Modeling Unto Death
A few weeks ago I watched a news show that highlighted the dangers of eating disorders. The show talked about negative media influence, thin models and celebrities. The magazine-style news item painted a grim picture of the current trends in eating disorders among women.
Then came the ad break and the channel loudly promoted the next show after the news.
That next show was "America's Next Top Model".
Such is the irony and the hypocrisy.
This week 21 year old Brazilian model Carolina Reston died from complications arising from Anorexia. Reston worked for such agencies as Ford and Elite.
Reston, 1.72m tall and weighing only 40kg, had been in hospital since October 25 due to a kidney malfunction. Her condition became more serious and deteriorated into a generalised infection that led to her death on Tuesday. (via The Australian).Bizarrely - media reports are calling her Ana Carolina Reston. If this is her first name then it is one of the most strange and sad ironies.
Sufferers of anorexia frequently refer to the disorder as "Ana" (or bulimia as "mia").
What a tragic waste of life.
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this disease has certainly become a cult. there are many sites on xanga.com as well. i should know... i have been a member for over 3 yrs. and am now realizing that this is all too fucked up.
ReplyDundee - I agree that the model looked grotesque in the second pic in the link you posted, but often such images have been PhotoShopped to make extremely thin models look even thinner - which is itself a very sick practice. The doctored photos often turn up on "pro-ana" sites or sensationalist media stories about eating disorders.
Somehow I doubt that that specific image was used in an advertising campaign or fashion spread - it's just too ugly.
Replysummer listen up luv you have an eating disorder so get sum help most people who have it think they feel fine until its too late so do yourself a favour get out of denial and get yourself some help before its too late
Replyanorexcia does kill people and we have to face that! dont try to ignore that. girls and boys need to love themselves for who they are i mean if you get overweight fix it but dont go anorexic.
Replyanorexcia does kill people and we have to face that! dont try to ignore that. girls and boys need to love themselves for who they are i mean if you get overweight fix it but dont go anorexic.
Replyanorexic is not something you choose to become. It is a illness that sneaks up on you, and it hard to battle it away.
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