Sick, sick, sick

[badseed1980]

I just randomly started looking at people's user info on the fuckyoulist. One had "anti-ana" listed as an interest. I didn't know what that was, so I checked out the community. Apparently it means "anti-anorexia", and it's a counter to a whole bunch of communities created by people who are proud and happy to be anorexic, to support one another in their fasting, purging, overexercising, and whining about how "fat" they are at 120 pounds.

Made me feel like throwing up, I can tell ya. Jesus. Most of these people are teenage girls, with a few older ones. This makes me think of when I used to be bulemic as a teenager. It's funny, I hated myself when I ate, and I hated myself when I purged. I'd rather be the weight I am now than EVER be as sick in the head as the girls on these communities. Sheesh. And some of them have been in therapy and recovery programs, and come back to BITCH about how much weight they gained! Makes me wanna bitch-slap some sense into them.

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The Pro-Ana movement

[dee-cee.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I heard about this a few years ago as a plot on Boston Public. They feel discriminated against, just like larger people.

The liberal in me is saying "ok, I see your point, your body, your life," but then I look at these skeletons with skin, read about their warped sense of body image, and want to hug and feed them at the same time.

Re: The Pro-Ana movement

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

When all they can do is bitch and moan and complain, and never have anything positive to say except "I lost another pound!" I don't really want to hug them.

It's the way they see it as "the cool thing to do" and think they're so in the right that makes me sick. It's the self-righteousness. People who are naturally rail thin? Fine. People who are naturally bountiful? Fine too. People who go to grotesque extremes to alter their bodies like that? Sick.

Re: The Pro-Ana movement

[elissa-carey.livejournal.com]

I want to do more. I want to let them know that they're dying, and show them happier ways to live and be happy with themselves. I want to make them read Simone de Beauvoir and Betty Friedan. I want to point out the unhappy faces on all those models they admire. I want them to listen to men and women they admire talk about the beauty of health.

And I want to smack all the goddamned men and women in the media who keep pushing that wretchedly sick idea of being acceptable to "your man" only if you're thin. A man who truly loves a woman will love her no matter what shape she's in. He's not worth it if all he likes is the outer woman; chances are he's as likely to go screw someone else no matter the shape his current fling is in... and so it's better to take care of oneself, try to be healthy, and love the shape one is in, and don't worry about "finding a man."

[leenah.livejournal.com]

i expect these communities are legit, however pro_scurvy is just there to be silly and snag the gullible.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that's a riot! LOL
You coming to Phoenix tonight, doll?

[leenah.livejournal.com]

will be there. might not stay too long - ron wants to eat elsewhere, since phoenix doesn't have much for a veggie headed guy to chow on.

(it's like he's my boyfriend and i hafta take care of him, you know. except, i'm missing an important benefit of boyfriendness. oh well.)

*giggle*

[mystaya-sin.livejournal.com]

I think I'll start one called " I can't wait to dance naked on your grave in the moonlight"

It's much more poetic then "fuckyoulist"

[tisana.livejournal.com]

OK, I didn't know about the anti-ana ones, but I found out about the pro-ana group while standing in line at Walgreens a few years ago. Damn tabloids. I was hoping they were joking. Went and checked online. Nope. There really were sites with girls with eating disorders giving hints to others about how to hide and/or continue their compulsive behavior without being bothered by their family and friends. I literally felt nauseous. Having an eating disorder is one thing, but to be friggin' proud of the fact that you're slowly killing yourself, and perpetuating sick behavior in others?? WTF??
I don't want to hug them either, I'd much rather smack them. I went to a private school where girls who didn't have eating disorders were far in the minority. Very unhealthy atmosphere. A few girls were driven to eating disorders, some to the point they had to be taken out of school or put into therapy or whatever to deal. So damn stupid, the whole situation.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

I agree completely.