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Published: 2008-03-23 14:00:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 15161; Favourites: 184; Downloads: 366
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P L E A S E R E A D !I recently got a comment about this picture, a girl pointed out that even though my intentions behind this image may be pure (anorexia is BAD), it is still being used as a thinspirational picture by many sick, mostly girls, out there. I'm glad I got that comment, because it made me think harder about it and I realized that maybe I should write something more about what I meant and what my opinions are.
First, just to clear some things out: I do not suffer from anorexia, bulimia or any other eating disorder. I am not as skinny as this picture shows, Photoshop can do a lot. I do not think that there are any glamorous or cool things about eating disorders, and I am perfectly aware that they are diseases that ruins so many young lives.
I know that this image is contradictive; it's a picture of a skinny girl that says that eating disorders are bad, of course many people will see it as just a picture of a skinny girl and ignore the message it's trying to present. Some of you may think it's wrong of me to post this picture, because it contributes to all of those sick ideals out there. Some of you may think that I should delete it and be ashamed of myself for providing inspiration for sick people to do sick things.
However, I am of the opinion that one should not ban and censor pictures, opinions and such that may or may not be used as propaganda and/or inspiration for unhealthy and
"bad" things when it wasn't even the purpose to start with.
I'm done with my rant now. Thanks for reading!
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Comments: 77
Amazing image! Angle, light, feeling, and a beautiful thin model
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Oh wow, what a beautiful body. I read the description, but I still wish to have a body like that!
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Its a really good picture. and yeah i can understand your opinion of being worried about misunderstanding the message.
so did i cause im pro ana/mia , so i first thought its a picture of your ED, luckily its not .! be happy its not !
But how did u photoshoped it, making it look skinnier?
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I used the liquify tool (which is very visible if you look at the doors and the floor - all the lines that should be straight are curved. I was fairly new to Photoshop at the time 
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no...
THIS is thinspo
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I can at least tell the different with yours
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Y^Y
and what really sickens me is that men find that beautiful...
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You've gotta be joking! How is it possible that men like boney women??? )x
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I don't know...I actually know a lot of guys who say, and I QUOTE "I'd rather bang bones than a fat chick." U_U
and one of them told me a few weeks ago that I needed to start working out...I'm 98 lbs at 5'3''. how thin should I be?...you don't tell a girl with anorexia that she needs to start working out because she's getting "fluffy"...
and another one told me that he didn't find girl's heavier than him attractive...that he liked to be able to toss them around...U_U 👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I honestly don't like fat at ALL. Its disgusting and it gets cellulite *barfs*
You see, girls fall for guys for their personalities more than cuz of the bodies, whilst guys NEED the good body, otherwise, they'll feel repulsed. Same here, honestly.
Well, take the BMI test!
Haven't you ever heard of it?
Just type anywhere, calculate my BMI. I can't tell you if it's okay, but I don't speak american xD
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17.4
I'm underweight...
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well, but if you're happy with the way you look, then i guess it's okay ^^
i should check mine too...
my bmi (child bmi) is 20.8
juuuuuuust right xD
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I'm not.Y^Y...I never have been.=/
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but you seem pretty slim
Y u no b happy? other things?
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I don't feel like I'm thin enough...
I would love to be MUCH thinner...
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Srsly, you look fine! Pretty awesome, actually. Chill ^^
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aw, thanX =3
your hair's really pretty =3
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I would like to think of the picture you linked to as ironic but it's hard to tell. It's either ironic or stupid.
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no, I was proving to people that what you did was not thinspo and showing them was "thinspo" really was in comparison...I was trying to help you out honestly.=/...
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No, you misunderstand me. I got the impression that you thought that the picture you linked to was, well, stupid, and I agree with that. It could also possibly be ironic because the quote on the picture ("you can never be too thin") is so outrageously idiotic that it's either written in complete irony or utter idiocy. I get that you meant well, and I appreciate it
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sorry. my way of saying,"That is so amazing, and i can really connect. Beautiful job. Your a real artist."
sorry it was so weirdly put . . .
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Haha it's fine, just got a bit confused. Thank you!
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Usually eating disorders don't start when people are looking at skinny people. Mostly they also have other psychical problems, too much pressure/stress, have been abused or whatever. So, don't feel guilty publishing a "skinny photo".
Did you decrease the size of your belly? When you're looking very closely, the border of the door above your tummy ... just a little bit of it, exactly above your body, isn't straight. Also the border above your breasts^^
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Yeah I know, I'm not concerned about "giving" people eating disorders, it just bothers me that the picture is being used as thinspiration when that's exactly what I DON'T want it to be...
Yeah I did
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hehe but i only saw it at the second view, after i read that you've photoshopped it 
But these typical "eat a goddamn sammich!"-comments suck as well 
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Haha yeah, artist descriptions aren't read as often as they should be...
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My best friend in the whole world looks worse than this without the photoshop. I love the angle you chose to take. Its a great shot.
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It's really awful how twisted some people see themselves. Thank you.
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I think this is a good picture. I suffer from an eating disorder but dont worry, i dont need inspiration to make me not eat etc. This is exactly how girls who have EDs take pictures of their bodies.. To see if they are fatter/thinner. Its.. deep. Emotional for me, the photoshop work is excellent, and I just think your very brave for tackling this issue, many people have a stigma about it. Well done. x
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Thank you so much for your kind words! It means a lot
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Please, don't. It isn't healthy to look like I do on the picture, and it isn't anything to strive for. I see people struggling with eating disorders and sick ideals every day and it makes me so sad, because beauty comes in many different shapes and sizes. Take care
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i know but i have had a ED sence i was 9... im 16 now its a up and down hill battel and atm im going down hill. i understand the strugels and all and how bad it is but we ED people try
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Have you tried SSRI's? Turns out they work pretty good not only for depression but also for eating disorders. And chanses are that if you suffer from one, you also suffer from the other.
Anyways, I hope it all goes well for you
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hum no i havent even herd of thous but ill look it up. and when i had my last EDO i was depressed but now im just as happy as can be but hate my body. its kinda weird but idk im weird like that. and thanks alot i hope everything goos good with ou too! <3 <3 <3
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