Comments on: Cult of Personality http://mamavision.com/2007/09/11/cult-of-personality/ Body Image, Eating Disorders, Proanorexia Culture Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:32:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jen http://mamavision.com/2007/09/11/cult-of-personality/#comment-3516 Jen Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:36:02 +0000 http://mamavision.com/2007/09/11/cult-of-personality/#comment-3516 I actually found this site when I was researching the pro-ana movement. I thought that was really random. I don't think that you're bringing more attention to pro-ana forums then what's already out there. I know people who don't know what pro-ana means and I know people who do. It's 50/50. I do think bringing attention to them will probably make people look into them and then trigger them into developing eating disordered behaviors, but I also think you're a voice of reason and that you deter people from continuing their disordered eating habits. I'm on the fence with this one, but I think this site will ultimately do more good than harm. I actually found this site when I was researching the pro-ana movement. I thought that was really random. I don’t think that you’re bringing more attention to pro-ana forums then what’s already out there. I know people who don’t know what pro-ana means and I know people who do. It’s 50/50. I do think bringing attention to them will probably make people look into them and then trigger them into developing eating disordered behaviors, but I also think you’re a voice of reason and that you deter people from continuing their disordered eating habits. I’m on the fence with this one, but I think this site will ultimately do more good than harm.

]]> By: Lydia http://mamavision.com/2007/09/11/cult-of-personality/#comment-3520 Lydia Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:24:17 +0000 http://mamavision.com/2007/09/11/cult-of-personality/#comment-3520 I really love you for doing this because I think beauty is a question of what kind of pictures you're used to call normal. When I watch tv ads I kinda feel too fat and stuff. but no, you tell me these model-types aren't normal and it's so good to hear. every time someone says it. I think somewhen even I will get it. thank you. I really love you for doing this because I think beauty is a question of what kind of pictures you’re used to call normal. When I watch tv ads I kinda feel too fat and stuff. but no, you tell me these model-types aren’t normal and it’s so good to hear. every time someone says it. I think somewhen even I will get it. thank you.

]]> By: Vanessa http://mamavision.com/2007/09/11/cult-of-personality/#comment-3519 Vanessa Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:01:43 +0000 http://mamavision.com/2007/09/11/cult-of-personality/#comment-3519 mamaV: i honestly think your readers didn't give enough attention to this publicity issue, and i'd like to hear more from you on it. honestly, how would you feel if you made the problem worse? although in reality if pro-ana happened to grow stronger at the same time as you grew in strength you probably wouldn't recognize a causal relationship- no one could say for sure it wasn't already growing or that you specifically had made it worse. in my opinion attention is like food and water to the pro-ana movement. period. denying it publicity and trying to work from within will be more effective than helping it to reach more people than it already has. mamaV: i honestly think your readers didn’t give enough attention to this publicity issue, and i’d like to hear more from you on it. honestly, how would you feel if you made the problem worse? although in reality if pro-ana happened to grow stronger at the same time as you grew in strength you probably wouldn’t recognize a causal relationship- no one could say for sure it wasn’t already growing or that you specifically had made it worse.

in my opinion attention is like food and water to the pro-ana movement. period. denying it publicity and trying to work from within will be more effective than helping it to reach more people than it already has.

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