Word: anorexia
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This is reminiscent of the controversy over anorexia and models. With anorexia and bulimia spreading, some people are pointing to supermodels and their unusual appearances as the cause. Yet the same media that criticizes the fashion industry for putting too much weight on thinness (pun not intended), went right ahead and described an Olympic ice skater as chunky. What message does this communicate to young girls about their own bodies and the ideal figure they should hope to have? Strive to win an Olympic medal--but your talent doesn't matter unless you're beautiful...
...really want to appeal to women, how about some discussion of the anorexia the baby gymnasts obviously suffer from--or the fact that the females are mostly teenagers while the male gymnasts are in their mid-20s? Resist overcovering women's beach volleyball, which is no better than the swimsuit competition at the Miss America pageant. And don't labor to make heroes of the nonheroic. Airbrushing swimmer Gary Hall Jr., the spoiled grandson of savings and loan cheat Charles Keating Jr., by not mentioning that he was a major goof-off, blowing up mailboxes and tearing up golf courses...
...activity show up in countless ways. The child actor grows up without an education; the tennis star mysteriously drops off the circuit to spend some time being a teenager; the figure skater takes part in a plot to club an opponent. Child athletes may ruin their bodies: ballerinas develop anorexia; teen football players take steroids. And doctors say they are seeing more and more young people who are not special stars exhibiting a range of emotional problems, from depression to eating disorders to suicidal tendencies. "We see many children whose lives are overscheduled, who go from one set of lessons...
...private boarding school, situated in the rolling countryside of lovely Sonoma Valley. Why take a chance on that stunning Lufthansa flight attendant who may or may not have a prescription-drug problem? Choose from over 10 popular archetypes, from Coquettish to Contemporary Bold. (Because of the normal cycles of anorexia, Trophy Wives may vary slightly in size and appearance, so please allow us to select...
...What I appreciate about her view of anorexia is how she combines individual experience with political issues," said Lois W. Choi...