Comments on: The Making of mamaVISION http://mamavision.com/2008/02/14/the-making-of-mamavision-2/ Love me or hate me I'm going to be here. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:57:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Leire http://mamavision.com/2008/02/14/the-making-of-mamavision-2/#comment-7200 Leire Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:40:35 +0000 http://mamavision.wordpress.com/?p=1078#comment-7200 I dunno, X. Offhand, I'd say that's 'cause you and I got different values. I tend to value every single person I encounter, based on the belief that they are an immortal soul (I don't mean that like Highlander); I don't want to write druggies off as worthless because they are druggies, nor pro-anas off because they are "willingly" anorexic (I don't know if you ever been within miles of that place, but I've seen it; it's a choice to a point, and then it's a habit, an addiction; the will is gone and the person is trapped in hell on earth . . . some girls I know that have dealt with it still won't step on a scale or look in a mirror for fear that it will take them back there). You can write off whoever you like; I think no one is really a lost cause until they are dead. What are you afraid of X? I dunno, X. Offhand, I’d say that’s ’cause you and I got different values. I tend to value every single person I encounter, based on the belief that they are an immortal soul (I don’t mean that like Highlander); I don’t want to write druggies off as worthless because they are druggies, nor pro-anas off because they are “willingly” anorexic (I don’t know if you ever been within miles of that place, but I’ve seen it; it’s a choice to a point, and then it’s a habit, an addiction; the will is gone and the person is trapped in hell on earth . . . some girls I know that have dealt with it still won’t step on a scale or look in a mirror for fear that it will take them back there). You can write off whoever you like; I think no one is really a lost cause until they are dead. What are you afraid of X?

]]> By: x http://mamavision.com/2008/02/14/the-making-of-mamavision-2/#comment-7333 x Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:57:24 +0000 http://mamavision.wordpress.com/?p=1078#comment-7333 I've decided to stop caring about pro-anorexics. They're lost causes and they knowingly engage in things that will kill them. Fine. Suicide is someone's choice. I just hope I'm never unlucky enough to actually care for some self-centered pro-anorexic person and have them die on me because they refuse to get help. Fucking pathetic. I’ve decided to stop caring about pro-anorexics. They’re lost causes and they knowingly engage in things that will kill them. Fine. Suicide is someone’s choice. I just hope I’m never unlucky enough to actually care for some self-centered pro-anorexic person and have them die on me because they refuse to get help. Fucking pathetic.

]]> By: Josie http://mamavision.com/2008/02/14/the-making-of-mamavision-2/#comment-7199 Josie Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:38:17 +0000 http://mamavision.wordpress.com/?p=1078#comment-7199 Hi mamaV - I said that me and Vanessa are more compassionate to "wannarexics", not "pro-anas". There's a subtle difference. Of course i can't see personal emails, so of course i can't have insight. But i was one of those angry girls, and still am actually. "if I write a pure anorexia post about the mental illness side, you can rip me to shreds on its merit.". How do i know what "pure anorexia" is? This post for example is full of anorexia - pictures of anorexics. I don't want you to pick the most suffering individuals. My only agenda is that you convey the issues in a sensitive understanding manner instead of upsetting countless people. "I agree with you wholeheartedly that an anorexic with a psychiatric illness is suffering more than a girl trying to lose weight for the prom.” Who would not agree with this statement?" You did with the words "All this back and forth about “real” vs “fake” is just a waste of our time. Struggle is struggle. Your’s is yours and mine is mine." implying the struggle of an anorexic is equal to the struggle of a wannarexic. This whole debate we've got into is nothing to do with me - it's about Claires misconception of Vanessas point. Claire assumed Vanessa considered herself more "real" than those with other eating disorders, which was not the case, because she was talking about "wannarexics" who don't have eating disorders. Hi mamaV -

I said that me and Vanessa are more compassionate to “wannarexics”, not “pro-anas”. There’s a subtle difference.

Of course i can’t see personal emails, so of course i can’t have insight. But i was one of those angry girls, and still am actually.

“if I write a pure anorexia post about the mental illness side, you can rip me to shreds on its merit.”. How do i know what “pure anorexia” is? This post for example is full of anorexia – pictures of anorexics.

I don’t want you to pick the most suffering individuals.

My only agenda is that you convey the issues in a sensitive understanding manner instead of upsetting countless people.

“I agree with you wholeheartedly that an anorexic with a psychiatric illness is suffering more than a girl trying to lose weight for the prom.” Who would not agree with this statement?” You did with the words “All this back and forth about “real” vs “fake” is just a waste of our time. Struggle is struggle. Your’s is yours and mine is mine.” implying the struggle of an anorexic is equal to the struggle of a wannarexic.

This whole debate we’ve got into is nothing to do with me – it’s about Claires misconception of Vanessas point. Claire assumed Vanessa considered herself more “real” than those with other eating disorders, which was not the case, because she was talking about “wannarexics” who don’t have eating disorders.

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