Instagram has been getting a lot of attention recently, and not just for its terms-of-service debacle. It's become a resource for some women to find images to feed their anorexia -- also known as "thinspiration" or "thinspo." A large part of eating disorders is a "community" sensibility, in which fellow anorexics or bulimics share harmful tips for extreme diet and exercise -- even to the point of egging on each other's fasting attempts. As Jezebel reports, this recent issue has brought up an imp...
Instagram has been getting a lot of attention recently, and not just for its terms-of-service debacle. It's become a resource for some women to find images to feed their anorexia -- also known as "thinspiration" or "thinspo." A large part of eating disorders is a "community" sensibility, in which fellow anorexics or bulimics share harmful tips for extreme diet and exercise -- even to the point of egging on each other's fasting attempts. As Jezebel reports, this recent issue has brought up an imp...
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