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Thinspiration: A Rant

November 18, 2014
By gvachon PLATINUM, Watertown, Connecticut
gvachon PLATINUM, Watertown, Connecticut
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Hello my self-loathing thinspo friends
I know many of you like to pretend
That your pictures of protruding bones
Don't advocate anorexia, or bulimia, or EDNOS

But ah! here's the truth, the harsh reality
Your thinspo is a thinly veiled lie, a formality.
Thinspiration is inspiration for what?
To be thin at all costs, to be dying no matter what.

How is that not encouraging disease?
Encouraging boys and girls to long for those 000 jeans?
How could you live with yourself knowing,
that the damage you cause is ever growing?

Thinspo blogs, you evil thigh gap feeders
Condemn you for homocide, better yet murder!
As your audience dwindles don't ask yourself why
Some of your followers get better, others die.

So my dear thinspo blogs, I bid you goodbye.
I'll waste not energy on your unintentional cries.
But if you ever get sick of being so broken
I'll be right here, with arms wide open.


The author's comments:

Thinspo blogs are thin inspiration, toxic websites that promote disorder eating and thoughts. This is what I think of them. 


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Zjea100 SILVER said...
on Dec. 3 2014 at 11:53 pm
Zjea100 SILVER, Tacoma, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

This is incredibly powerful, thank you, thank you for sharing this.