Thursday, 9 August 2007

Sharing "thinspiration"

Have you ever heard about anorexia websites?
A lot of anorexic people can share their experience on line. The strange thing is that they compare their goal weights and measurements in a way "to keep each other strong".
Someone says: " Thinner is the winner", others say: "What diet pills works best?".
We think it is a bad idea to create a website like that because it doesn't solve anorexia.
Although at the same time we can understand the feelings of anorexic people because they can feel better when they chat with others who are in the same situation. As a person says:"I joined groups to get web tips and to have a place to share my feelings, rather than be judged".
Posted by Laura and Phannipa

5 comments:

Eckersley Student said...

It is a problem, and it has to be solved. Such bloggs can support people in trouble. Useful thing, isn'it?

Eckersley Student said...

We should control internet and all the website.Internet permit lot s of good actions but some people have a bad utility of Internet.

Eckersley Student said...

I think it's really difficult to control internet, and in fact I'm against censor. So I think it's the same if people do illegal things on internet or speaking. Internet has to be free so as the news too. That what I think

Manuela

Eckersley Student said...

I think that it is a new society phenomenon. Governments and peaple have to do all they can to fight it.

Sara

Unknown said...

I think these websites sound like they could be great for some anorexic people who need help and support from other people in the same situation.
At the same time, I think there is also the danger that people could wallow in their problem through these rather than getting out and sorting it out. I guess in the end it depends who you the person actually is.