During our eating disorder debate in lecture, the group mentioned websites and blogs written by anorexics that support each other in their conquest to be thin. This article covers these websites, and their rising popularity. It states that as of July 2011, there were over 400 pro-anorexic sites. The most visible site is called My Goddess Ana, created by a 20 year old woman. The writer discourages anyone who has decided to begin a process of recovery or non-anorexics to avoid her site. However, a web surfer is only one click away from 'stay strong anorexics!' ideology. I found a blogpost on this very site, blogger.com, called Pro Ana Pro. It is included here. The article then continues with battling these sites, and the extreme measures that are being taken to attempt to abolish them.
http://indigoemptied.blogspot.com/
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