My Friend Ana
In a world filled with women of different shapes and sizes, there can only be one true solution to the perfect body. Welcome to the Pro-Ana lifestyle, a blog, out of many, where young, teen girls are introduced to the life of feeding on what people think of them, and nothing else. The beauty of a thin body is all that matters in this lifestyle, and this can only be defined by “ana,” anorexia. “Stay strong. Starve on” is tagged upon multiple posts along with “What the scale says is the most important thing” in order to provide encouragement to achieve this perfect body and meet society’s outrageous standards.
A sixteen year old girl, naming herself L, began this free blog in order to reflect upon her life dealing with anorexia, hoping to realize she isn’t alone in the struggle. This soon became a widespread epidemic. As quickly as anorexia became considered beauty by the media, L’s blog became a campaign to encourage the only ideal that would change her from an unhealthy freak to a beautiful goddess. Using her “Thinspo crush of the week” and …show more content…
Many teen girls worldwide go on this page and ask for assistance in their push for anorexia. “I’m tired of being alone, and being alone during a battle is hard. I still eat. It isn’t much, but that’s no excuse” one girl who is a frequent poster on this page shares what she’s going through in the hopes of gaining the attention of a fellow “ana”. Other followers respond and gives suggestions. Hundreds of other girls around the world view these posts and feel the same way. Using the effectiveness of allowing people to openly comment, L uses the propaganda technique of plain folks. Doing so, L makes it seem as if she cares and is actively encouraging all her followers, while also proving that it’s a worldwide
In a world filled with women of different shapes and sizes, there can only be one true solution to the perfect body. Welcome to the Pro-Ana lifestyle, a blog, out of many, where young, teen girls are introduced to the life of feeding on what people think of them, and nothing else. The beauty of a thin body is all that matters in this lifestyle, and this can only be defined by “ana,” anorexia. “Stay strong. Starve on” is tagged upon multiple posts along with “What the scale says is the most important thing” in order to provide encouragement to achieve this perfect body and meet society’s outrageous standards.
A sixteen year old girl, naming herself L, began this free blog in order to reflect upon her life dealing with anorexia, hoping to realize she isn’t alone in the struggle. This soon became a widespread epidemic. As quickly as anorexia became considered beauty by the media, L’s blog became a campaign to encourage the only ideal that would change her from an unhealthy freak to a beautiful goddess. Using her “Thinspo crush of the week” and …show more content…
Many teen girls worldwide go on this page and ask for assistance in their push for anorexia. “I’m tired of being alone, and being alone during a battle is hard. I still eat. It isn’t much, but that’s no excuse” one girl who is a frequent poster on this page shares what she’s going through in the hopes of gaining the attention of a fellow “ana”. Other followers respond and gives suggestions. Hundreds of other girls around the world view these posts and feel the same way. Using the effectiveness of allowing people to openly comment, L uses the propaganda technique of plain folks. Doing so, L makes it seem as if she cares and is actively encouraging all her followers, while also proving that it’s a worldwide