I found that article to be absolutely disturbing. I had no idea such videos even existed. I shudder to think about how many young girls
are being affected by the image these videos portray. I do not see anorexia as a lifestyle; I see
it as an illness. I know several young
girls as I was growing up that stayed miserable and unhealthy because what they
thought they had to do to themselves in order to meet social standards. A lot of these girls were absolutely
beautiful before they became self conscious of their bodies and the
expectations society placed on them.
I believe in being healthy and couldn’t imagine being
overweight not because of appearance, but because of the simple fact of how
hard it would be to do the things I enjoy doing in my life. It seems to me that every part of my everyday
life would be harder and less enjoyable.
I do not diet because of this; I just eat somewhat healthy and exercise
on a regular basis. It is equally hard
for me to imagine being anorexic as it is for me to imagine being
overweight. Either way I would find it
next to impossible to continue enjoying the active lifestyle I find to be at
the core of my own happiness.
As for the government controlling the thinspo genre of media
it is my belief that everyone deserves freedom of speech. I also believe that the government should
step up and do something to make these forms of media less accessible to the
youth of our country.
Thank You, Jeremy
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