“Bulimia. Twice the taste, no calories.” This ‘funny’ joke from the Dailey Haha’s website was one of the many jokes about this serious topic that I found within less than thirty seconds of searching. If you were to search a little deeper, you will find other disturbing quotes such as “Bulimia: How to heave your cake and eat it too” from somee cards or “Bulimia: Eat all you want while losing weight.” In my short search, I even found a tv series that was being created about bulimia called “The Skinny”. The main character in this tv show series is a hilariously awkward woman who has issues with bulimia and food in general that are just funny and the main character even laughs about it on a regular basis. The portrayal of this eating disorder through
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Throughout the years, society has enjoyed a spread of magazine covers plastered with ultra-thin women and overly-buff men who represent our ideal body standard and type. It has not once put a single thought as to how many of those men and women have achieved that form. All society has cared about is that they appear like the prime physical form of beauty. Michelle Lippey, B. Sci, Grad Dip, and B. Arts in their article about Bulimia state, “Body-related self-esteem is particularly pertinent in young models since it relates to their career success. Criticism, teasing and bullying focused on food, weight and shape issues increase the risk of developing an eating disorder.” This quotation directly shines a light on society’s innate belief that “the end justifies the means.” No one reading the article or publishing it has had an issue or concern as to how the model in the picture achieved that almost impossible physique. They don’t care that the American modeling platform is riddled with mental health issues and eating disorders that the models develop to achieve this sublime physical form. All they care about is that the model looks good and is appealing in that the model aligns with modern beauty standards. In his article on Bulimia statistics, Richard Kerr points out the differences between what is expected of models and what the average physique is for America’s population when he states that “The average fashion model is 5 '9" to 6 ' tall. The average American woman is 5 ' 4" tall. The average fashion model weighs 110-118 pounds. The average American woman weighs 142 pounds.” These facts point out the discrepancies in the expectation for women and the actuality of the situation. They prove that the expectations for women are non-realistic almost impossible to achieve. On page 366 of his article on body image, Perlof
Throughout the years, society has enjoyed a spread of magazine covers plastered with ultra-thin women and overly-buff men who represent our ideal body standard and type. It has not once put a single thought as to how many of those men and women have achieved that form. All society has cared about is that they appear like the prime physical form of beauty. Michelle Lippey, B. Sci, Grad Dip, and B. Arts in their article about Bulimia state, “Body-related self-esteem is particularly pertinent in young models since it relates to their career success. Criticism, teasing and bullying focused on food, weight and shape issues increase the risk of developing an eating disorder.” This quotation directly shines a light on society’s innate belief that “the end justifies the means.” No one reading the article or publishing it has had an issue or concern as to how the model in the picture achieved that almost impossible physique. They don’t care that the American modeling platform is riddled with mental health issues and eating disorders that the models develop to achieve this sublime physical form. All they care about is that the model looks good and is appealing in that the model aligns with modern beauty standards. In his article on Bulimia statistics, Richard Kerr points out the differences between what is expected of models and what the average physique is for America’s population when he states that “The average fashion model is 5 '9" to 6 ' tall. The average American woman is 5 ' 4" tall. The average fashion model weighs 110-118 pounds. The average American woman weighs 142 pounds.” These facts point out the discrepancies in the expectation for women and the actuality of the situation. They prove that the expectations for women are non-realistic almost impossible to achieve. On page 366 of his article on body image, Perlof