Ana

Hey you babes dealing with and supposedly reveling in eating disorders: you are no longer welcome to peruse A Gold Noise for “thinspiration.”

I’m getting pissy because I keep getting hits from the google search “thinspiration” and that couldn’t be further from something I’d ever encourage. EVER. I went through a period of two years dealing with anorexia and there is nothing exciting or to be proud of about it. Days were spent day dreaming about food and longing for the moment I’d allow myself that bowl of cereal in the evening while valuable relationships and the joys of life went by the wayside.

I apologize sincerely for ever posting those grotesquely thin girls; the post is now removed. The photos were meant to appall and shock us into an understanding of how harmful the fashion industry can be. The fact those images could have the adverse affect on girls is not something I’m willing to risk.

I may sound like an enormous hypocrite because these words are coming from a girl who posts fashion shots with every entry. However, I beg you to see the changes that the standards of that industry are making (albeit extremely slowly). Lara Stone may have a comparably small body to some of us but she admits wearing a size 6. Despite that fact she opened Gaultier and closed Chanel at fashion week in 2009. Also, take a peek at this Terry Richardson shot of Lily Cole:

Still small but not that photoshopped perfection we usually see her as.

In short, girls please do not compare yourselves to or draw “thinspiration” from images you know so little about. The physical torment of becoming alarming skinny is not worth the supposed benefits of the look. And those magazines you cut out are often so played with in post that a model’s body is nearly cut in half. If Lara and Lily are free to be healthy in the fashion industry, of all places, you need to free yourselves to be healthy in whatever you do.

Beauty and male affection will not be found in our absurdly perverted standards… those lead to a sickness, period. As for the boys, you know who they’re swooning over nowadays?:

If you want inspiration look at these gorgeous women and focus not on the pounds but how to carry weight well- with shoulders back and utter confidence: