I have no sympathy for people with eating disorders

I agree... not in that attractiveness is the be all and end all of life but it definitely improves people's responses and treatment of you and probably increases "happiness". TSR is notoriously embarrassing in that it seems commonplace to avoid or dispute blatantly obvious facts just so people aren't offended; so I wouldn't count on people agreeing with you.

Yes but the fact more superficial societies tend to have significantly higher rates of eating disorders (and among certain subgroups) indicates that societal pressures do have a significant effect on this. It's no coincidence it's far more prevalent among those who are most hedonistic and self-indulgent in our society (teenagers, middle class girls in particular).

So what?

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As I mentioned in my OP, we live in one of the most superficial, vain, image conscious societies on the planet yet those who are most affected by this (teenage girls) tend to be the same ones saying "it's what's on the inside that counts and people will love you for who you are" etc. whilst secretly fantasizing over the figure of a catwalk model. The hypocrisy is unreal.

correlation doesn't equal causation.

There is a difference between whiney, attention-seeking bitches and those who genuinely have mental illnesses.

My ED tells me that everyone else is loved for who they are but that I will never be good enough. It tells me that whilst everyone else is wonderful, I'm nothing.

As I mentioned in my OP, we live in one of the most superficial, vain, image conscious societies on the planet yet those who are most affected by this (teenage girls) tend to be the same ones saying "it's what's on the inside that counts and people will love you for who you are" etc. whilst secretly fantasizing over the figure of a catwalk model.

That's a pathetic post. It clearly shows there is a link, much like the link between smoking and lung cancer. Give me a break.

I was reading this thread and surprise surprise there were plenty of apparently slim girls whining about how fat they are and taking the contradictory stance of knowing they shouldn't be worried about their weight but they still are. Defies all logic. Then they tell other girls they "look fantastic and have an amazing body and any guy would die to go out with you" whilst drowning in self pity about their own body. The UK is incredibly hypocritical in this regard, the same women who are constantly fussing over their weight, diet and body are the same women who tell others "beauty is in the inside". Eating disorders are the product of a superficial, vain lifestyle which is why middle class girls are the ones starving themselves so they can look like their heroes whereas in China and Japan the women are concentrating on important stuff like making the world a more prosperous, scientifically advanced place rather than spending hours flicking through glossy magazines.

I'd like to take this opportunity to give a to girls who don't make a big fuss about their appearance and constantly attention seek unlike the eating disorder society who seem to be full of narcissistic self indulgent queens who are willing to endanger their health to look sexually attractive.

Agreed. A huge diffrence, my sister has had an eating disorder for years now and it has affected our lives so much , OP really brutal way of looking at things. It is classified as a mental illness and i doubt you would be saying that if a loved one or yourself suffered from one.

That ED came from TV, magazines and most likely the major influence came from your peers, other girls. If you didn't give a **** about what others thought of you this wouldn't happen. Clearly you don't believe what your ED says so acting on it is stupid.

If eating disorders were some kind of personal flaw, deserving of no sympathy, wouldn't they be evenly distributed amongst populations? Wouldn't there be as many Japanese "narcissists" as Europeans?

You're contradicting yourself, unless you're trying to argue some kind of innate ethnic superiority.

Obviously something about western society makes girls feel an act in a worrying way when it comes to their diet and weight. (It's not difficult to a guess what, unless say, you're an idiot) That isn't a reason to "blame" them personally. An eating disorder isn't something you choose to have, it's something that creeps its way into your head and takes over your life. It's a mental illness, to not be sympathetic is to be ignorant. It reflects badly on you and noone else.

I was reading this thread and surprise surprise there were plenty of apparently slim girls whining about how fat they are and taking the contradictory stance of knowing they shouldn't be worried about their weight but they still are. Defies all logic. Then they tell other girls they "look fantastic and have an amazing body and any guy would die to go out with you" whilst drowning in self pity about their own body. The UK is incredibly hypocritical in this regard, the same women who are constantly fussing over their weight, diet and body are the same women who tell others "beauty is in the inside". Eating disorders are the product of a superficial, vain lifestyle which is why middle class girls are the ones starving themselves so they can look like their heroes whereas in China and Japan the women are concentrating on important stuff like making the world a more prosperous, scientifically advanced place rather than spending hours flicking through glossy magazines.

I'd like to take this opportunity to give a to girls who don't make a big fuss about their appearance and constantly attention seek unlike the eating disorder society who seem to be full of narcissistic self indulgent queens who are willing to endanger their health to look sexually attractive.

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I bet a million pounds these girls have some sort of body image issue which I've listed in the OP. Anyone want next weeks lottery numbers?

I bet your sister is a middle class teenager. The fact it's made you feel bad doesn't warrant giving her any sympathy. I bet if your dad was an alcoholic you'd be worse affected but I still wouldn't think your dad is a decent person for failing to act responsibly.