thinspiration

• “They can cruise the Internet visiting "Pro-Ana" (pro-anorexia) Web sites and can view thousands of "thinspiration" videos on YouTube celebrating emaciated young women.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Girls and Dieting, Then and Now

• “: In the capital of high fashion and ultrathin models, conservative French legislators adopted a pioneering law aimed at stifling a proliferation of Web sites that promote eating disorders with "thinspiration" and starvation tips.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Development Gain,

• “Inspired by "thinspiration," which is shocking images of Hollywood ` s super-skinny stars, Lipton suffered for five years, struggling to gain weight.”

  CNN Transcript Dec 13, 2006

• “HAMMER: And a lot of these ideas were coming from these "thinspiration" Web sites.”

  CNN Transcript Dec 13, 2006

• “ANDERSON: Many of the pro-ana sites use pictures of stars, "thinspiration" for girls looking to replicate their favorite actresses or models.”

  CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2006

• “The message that these women send have a terrible influence on young women everywhere, who go to so-called "thinspiration" Web sites and try to emulate their favorite stick-thin stars.”

  CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2006

• “And the truth is, Brooke, you and I both know, you could go to the "thinspiration" sites and look at those images, or you could turn to the cover of a tabloid magazine.”

  CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2006

• “- Yes, all the sites contain tips and tricks and 'thinspiration' pages.”

  evolver Diary Entry

• “GUPTA: And like cults, pro-ana sites have their own language, like "thinspiration," photos of emaciated models, and referring to anorexia and bulimia as a lifestyle, not an illness.”

  CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2004

• “Thin enough, I think, to have my picture posted up with the dozens of celebrities (but not models) on their 'thinspiration' pages.”

  evolver Diary Entry

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