Celebrity Culture Is Something That Pains Me.

Not That It Was Twiggy's Fault, But The Ubiquity Of Her Image Created A Sense In Young Women That To Be Stylish Meant To Be Skinny, Flat-chested With An Ingenue Face And Straight Hair.

Beauty Has Been Democratised. No Longer The Preserve Of Movie Stars And Models But Available To All. But While The Invitation To Beauty Is Welcomed, It Has Become Not So Much An Option As An Imperative.

Skinny Is Only One Body Type.

Mothers Unconsciously Allow More Latitude To Sons, And Open Encouragement, And With Daughters They Treat Them As They Would Treat Themselves.

The Insistence That The Commercialisation Of The Body Is A Fit Subject For Political Discussion And Intervention Is Well Overdue.