An Additional Reason Why Tumblr Sucks

 

     Because it hosts this "thinspiration" nonsense. Sadly, "The Skinny City" isn't the only blog that hosts this kind of thing. It seems to be more popular on tumblr, further contributing to why tumblr sucks in my book.
     For those of you who haven't heard of "thinspiration," according to Wikipedia it is "photographs or other material intended to provide inspiration for anorexia nervosa as a lifestyle choice." So, in other words, thinspiration blogs on tumblr are where lame insecure girls who typically aren't unhealthily overweight post pictures of girls who starve themselves on a daily basis and make it their goal to look just like walking skeletons. It seems to me like the only people who are "inspired" by these blogs and that think being unrealistically skinny is worth sacrificing their health are immature girls.

      According to this informational website, "the more serious consequences of malnutrition and weight loss include weakened bones, and loss of brain tissue and muscle, including the heart muscle...decreased energy, low blood pressure, feeling dizzy and faint, feeling cold much of the time, constipation, fatigue, lack of interest in things including sex, and depression." But, you know, weighing 90 pounds is totally worth all those negative side effects and possibly dying of malnutrition.

 

      Unless they have some kind of mental disorder, I can't picture anybody my age or older actually believing that starving yourself will make boys will notice you and having people remember you - not for your intelligence, accomplishments, ability to make people laugh, etc., but for your weight - are good enough reasons to starve yourself. Last I checked, most guys like it when girls don't resemble poles. I would be really sad if I woke up one day with a flat butt.

     Basically, I think it's mind-blowing that there are girls out there that would lose sleep over not being able to fit into a pair of jeans or not having "collar bones that could poke an eye out." I'm not fat and I can't wear Hollister jeans because my hips are too big. My hip bones don't inflict harm on others when I give hugs. Maybe there are people out there that would consider me "fat" because I don't look like a skeleton. Who cares! I'm not going to sit here and preach "looks don't matter," but looks sure aren't everything. It's okay to want to lose weight if you're on the heavier side, but it's not okay to sacrifice your health to do so. Something like that seems like it would be common sense, but unfortunately to some, it's not.