Apparently those French women who don't get fat? Turns out some of them have anorexia. And the government is stepping in to try to stop it.

The Guardian UK reports that the France's lower house of parliament adopted a measure that makes it illegal to "incite extreme thinness."
The law will apply across all media, including magazines, websites and advertising.

Didier Grumbach, head of the French Federation of Couture scoffed at the notion that a judge could decide who "iz skeeny and 'oo iz not!" We imagine he then lit a cigarette, ate some brie and enjoyed a full bodied red wine while sneering at the US presidential race.

If a judge does decide someone is guilty of inciting thinness, the fines are stiff, up to 30,000 euros, (which at current conversion rates is about One Million Dollars.) Offenders can also be sentenced to jail time.

We absolutely applaud the sentiment, but forgive us for believing that even the French, with their legendary officiousness and love of bureaucracy, will have a hard time enforcing this law.

Still, every little bit counts. Along with the movement to require a minimum BMI to walk fashion shows, it's heartening to see specific action to create healthier images of women. Merci, France!