All the Nudes ... Editors Take Sides in What is Model Behavior for T

New York Post ^ | 12-21-2007 | Keith J. Kelly

[toddlintown]

December 21, 2007 -- THE feud inside the New York Times over a provocative photo of a semi-nude, underage fashion model intensified this week after Times Magazine Editor Gerald Marzorati fired off a missive defending the photo.

The picture in question appeared in the Holiday issue of the glitzy fashion insert T, which came out Dec. 2, and features a soft-focus side-shot glimpse of 17-year-old model Ali Michael, and her exposed left breast.

[toddlintown]

“Rules....”

I don’t think so.

[najida]

What is even more bizarre is every decade the models get smaller and smaller and younger and younger. So goes the fashion/TV and movie “ideal” female.

While the reality is the average female is larger.

The gap just gets wider and wider every year between reality and the standard of perfection.

[tobyhill]

NY Slimes, it’s called child porn! Ever heard of it?

[Malone LaVeigh]

Maybe it’s just me, but now all the trendy clothes for guys seem very “gay”.

I've noticed that trend also.

[Monterrosa-24]

That B&W pic in post #9 is a beautiful photograph of a beautiful model. I can see why she makes lots of money making clothes and products look good.

[boxerblues]

My husband refuses to dress trendy. He still wears his Wranglers and Carharts.

Thats my favorite look on men, you are a lucky lady!

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

Seems like the designers are really looking for skinny little boys. Makes one wonder.

[mkjessup]

Not attractive to me. I’d prefer 19 to 23. I’m only 22 but I don’t find young teenagers attractive. They’re like 5’2” and 80lbs. I’m a small-frame guy myself, but twigs just aren’t attractive.

Son, you need to find yourself a stable, secure, mature COUGAR!!!

j/k - Merry Christmas!

[Popman]

Oh HELL no! Ain’t gonna happen with my daughters.

Same here, I must prefer to teach my daughters and I have, the concept of being beautiful within.

Bottom line we all get old, nothing uglier than a has-been worn out sliced and diced up former beauty queen/model trying to retain their looks.

[jdietz]

That girl is just plain unattractive.

[maggief]

Slimes does kiddy porn.

I’m stuned!

[RGSpincich]

[Popman]

I’m only 22 but I don’t find young teenagers attractive

That's good, considering young teenagers are jailbait.

[3AngelaD]

Thirty years ago, Gerald Marzorati would have been written off as just one more dirty old man who needed to be fired.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

That picture is not in the least bit attractive.

[wastedyears]

Not even in the sense I’d do anything with them. They look like garbage.

[Popman]

That B&W pic in post #9 is a beautiful photograph of a beautiful model

Yes, she is beautiful.

I hope someone teachers her beauty is only skin deep, but ugly runs down to the bone.

[wastedyears]

Just make sure your daughters eat meat.

[Mygirlsmom]

LOL! My hubby only wears polo shirts—he gets too warm in long sleeves even in winter. His criteria goes like this: if he can’t wear jeans with his polo shirt, the occasion is “formal”

[WakeUpAndVote]

Chewbaka's kid sister?