Skinny male mannequins, eating disorder?

Not sure that the apparent link with the female body image issue works with men, or at least not straight-forwardly. This is a salient bit from the report: Skinny male mannequins raise eating disorder fears | Life and style | The Guardian: "The company says the mannequins were modelled on teenage boys who were not anorexic, but were perfect for modelling the skinny jeans and slim tailoring made popular by stars such as Russell Brand. But eating disorder charity Beat said more men were suffering from anorexia and bulimia, and that the mannequins portrayed an unrealistic and unattainable image."
There are two related reasons why I think it may be more complicated than that. One is simply the way that in the gym age men with six packs, pecs and other well-developed muscle groups were/are a la mode. Skinny guys were out. So male body-image models have clearly got two desirable states at least in the west, only one of which involves starving yourself, potentially.

The other reason is the personally-related one. I was, before middle age metabolism kicked in, uber-skinny. So I know that some of us really were that way, without trying and healthy on it (I was right at the bottom of that graph for healthy weight to height ratio). That was a pain at first: the Charles Atlas, athletic look was fashionable. But Then, glam rock; skinny was 'in'. Glory! A way for us ectomorphs to have a bash at being envied or admired just for being ourselves!

Now one of my sons certainly has my erstwhile body type. Hates it. Can't help thinking that he'd feel a lot better about it if it really was likely to be in some way fashionable (again)...