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Originally Posted by prinţesă nină  well, i am going to choose my words carefully here...
i think the thinness of most models/celebs is overstated. while anorexia/bulimia is clearly unhealthy, i reckon its a label thats thrown about too loosely. i have my own theory of why these labels are used so liberally... just because a girl is skinny that doesnt make her either unhealthy or anorexic. its more likely she is either naturally thin or she simply eats reasonable portions and exercises. its not 'unrealistic' to be thin. fat is not the natural state of the human body. |
This isn't a pro-obesity discussion, I don't think anyone here is saying that it's healthy to be over-weight. The issue isn't so much thin avatars, it's the clear and proud pro-eating disorder message that Thinspo is promoting.