The website I chose is both a support group and an informational site. It's also somewhat of a personal blog. The website is about thinspiration or "pro-ana". A young girl describes her experiences of being anorexic and makes it seem so positive and enlightening. She has many links on her page that go more in depth about being pro-ana. She wrote a list of reasons of why eating is so terrible, the best ways to exercise, videos and music that will help people to not eat, among many other things. The number of supporters for this website baffles me. In my opinion, this is an extreme social deviant. I believe that anorexia is a deviant in and of itself but I also know that it is a sickness, and therefore am less likely to judge someone who has this illness. This website is above and beyond that. This website is above and beyond a support group. It seems almost cult-like. I can't even fathom the insecurities of these poor young girls and I hope that somehow an end is put to this "fad," soon.
I agree, anorexia is a terrible thing. Those girls would look so much better with more pounds. The list of why eating is terrible was frankly frightening. Do you think America's anorexia problem is a symptom of our society's infatuation with thin celebrities (as mentioned in the list)?
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ReplyDeleteWow...I would never have thought there would be any thing in favor of anorexia. In highschool I was kind of forced into not eating in order to make weight for wrestling meets, and it was not fun, so I know first hands that the "benefits" are greatly out weighed.
ReplyDeleteSo sad...this is the third website on anorexia posted by students in the class, all of whom were women. So, I hope they don't use these sites!
ReplyDeleteI was actually apprehensive about doing this website because these types of websites can trigger recovering anorexics into wanting to be anorexic again... I'm hoping that situation was avoided.
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