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Pippa and Duchess Kate are “Thinspiration”

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This article from the Business Insider brings us the completely shocking news that anorexics use thin, famous women as inspiration for their desired starved-down forms. For some reason, we ought to be surprised that the Middleton sisters have been newly-minted members of the “Thinspiration” group. The article opens with the following line:

Looks like America’s obsession with Kate Middleton and sister Pippa has taken a dark turn.

Photos of the Middleton sisters have popped up on “pro-ana” and “pro-mia” sites, which …

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Gloria Steinem On Eating Disorders and How They Fit into a Feminist Agenda

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This past weekend, The Renfrew Center Foundation had their 20th Annual Conference, entitled “Feminist Perspective and Beyond: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future,” of which the keynote speaker was, if not everyone’s, if not many peoples favorite, feminist Gloria Steinem. But the focus of the center’s work is not just the general empowerment of women – they’re specifically a nonprofit treatment facility that does research about eating disorders. The Center’s choice to have this conference use feminism as a lens through which to view …

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Portia DeRossi’s Memoir, Unbearable Lightness, Discusses Her Struggle With Eating Disorders

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Portia DeRossi, (Ellen DeGeneres’ wife) has gone and written a book.  While I am a little tired of every single celebrity and their mom out there writing a book, I do think that this one might be quite good.  Portia is really articulate and it does help that she was the star of my all-time favorite TV show, Arrested Development. So I’m intrigued.

Incidentally, I actually attended the Ellen taping when Portia discussed her memoir titled Unbearable Lightness.  My friends and I managed to sit in the front row, close enough to see Ellen’s pores.  It was pretty awesome, plus we got free stuff which is always a good thing!  However, this …

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Thin Women on Television May Lead to Eating Disorders in Women

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A British psychologist believes that the number of thin women on TV needs to be addressed, as this can trigger eating disorders in young women. The controversy has been especially hot in Britain recently due to the selection of sickly-looking contestant Cher Lloyd as the winner of the most recent season of X Factor. …

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