Shockingly underweight model in TV ad

[IdaPrentice]

Has anyone seen the TV ad for Dylon (of all things)? - it features two female models, the first (with afro hair) is wearing a loose top / pant suit so it's hard to tell, but seems pretty thin, but the second, wearing red, is so so thin. Her arms just go in a straight line, no curve of any kind of muscle, she's bordering on skeletal, her face looks gaunt too.

I just saw the ad for the second time - by coincidence I'd just read an article (think it was on BBC news website) about how fashion houses have moved away from 'body positivity' and plus size models, and thin is back. The theory is this is partially influenced by all the Hollywood stars on Ozempic.

This is so unhealthy to put on TV as the kind of female beauty that everyone should aspire to. I really thought we'd moved past it now. Depressing.

I’m very similar to the women in red OP. I’ve been the same shape and pretty much the same weight all my adult life. I’m 5,9 and 9 stone 7. I’m a perfectly healthy weight for my height.
Sorry if that offends you, but I’m offended. I’ve had a lifetime of fat women telling me how ‘thin’ I am. It clearly makes them feel better about themselves and here you are doing the same 🙄

You want us to believe that Dylon shot two almost identical adverts?

It’s an actress called Bethany slater. It is not a model full stop.

If they're not, people will use the childish insult 'Teeny tinies' as a way to slap them down 🙄

Misogynistic bullshit but still, Mumsnet allows it.

They both look fine to me

This! Both women look perfectly fine to me.
Their body shapes are what I would consider to be ‘normal’.

Just because obesity is rife these days it doesn’t mean healthy/normal bodies should be hidden away.

They're just slim not unhealthy.

Are you "skinny" shaming?

The second photo is a weird angle so you can't tell. The first one looks like that's her normal healthy weight - her thighs suggest that's her natural weight.

What's with all the recent posts on slim people? Why do people think it's ok to comment on another person's weight? It's offensive, mean, and unnecessary. I'm beginning to think that some people are trying to convince themselves that they are healthy weight by suggesting that those of a normal weight are unhealthy.

Has anyone actually seen it on TV? not the video shared here, or the photo. I'm sorry I can't find it on youtube.

OP, I was commenting on the TV ad, just to be clear. As others have said, many people seem to think that being slightly overweight is normal. But in other (healthier) cultures, most people are much slimmer. Also, historically, UK women were slimmer. I have clothes from the 1950's that belonged to my mum and great aunt, and some of them I can't get into (and I'm a size 8), but they were both healthy, and normal for the time.

I agree with this, she is very Katherine Hepburn and has a perfectly healthy looking figure. Is she slender, yes she is, is she skeletal, absolutely not. She's more slender than the average woman but models generally are. I've seen this advert so many times and never once thought "oh my good look at the bones on her!" I thought this was the advert you were talking about but thought maybe there was a new one because, no, this model is not shockingly underweight.

Not just you! Would have to pause and zoom, and even then I don't think there was a shot with her entire body, all swirly glimpses.

She Looks fine. She’s just tall and has a small frame… she is also a model. I see women with that build out and about and definitely don’t think she’s skeletal, just genetically blessed.

Exactly this. It's not ok to shame those who are naturally slim and healthy.

Lady with the afro looks slim, lady in red looks very slim but not skeletal.

Let’s be honest most people who ‘skinny shame’ are jealous. I’m a size 16 and can admit I’m flipping jealous but I like to admire not tear other women down

Agree

I don’t trust some images seen nowadays. I think they can airbrush and use Ai in some cases, example the models I see on the m and s website, I used to think they were unrealistic, too skinny. I may be wrong.

If you believe a slim, athletic, healthy-looking woman is so ‘shockingly underweight’, ‘gaunt’ and ‘skeletal’ that you’re moved to start a thread about it, you may want to think about why you see a perfectly normal body weight/type as harmfully abnormal.

@Pippinsdiary Sorry, there's a thing at school that for their yr 11 proms, girls that can't afford a dress don't get offered a free one via school so they can't attend if they're plus size 😟

God that’s awful

Absolutely, her arms are really toned! She doesn't look unhealthy at all, she looks lean and strong.

I'm not body-shaming anybody, FGS, I'm discussing a trend in fashion / advertising / media for using thin models. I even mentioned this article:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62elpm2md2o

Yes I was shocked by the model in the Dylon ad that was on Chanel 5 today. NOT the version on youtube shared above. The model wearing red in the TV version had her hair up or shorter, so you could see her neck, and the pose and the shot were different.

Are you a bit of a fatty OP?

That's not on.