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People wonder why women turn out to be anorexic, and develop eating disorders, but look at what the media feeds women.
Ads for gyms to lose weight, new products talking about how many carbs are in their food, extremely thin women prancing around in beautiful clothes, lots of money, and all the men's attention.
Then men, objectifying women constantly. I don't think there is one day on TA that a thread with a "hot woman" (who is undoubtedly under-weight) appears, and all the replies of "I'd hit it". Sometimes there are threads souly dedicated to this purpose.
Women see this, and realize that in order to recieve the attention/love/acceptance, they need to look like that. An eating disorder materializes.
It's a shame, and all of us are a part of the problem. You can blame these women, but essentially it isn't their fault. When you are led by all of society to believe something, you begin to act upon it. I bet women in hollywood recieve this pressure more than a typical woman, considering they DO have the spot light on them constantly.
Have you not seen the front of those magazines with the headline "WHO HAS CELLULITE NOW?!" Then they show pictures of women like Brittney Spears, who have a small tiny bit of flub, and OMG it's the end of the freaking world.
We allow this to be acceptable. I find it disgusting. My heart goes out to women and men alike who suffer from this. I hope that one day they can realize that they are beautiful.
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