The reality of "pro-anorexia"

So, tumblr support refuse to warn, censor or remove blogs that promote eating disorders—"pro ana" blogs—on the grounds of being harmful and trivialising a mental illness because they believe in "freedom of speech". To them, "freedom of speech" means that blogs can post purging tips, tips on self-starvation, tips on hiding weight loss and generally encourage unhealthy lifestyles and the cultivation of a mental disease that kills millions of suffering men and women each year. Many people, including myself, have written to tumblr support asking why these blogs continue to exist. They do not answer our emails.

Nobody should ever "try" to get an eating disorder. Eating disorders are not glamorous, fun, diets, choices or icons. Eating disorders do not necessarily make you thin. They do not make you pretty, or popular, or stylish, or confident, or worthy of attention. They just make you unhappy, depressed and suicidal.

So, please reblog this. I want to see if I can get enough notes for people to become aware of this problem. Anorexia and bulimia are diseases. They kill. They are not "lifestyle choices" or diets. Pro-ana blogs encourage hateful behaviour towards oneself and reinforce negative thoughts about body image.

Livejournal, Xanga and Wetpaint all took a stand against pro-ana blogs, and shut down the worst offenders. Tumblr: don't be spineless. Save millions of girls from a lifetime of hell.

If you agree with anything I've said, or watched the video and liked it, please reblog this. Please. This is our chance to get heard.

- Anne

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• anorexia
• bulimia
• eating disorders
• pro ana

[GutsAsPaint]

Ie introduction into the school support class curriculum.

[GutsAsPaint]

It shouldn't be allowed. I agree. I understand the arg. That it shouldn't be hidden but it's someone else's duty to introduce pro Ana arguments and then COMPLETELY DISPROVE THE CANCEROUS SHITE.

[AllenBigDickMack]

U look like u can't even handle a dick baby!!!

[pinkfurryhat]

@Bulimiaisc00l you're either a troll or a superficial nigger.

[AnaGirlEmpath]

Censorship is NOT the solution! This silencing approach, while initially appealing, actually backfires, hurting individuals already suffering with ED's via severing their only source of support. Recovery sites are often militant, over-censored & silencing/alienating to sufferers. TOLERANCE, COMPASSION & UNDERSTANDING will save many Lives.

[Vivvd]

How can someone who claims to have such a high IQ make such a stupid video.Just because you don't know how to be a successful bulimic,doesn't mean you have to be a big baby about it!

[mcduffeee]

last bit: we can only hope people can be smart enough and respectful enough to themselves and others to not post this sort of material or look at it. what jappens if the government decides all the sudden shows or sites we call innocent are a danger and should be censored? were giving them way too much power. i do not want to be china or even nazi germany. weve already lost too much. this is only my opinion.

[mcduffeee]

hi. i understand your message. but tumblr is an american website and i am an american who still values ny civil liberties. i do not agree with censorship of any kind. i hope you can understand yourself that giving up what little of our freedom of speech we have left is a scary thing. people give up those liberties in exchange for protection without realizing it is a small step towards complete government control every time it happens. i know tumblr values these rights.

[TheLadyFractal]

@boechlrr: SOME mental illnesses are present from birth - for example, Asperger's or mental retardation - but most are not. Have you ever seen a 3 year old with schizophrenia or manic depression? Most mental diseases DEVELOP as a reaction to experiences. No, reading a blog will not make you go *poof* Now I'm anorexic! - but it encourages girls to engage in behaviors that LEAD to having an eating disorder.

[boechlerr]

@CL3RKE ..... no? people are BORN with mental illnesses.

sure they can be triggered by things but reading a pro-ana blog isn't going to make someone anorexic

it may make someone want to "become" anorexic or try starving themselves but ultimately if someone is anorexic, they're going to do that regardless.. and the girls who aren't anorexic but for some reason wish they were? they may read those and try to do it at home but it doesn't work that way. they don't have the illness, just a phase