From VivirLatino:

"Sadly, posts on VL about Latina models or aspiring models dying from eating disorders are not uncommon. (...) "Supermodel Gisele Bundchen says weak families are to blame for anorexia -- not the fashion industry that has been widely criticized for promoting waifish silhouettes.

"I never suffered from this problem (anorexia) because I had a very strong family base. Parents are responsible, not the fashion industry," she said in the Friday edition of O Globo newspaper."

I agree. And I disagree. VivirLatino is asking "Who do you think is to blame?" I think both the fashion industry and the parents have their share of guilt (and fault). Even the models (and women) who suffer this illness are to blame.

But what I really think is the "blame game" won't do any good. Ever, in any subject. Instead of looking for who is to blame, we should take responsibility, and DO something.

What have you told your children about this? Have you ever explained to your daughter it is unhealthy to look like some models and actresses? That it's unrealistic wanting to have that kind of body shape? It's ridiculous to believe it is beautiful to walk around showing your ribs? Have you told your son women die trying to fit the standards??

What have you said to your girlfriends? "Uh, that's awful, a 14 years old girl died of anorexia!" followed by "I'm eating nothing but lettuce, to loose a few pounds" or "Oh, you really need a diet, so you'll fit in those size 2 pants "?

What do you say to yourself? Do you believe that "Size 6 is the new 14" crap? Do you think fat people are repellent? Have you noticed some of the so called stunning, sexy celebrities have legs so thin, that the knees are the widest part of it? Do you think that's gorgeous?

What needs to be changed is the "famish look is beautiful" mentality.

Because, ultimately, society is to blame. Us. Each and everyone of us.