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Clearly, the industry NEEDS a change. Representation matters.

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Clearly, the industry NEEDS a change. Representation matters.

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"Plus-size models appeared in 2.2 percent of the castings for fall 2017 campaigns, and they made up less than 1 percent of the total in the fall 2017 runway shows" (Safronova, 2017).

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During the 2017 runway season, "only 27.9 percent of the models who walked the spring 2017 runways were nonwhite" (Safronova, 2017).

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The industry is changing, but some agencies will tell a model they need to lose weight or recommend a diet. This is extremely unhealthy and detrimental to someone's mental health

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A juxtaposition in an image for modeling could be a large plate of food verse the apple your agency told you to eat.

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Myth busted. Models don't get money thrown at them. Fun Fact I've learned in my time modeling is that runway shows are one of the least paying jobs a model can do.

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It is almost impossible as a model to feel like you will find success when you doomscroll on social media. Models are constantly compared to one another. That is how models get jobs, but social media makes modeling extremely competitive. Garcia-Navarro says that doomscrolling breads anxiety, and it is a troublesome cycle for our mental health. Constant comparison in the industry is very draining.

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This portrays a romanticized version of modeling that shows a day in the life of a "top" model. These models prove the generalization that all models have a high salary and luxury jobs. This is not the case for the majority of models because there are such few models that actually have this lifestyle; furthermore, it sets a standard that is not attainable and edited by producers.

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How Taylor Hill Gets Runway Ready | Diary of a Model | Vogue

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Watch this video! Models we see on the runway and in magazines talk about the realities of modeling. Modeling can take a toll on mental health, and these models speak on the need for diversity in the industry.

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8 Models on the Realities of Modeling Today | The Models | Vogue

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Eating Disorders are very common in the industry

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Eating Disorders are very common in the industry

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"In a study conducted by the Model Alliance in conjunction with researchers from Harvard University and Northeastern University that was published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, 81 percent of the models surveyed reported a body mass index of less than 18.5, which is considered underweight by the World Health Organization" (Safronova, 2017).

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"A model working in New York earned, on average, $48,130 in 2016, while one working elsewhere in the United States earned $36,560, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Models are often offered payment in the form of clothes" (Safronova, 2017).

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Artist, Uğur Gallenkuş, juxtaposes different worlds in one image. It proves generalizations can be far from accurate, and it prompts us to look at reality.

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Turkish collage artist Uğur Gallenkuş has created an innovative photography project - juxtaposing two different worlds within a single image.

The 29-year-old, based in Istanbul, shows a relaxed and peaceful world on one side and compares it with a more tumultuous one on the other.

Gallenkuş, who creates the photomontages as a hobby, wants to create awareness about different life circumstances and send a message to people in both developed and developing countries.

"I would like to meet people in developed countries, see them and tell them they are lucky to have their own separate world," he told Euronews. "There is war and hunger in the developing world, and people in these countries face many difficulties."

But Gallenkuş also has a message for people in developing countries to think about why their education, health and legal systems are not like those of some developed countries and they struggle to achieve democracy.

"I think my message is conveyed by seeing the photos. I get different feedback from around the world. Most of the reactions are positive," said the artist. "People seem to understand the idea behind my photos."

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Artist juxtaposes two different worlds in one photo collage

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Turkish collage artist Uğur Gallenkuş has created an innovative photography project - juxtaposing two different worlds within a single image. The 29-year-old, based in Istanbul, shows a relaxed and peaceful world on one side and compares it with a more tumultuous one on the other.

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So many of us do it: You get into bed, turn off the lights, and look at your phone to check Twitter one more time.

You see that coronavirus infections are up. Maybe your kids can't go back to school. The economy is cratering.

Still, you incessantly scroll though bottomless doom-and-gloom news for hours as you sink into a pool of despair.

This self-destructive behavior has become so common that a new word for it has entered our lexicon: "doomscrolling."

The recent onslaught of dystopian stories related to the coronavirus pandemic, combined with stay-at-home orders, have enabled our penchant for binging on bad news. But the habit is eroding our mental health, experts say.

Karen Ho, a finance reporter for Quartz, has been tweeting about doomscrolling every day over the past few months, often alongside a gentle nudge to stop and engage in healthier alternatives.

Ho first saw the term in a Twitter post from October 2018, although the word may very well have much earlier origins.

"The practice of doomscrolling is almost a normalized behavior for a lot of journalists, so once I saw the term I was like, 'Oh, this is a behavior I've been doing for several years,' " she says.

If Ho's daily reminders aren't enough to break the habit, clinical psychologist Dr. Amelia Aldao warns that doomscrolling traps us in a "vicious cycle of negativity" that fuels our anxiety.

"Our minds are wired to look out for threats," she says. "The more time we spend scrolling, the more we find those dangers, the more we get sucked into them, the more anxious we get."

That grim content can then throw a dark filter how you see the world, says Aldao.

"Now you look around yourself, and everything feels gloomy, everything makes you anxious. So you go back to look for more information."

The cycle continues.

Aldao, the director of Together CBT, a clinic that specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy, has worked with her patients to cut back on doomscrolling.

Here's some of her advice on how to temper the doom:
Set a timer
I work mostly with clients who experience anxiety and part of what I've been doing with them now for weeks, for months, is actually setting limits to how much they're scrolling. And I literally tell them, "Set up a timer."

You do want to know what's happening in the world, so the solution isn't to never go online again, but it's finding boundaries.
Stay cognizant
Going into it, opening up your phone, reminding yourself why you're there, what are you looking for, what information are you trying to find. And then periodically checking in with yourself - have I found what I needed?
Swap 'vicious cycles' for 'virtuous cycles'
Whether it's ice cream, connecting with friends, sending something funny to a friend - those are the things we should spend more time doing just to build positive emotions in our lives.
Danny Hensel and Barrie Hardymon produced and edited the audio for this story. Emma Bowman produced it for the Web.

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Your 'Doomscrolling' Breeds Anxiety. Here's How To Stop The Cycle

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So many of us do it: You get into bed, turn off the lights, and look at your phone to check Twitter one more time. You see that coronavirus infections are up. Maybe your kids can't go back to school. The economy is cratering.

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"What It's Truly Like to Be a Fashion Model"

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"What It's Truly Like to Be a Fashion Model"

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What It’s Truly Like to Be a Fashion Model (Published 2017)

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“Every day that you’re working as a model, you’re objectified somehow.” Twelve models, in their own words, on issues like racism, body shaming and financial problems.

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Rosling describes The Generalization Instinct as the urge to place things in categories. Stereotyping and false assumptions are a fault of generalizing. The stereotype of models is that they are tall, size two, white, and have perfect skin. This is false assumption is harmful to the modeling industry because it inhibits change. Rosling asks for humility, and there needs to be humility from those in and out of the modeling industry.

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Models like Bella Hadid, Gigi Hadid, and Kendall Jenner set unrealistic expectations of what models should like, what jobs they should get, and the lifestyle they should be living

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Modeling appears to be a niche and aesthetic lifestyle as models set the standard of beauty. In reality, the industry is extremely saturated and difficult to make a living out of. A model’s daily life and hardships are widely misunderstood, and it is a topic that needs to be addressed.