http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2009/06/30/tweenorexia/ A blog about mental health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:55:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2009/06/30/tweenorexia/comment-page-1/#comment-5091 Kristin Bell Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:17:42 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/?p=3248#comment-5091 Seriously, what do parents expect when they are complicit in creating a society that obsesses about weight and creates a culture of fat hate? Ya think that anti-obesity programs might play a part? Uh...duh. Even when I was younger, back in the dark ages, more girls cared about being thin than about doing well in school. These people in the video act like anorexia just dropped out of the sky from no where! Wha?!? Seriously, what do parents expect when they are complicit in creating a society that obsesses about weight and creates a culture of fat hate? Ya think that anti-obesity programs might play a part? Uh…duh. Even when I was younger, back in the dark ages, more girls cared about being thin than about doing well in school. These people in the video act like anorexia just dropped out of the sky from no where! Wha?!?

]]> http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2009/06/30/tweenorexia/comment-page-1/#comment-5090 Mari Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:35:49 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/?p=3248#comment-5090 While I have sympathy for the many women and teenagers (and pre-teens!) who suffer from ED, I can honestly say upon watching this segment (or other shows about eating disorders), I've never wanted to be that thin, even for a fraction of a second. While I have sympathy for the many women and teenagers (and pre-teens!) who suffer from ED, I can honestly say upon watching this segment (or other shows about eating disorders), I’ve never wanted to be that thin, even for a fraction of a second.

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