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Anorexic women targeted by porn

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msrisotto · 06/04/2011 19:07

www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/apr/06/anorexic-women-targeted-by-porn-websites?INTCMP=SRCH

A shocking article.

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AyeRobot · 06/04/2011 19:18

I don't really know what to say in response to that.

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dittany · 06/04/2011 19:21

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msrisotto · 06/04/2011 19:22

I know right, I typed a few things in my OP that I deleted.
It's obviously sick and wrong but also a continuation of the hatred and abuse of women theme I suppose.

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nethunsreject · 06/04/2011 19:23

Good grief!

Anorexia is such a denial of all things physical and sexual.

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dittany · 06/04/2011 19:46

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MillyR · 06/04/2011 19:53

I don't think anorexia is a denial of all things sexual; it is often a denial of being seen as sexual by others, and denial of having oneself being controlled by others. I think that even emaciation is turned into a form of pornography, then anorexic women have nowhere left to go to work through those issues of sexuality and control.

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suwoo · 06/04/2011 19:54

The pro-ana websites are abhorrent and should be closed down. But its a free country, eh.

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MillyR · 06/04/2011 19:59

Yes, it is a free country, and as long as they are not actually at a weight which would get them sectioned, it is their right to do what they want with their own bodies.

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suwoo · 06/04/2011 20:02

They are just so sad though, those websites. They can be so competetive and as often anorexic girls are the same, it perpetuates their need to be the thinnest.

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nethunsreject · 06/04/2011 20:05

Good point Diffany.

I can only really talk about my own experience of anorexia and yes, it was about control and about avoiding sexual experiences, ie avoiding becoming 'womanly' and attractive (I had been sexually abused).

I guess being sexually abused is a factor in some EDs and in some pornography 'stars' too. SO more in common the more I think about it, actually!