“Pushing Skinny” from Leslie Goldman’s “The Weighting Game”

Posted April 21, 2008 at 05:00 PM by Alexandra Haller

Section: Her Health, Body Image, Eating Disorders

We all know pro-ana [anorexia] websites are, by their very nature, extremely dangerous. The tips on losing weight, on how to stop hunger pangs, the “thinspo” pictures - they’re dangerous and potentially very damaging to the psyches and bodies of the young women reading them.

I don’t think there are any arguments there. As evidence: numerous search engines have taken down these sites.

But what about taking down every and any image that promotes excessive thinness?

That’s the dilemma at the heart of a battle being waged in France, where a groundbreaking new bill intends to bring down not only pro-ana websites, but fashion designers, advertisements, runway models and more.

Read the rest of this entry, and more from Leslie, on her blog: The Weighting Game.