I really enjoyed both Megan and Maddie’s readings because the topic of eating disorders is something that I see and hear about often but never get the chance to read about. I feel like many girls go through the experience of knowing someone struggle with an eating disorder and the readings helped me to further understand them. I learned from Megans reading how ambition and perfection go hand in hand with anorexia which is something that I didn’t know before. The article that we read said how over half of teen girls are on diets or think they should be on diets, and honestly the number isn’t shocking to me. I’ve heard of and knew what body dysmorphia is, but I learned from Maddie’s reading that the full name for it is Body Dysmorphic Disorder, or BDD for short. These readings were very sad but it’s a topic that I think needs more attention, especially in today’s climate. Many female celebrities have started to become concerningly skinny, and it promotes eating disorders for young girls who think they have to look that way too. Even if it isn’t intended to promote EDs, people are influenced by celebrities, and this has started to become a “trend” again.
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