I was perusing some "pro-Ana" sites earlier, and noticed a common thing called "Thinspiration" -- photos of very beautiful, thin celebrity women -- Angelina Jolie, Christina Aguilera, Adriana Lima, Gisele Bundchen, Jessica Alba, etc. The point of "thinspiration" is to show girls what they might look like if they starve themselves that thin.
But it occured to me, maybe what the girls think starving will do is make them look beautiful like the celebrities. Maybe its not so much about thin-ness as it is beauty. But starving yourself won't give you Angelina Jolie's beautiful bone structure or generous lips. It won't give you bewitching supermodel eyes, or a slender nose, or a generous bust.
I would especially like the opinions of anorexics/bulemics on this observation. I am not anorexic but I struggle heavily with body image and diet. I almost feel that being thin would transform me into something totally different - yet I also see how that is not logical.
2006-12-19
09:03:59
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