Health Fascists Strike Again

Madrid’s regional government has issued restrictions on overly thin models from participating in Madrid’s fashion show, Pasarela Cibeles. Similar to the fanaticism displayed by anti-smoking activists, the government officials have made these requirements all in the name of “health”. I would enjoy seeing pictures of the government officials who came up with this restriction, surely they are pristine examples of health, envious over-weight bureaucrats could never think of doing such a thing. I have always maintained that the ban on second-hand smoke in private businesses, a despicable assault on private property rights, sets up a precedent for more governmental control over our private lives all in the name of “health”. From the article:

"If they [fashion show] don't go along with it [ban on skinny models] the next step is to seek legislation, just like with tobacco," said Carmen Gonzalez of Spain's Association in Defense of Attention for Anorexia and Bulimia, which has campaigned for restrictions since the 1990s.