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I had originally planned on writing a blog post on model Filippa Hamilton, who recently was fired from Ralph Lauren for being “too fat”. The woman is 5’10” and is barely 120 pounds. Some controversy started when she noticed a magazine cover featuring a ridiculously photoshopped version of herself… where her waist is the size of her head. She is in the process of hiring a lawyer and protesting the grotesque image. Lo and behold when I tried to find the link, yet another photoshopping disaster appeared! This time it’s model Valentina Zelyaeva who gets to see herself slimmed down on the Ralph website. I think it’s appalling what these magazines are doing to the image of women. Most of us aren’t size 2’s, and it’s frustrating to grow up in a society that pushes an unreal standard.

What a ridiculous notion that even models can’t look like models anymore!