In addition to new laws that have banned underweight models
from participating in local advertising, policy-makers in Israel have just
passed a new law that will require publications to reveal when models have been
photo-shopped or if images have been edited to make models appear thinner than
they are. As one of the first laws of
this kind, supporters are encouraged that this may help the effort to decrease the
rate of eating disorders by promoting positive self image through media publications
of realistic bodies. This law would also
be helpful in demonstrating and unveiling the vast use of digital imaging in
countless publications. The fashion
industry is often criticized for romanticizing extreme thinness, and this
course of action by the government is one of the first attempts to break this
illusion-revealing the dangerous potentials that this could lead to,
particularly the development of eating disorders. Learn more about this new law implement in
Israel by reading here.
What are your thoughts about this new legislation? What implications might this have for those
who are struggling with eating disorders?
