model body". healthy is fundamental, not size or shape. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i still have it and i'm 57 | 0.05% | 1 |
| male | 0.05% | 1 |
| i always been happy with the tipe of body that i have. | 0.05% | 1 |
| no; i do not desire the "model body", but i would like to lose 10 pounds | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have always had the model type body....genes | 0.05% | 1 |
| i was a professional model for years but i did have a problematic view of food. | 0.05% | 1 |
| would just be happy to be a healthy weight | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm happy with my body | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have a models body | 0.05% | 1 |
| im very happy with my body i feel i have model body | 0.05% | 1 |
| looking at models make me want to be skinnier, but not anorexic. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i already have the model body and have been trying to gain weight for years as it is not healthy but i'm sick | 0.05% | 1 |
| no, just my pre-baby one. without the paunch | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm a guy, i don't give a shit. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i did have that body till i realized i was sick | 0.05% | 1 |
| fit is one thing, starving is another. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i do have a model type body by nature i am 5' 10" and under 125 pounds | 0.05% | 1 |
| i am male. my goals are different. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have struggled with lifelong body issues, but i'm more comfortable in my skin than i used to be | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have one, and i have been teased and verbally abused mercilessly for it. i wish i didn't have it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i m very skinny | 0.05% | 1 |
| born with one | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'd love to be thinner but not anorexic thin. | 0.05% | 1 |
| this is weird to answer... i had an eating disorder when i was younger and never really got all the way better. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm a guy | 0.05% | 1 |
| yes, but not as skinny as being discussed here. the standards have been changing. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i have one | 0.05% | 1 |
| i think this topic is funny. | 0.05% | 1 |
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4.
Have you ever suffered from an eating disorder? I have suffered from an eating disorder in the past
13%
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277 votes
I still suffer from an eating disorder
9%
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195 votes
I have never suffered from an eating disorder
78%
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1687 votes
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5.
Do you think women suffer with eating disorders more than men? Yes
71%
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1534 votes
No
12%
•
258 votes
Undecided
17%
•
367 votes
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6.
Who do you think is to blame for eating disorders: Society, Media, Fashion, Peer Pressure, other Society
65%
•
1409 votes
Media
53%
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1140 votes
Fashion
51%
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1091 votes
Other (please specify)
9%
•
191 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.78% | 30 | |
| all of the above | 0.50% | 19 |
| na | 0.13% | 5 |
| peer pressure | 0.10% | 4 |
| parents | 0.10% | 4 |
| themselves | 0.08% | 3 |
| mental illness | 0.08% | 3 |
| peers | 0.08% | 3 |
| all of the above. | 0.08% | 3 |
| men | 0.05% | 2 |
| self | 0.05% | 2 |
| they are | 0.05% | 2 |
| the person | 0.05% | 2 |
| all | 0.05% | 2 |
| n/a | 0.05% | 2 |
| lack of self confidence | 0.05% | 2 |
| family issues | 0.05% | 2 |
| weak personality | 0.03% | 1 |
| people with low self esteem | 0.03% | 1 |
| the individual | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above plus an emotional propensity | 0.03% | 1 |
| that depends on the person. | 0.03% | 1 |
| eating disoders are mentel health issues. it is not about eating but control. | 0.03% | 1 |
| personal self image | 0.03% | 1 |
| n | 0.03% | 1 |
| have no idea | 0.03% | 1 |
| psychological issues | 0.03% | 1 |
| environment, genetic predisposition, family history | 0.03% | 1 |
| personal weakness | 0.03% | 1 |
| peer pressure as well as | 0.03% | 1 |
| they way theyre brought up to feel pretty if thin | 0.03% | 1 |
| oversimplified | 0.03% | 1 |
| personal problem | 0.03% | 1 |
| food industry | 0.03% | 1 |
| mental predisposition | 0.03% | 1 |
| people's own minds | 0.03% | 1 |
| themselves/genes | 0.03% | 1 |
| control, appearance reasons, addiction problems | 0.03% | 1 |
| mothers | 0.03% | 1 |
| nothing in particular | 0.03% | 1 |
| people themselves | 0.03% | 1 |
| i don't know | 0.03% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.03% | 1 |
| the individual, you have the power to know right from wrong | 0.03% | 1 |
| family | 0.03% | 1 |
| the person with the eating disorder is to blame | 0.03% | 1 |
| all play a role. possibly peer pressure mostly, though. | 0.03% | 1 |
| brain | 0.03% | 1 |
| all play a role in a person who is susceptible to these disorders | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above plus low self-esteem | 0.03% | 1 |
| it's usually problems at home that cause the stress and pressure that leads to eating disorders. | 0.03% | 1 |
| not sure, but don't think you can blame anyone. we have to be responsible for our own actions. | 0.03% | 1 |
| n/a only the pesons with the disorders know why&we all can guess why | 0.03% | 1 |
| constant ongoing family stress | 0.03% | 1 |
| depends. | 0.03% | 1 |
| self worth, abuse, anxiety, all sorts of things | 0.03% | 1 |
| i think it goes deeper than that | 0.03% | 1 |
| i believe it's more of a mental disorder that's exacerbated by all of the above. | 0.03% | 1 |
| i blame the person who has the disorder. everyone makes choices for themself | 0.03% | 1 |
| there are a number of factors, and it depends on the individual situation. | 0.03% | 1 |
| peer pressure, bullying, and inadequate parenting | 0.03% | 1 |
| the person who has chosen not to eat. | 0.03% | 1 |
| there really isn't anyone to blame for it but the person themselves... yes there are a lot of pressures but it's you who ultimately decides what is going to go on with your body. | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of them in their own way | 0.03% | 1 |
| a lot of different factors. | 0.03% | 1 |
| lack of getting real job | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above, including family and friends | 0.03% | 1 |
| herself | 0.03% | 1 |
| low self esteem, self hatred | 0.03% | 1 |
| our culture. | 0.03% | 1 |
| friends & relatives. | 0.03% | 1 |
| it is a psychiatric disorder | 0.03% | 1 |
| self image | 0.03% | 1 |
| evrything and everyone | 0.03% | 1 |
| al of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| themselves...stop blaming others | 0.03% | 1 |
| family dysfunction | 0.03% | 1 |
| stress / depression | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| peerpreasure- | 0.03% | 1 |
| medical condition | 0.03% | 1 |
| the person has to take responsibility for their own bodies & quit blaming everyone else for their own problems! | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above. the models portray that you have to be thin and perfect to be noticed.make up and glamour is what makes young people think they are not all what the tv/magazines/catalogues make people to be.they should portray "be yourself". | 0.03% | 1 |
| starving onesself to make a point at a young age def. gives you probs. later. | 0.03% | 1 |
| you are and media | 0.03% | 1 |
| none | 0.03% | 1 |
| all above | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of above | 0.03% | 1 |
| men high expectations of what women "should" look like | 0.03% | 1 |
| life | 0.03% | 1 |
| themself | 0.03% | 1 |
| family stress | 0.03% | 1 |
| the thinking of ones self | 0.03% | 1 |
| mental issues | 0.03% | 1 |
| it's really a combination of fashion and media | 0.03% | 1 |
| all from society, media fashion to peer pressure | 0.03% | 1 |
| the person themselves | 0.03% | 1 |
| peer pressure and hollywood | 0.03% | 1 |
| yourself | 0.03% | 1 |
| genetics and how they are raised by their family. | 0.03% | 1 |
| all theabove | 0.03% | 1 |
| the person with the problem | 0.03% | 1 |
| all the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| individual choice | 0.03% | 1 |
| family has a huge influence on the psghological relationship kids develope with food & how they feel about themselves | 0.03% | 1 |
| household levels of educational capital | 0.03% | 1 |
| mental health | 0.03% | 1 |
| the indidual is responsible for themselves, their mental state and addictions | 0.03% | 1 |
| poor self esteem | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of the above, plus movies and tv (not sure if that's included already) | 0.03% | 1 |
| have to stay true to yourself,respect your body | 0.03% | 1 |
| weak | 0.03% | 1 |
| individual | 0.03% | 1 |
| genes | 0.03% | 1 |
| there are many factors that can blame for eating disorders, it depends on the person themselves. my sister dealt with this. | 0.03% | 1 |
| all of them! | 0.03% | 1 |
| other | 0.03% | 1 |
| obey | 0.03% | 1 |
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