The "pro-ana" movement -- WTF?

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Actually, I guess what I wrote may be a 'slight' oversimplification of the problem. It's something that's so hard to talk about, but then, that's what I felt was so painful watching these documentaries, and reading things anorexics have written - everyone finds it so hard to talk about.

― maryann (maryann), Saturday, 8 November 2003 06:44 (twenty years ago) link

Contrast to this story: Eat 30% Less, Live 30% Longer...
http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/11/07/calories.aging/index.html

― Skottie, Saturday, 8 November 2003 07:26 (twenty years ago) link

nine years pass...

http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/05/an-epidemic-basically-a-conflicted-weight-loss-blogger-on-thinspo/275671/

fount of thinspiration macros interviewed about appropriation of her stuff by pro-ana/pro-mia types and otherwise unhealthy people, discussion of prospects for a twitter hashtag ban, etc.

― j., Thursday, 9 May 2013 04:17 (eleven years ago) link

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