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On Thin Ice
 It's A Small World After All: Ever wonder how you can get yourself thin and beautiful like Lara Flynne Boyle or Kate Moss? Want to know how Brittany Murphy and Christina Ricci went from buxom to billfold-thin? Just do a Google search, and learn how to become anorexic.
Ana and Mia sites (pro anorexia and pro bulimia websites) are fairly prolific. Some try to restrict readers who are not already anorexic, but others give step-by-step "thinspiration" tips on how the novice can starve herself to perfection. Yahoo deletes these sites, but you can still find a host of other sites, message boards, cliques and webrings devoted to a "bones of beauty" lifestyle. The personal sites share common themes: lists of "safe" foods; weight charts; gloomy diary entries by depressive young women; and a section of pictures of skinny models and actresses called "Thinspiration" (which is where these photos came from). Forty Reasons ... Tips and tricks from a website called Starvation read like any sane parent's nightmare:  -dont avoid the kitchen. people will suspect something Tips for bulimics teach you different ways to induce vomiting, and the best foods to eat while binging. Eat foods like ice cream, milkshakes, soft stuff which is easier to come up. However, don't try purging citric fruits, raw vegetables, breads, hot and spicy foods since this might hurt a lot and you might not get everything up. Oh and be carreful with sharp foods like some cereals and chips since they can get stuck or cut your throat.. If you choose to eat these it's better to just exercise it off or fast but if you really feel you need to purge be sure to chew your food EXTRA well please.. You don't want to hurt yourself. Here's a comment by a 22-year-old woman left in one 15-year-old girl's guestbook: No offense, but if you weigh 145, you're not ana! I'm about your height, and have never weighed above 109. I've maintained a weight of 98 for 16 months now now. All I can say is, good luck! Good luck at what? Starving yourself to death? Way to be supportive.  Emaciated: The following is from a site by Lauren, who says she is now in recovery (this is not a picture of Lauren; it's one from her collection).
"i decided not to include an emaciated gallery on my site. first of all, i could hardly find any pictures that aren't already in every other emaciated gallery on the web. the picture above was one of the few that i found. i remember putting this picture on my old site without thinking anything of it, but when i saw it this time i felt so sad. i don't know how that could be inspirting to anyone, the picture looks so painful and hopeless. this is definately not something i want to promote. if anything, this picture is on my website to show the true pain of anorexia not as a lifestyle, but as a disorder. " - Lauren One site makes a distinction between anorexics and "rexies," a term of empowerment for those who see this disease as an accomplishment. I guess Calista Flockhart is a fun-loving rexie, while Karen Carpenter is a rotting-in-her-grave anorexic. "You may already know the difference between us rexies and anorexics! If u want sympathy for your "disease", you are anorexic. If you want respect and admiration for your lifestyle of choice, you are a rexie… Anorexics die. Rexies don't. Have we understood the difference? This site is for us rexies, who are proud of our accomplishments, and the accomplishments that lie ahead. we will never die." Wow, being a rexie is the key to eternal life. Who fucking knew? Reading through these websites has given me mixed feelings of pity and anger. Because I have children, it also makes me afraid. Should these sites be allowed?  I realize Yahoo is a big corporation concerned with protecting its ass, but in general I can't abide by censorship. Television, movies and magazines are filled with thin role models. These girls are simply sharing secrets on how to achieve the look that's being shoved down our throats. Since Yahoo is deleting sites, they are forced to become sneaky (just like they are with food) if they want to use a freeserver.
I can't help but wonder what message it's sending to these girls. I also think it's destroying an opportunity to learn what makes them tick.
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