Modeling industry's younger demographic; How young is TOO young?

Catapharact · 05-08-11, 13:37

Personally, I think there should be an ethical boundary that model agencies need to adhere to and follow moral and ethical standards on their own rather then any forceful federal law pushing them to do so. Its quite creepy as to how young some of the models are these days posing in risque pictures; And I am not exaggerating when I use the word young:

http://jezebel.com/5827092/fashion-i...ld-french-girl

Dennis's Mom · 05-08-11, 14:21

I agree. There's a little to much "come hither" in those photos. We should not be encouraging that.

!Lara Croft! · 05-08-11, 14:24

18+ for provocative modelling, anything younger must be properly covered and not posing to wet the appitie of pedafiles...

xXhayleyroxXx · 05-08-11, 14:51

Yeah, the provocative poses are wrong for her age, it's like they're trying to make her look older than she is and that's terrible.

Lara Croft! · 05-08-11, 14:58

The lines to provocative can be blurry. A 12-year-old model may pose with a flowery dress and a lollipop for a clothes ad. This is not provocative, but I'm sure pedobear would put his seal of approval. Or it may be a 16-year-old that looks a lot younger. There are so many factors to take into consideration, that a fixed answer cannot be given in this one. As long as young females "sell", which I figure is forever, then the sexy pics of underage models will always be there unfortunately.

remote91 · 05-08-11, 15:55

They have such grown up features.. it's just plain weird to look at.

peeves · 05-08-11, 16:45

I think anything under 18 would be too young for models particularly male models. And for girls 16 but i think those girls are too young for fashion imo.

Catapharact · 05-08-11, 17:17

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Originally Posted by peeves

I think anything under 18 would be too young for models particularly male models. And for girls 16 but i think those girls are too young for fashion imo.

What about models for store flyers like the GAP? Do you think that these kids should not model for pictures used in flyers for these stores?

As I see, there is nothing wrong with kids modeling for their specific demographic. HOWEVER, when you place a kid upon the pedestal of a super model and make them present themselves as something provocative then that is where the problem starts.

peeves · 05-08-11, 17:37

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Originally Posted by Catapharact

What about models for store flyers like the GAP? Do you think that these kids should not model for pictures used in flyers for these stores?

As I see, there is nothing wrong with kids modeling for their specific demographic. HOWEVER, when you place a kid upon the pedestal of a super model and make them present themselves as something provocative then that is where the problem starts.

Models for the gap would be fine for under 18's but not for fashion models for adults that you must be tall for.

Rai · 05-08-11, 18:54

Well kids model kids clothes, nothing wrong in that. This little girl has quite an 'older' look about her features, that can't be helped. The only pic I think is a little creepy is the one with her lying on the sofa: she's clearly been made to look older and is wearing high heals. Unless a 10 year old without a top on dressed as a 'native American' can be seen as creepy in some way. It's obvious she hasn't started puberty yet, in which case a pic like that would be inappropriate. The clothes themselves (apart from the heals) aren't anything I haven't already seen on little girls.

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Catapharact Tomb Raider Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canadiana Posts: 20,116	Modeling industry's younger demographic; How young is TOO young? Personally, I think there should be an ethical boundary that model agencies need to adhere to and follow moral and ethical standards on their own rather then any forceful federal law pushing them to do so. Its quite creepy as to how young some of the models are these days posing in risque pictures; And I am not exaggerating when I use the word young: http://jezebel.com/5827092/fashion-i...ld-french-girl __________________ I am sorry for not offending you. Please be patient. I'll get to you shortly.

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Lara Croft! Tomb Raider Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greece ♀ Posts: 23,215	The lines to provocative can be blurry. A 12-year-old model may pose with a flowery dress and a lollipop for a clothes ad. This is not provocative, but I'm sure pedobear would put his seal of approval. Or it may be a 16-year-old that looks a lot younger. There are so many factors to take into consideration, that a fixed answer cannot be given in this one. As long as young females "sell", which I figure is forever, then the sexy pics of underage models will always be there unfortunately. __________________ No one is winning. The other side just loses slower.

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remote91 Tomb Raider Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 11,397	They have such grown up features.. it's just plain weird to look at. __________________ Give me religion and a lobotomy.

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peeves Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York State Gender: ♂ Posts: 38,650	I think anything under 18 would be too young for models particularly male models. And for girls 16 but i think those girls are too young for fashion imo. Last edited by peeves; 05-08-11 at 16:47.

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Rai Moderator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: UnKnown, the bubble popped Posts: 17,981	Well kids model kids clothes, nothing wrong in that. This little girl has quite an 'older' look about her features, that can't be helped. The only pic I think is a little creepy is the one with her lying on the sofa: she's clearly been made to look older and is wearing high heals. Unless a 10 year old without a top on dressed as a 'native American' can be seen as creepy in some way. It's obvious she hasn't started puberty yet, in which case a pic like that would be inappropriate. The clothes themselves (apart from the heals) aren't anything I haven't already seen on little girls. __________________ I’m tired of being in this slumber: Procrastination, I have your number!