Wednesday, June 28, 2006

pro-ana wrecks ya

As much as the UK's Guardian gets it wrong on the political front, this article about anorexia and the female body image makes an excellent suggestion (after a mildly suggestive introduction):
These (ultra-thin) women, and their figures, have become an ideal, something to aspire to, for millions and millions of women - and even if you don't actually want to be as thin as Posh, even if you think she is far too thin, the reality is that she has shifted the goalposts for every single one of us. If we are going to keep on putting pictures of these women in every paper and magazine, while they are so desperately underweight, we have got to remember to put big health warning stickers on them. You know - "Warning! This photo may seriously, but in a perniciously subtle way, screw with the inside of your head!"

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