#its not the only possible explanation and it’s very uncompassionate to be so quick to throw blame on her for looking sick | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

stalkerish · 21 days ago

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i’m not saying that no one should ever talk about celebrities’ bodies, obviously they have a real tangible effect on ideals and the psyches of the general population, but holy shit can you at least do it with a bit of compassion and grace. what fucking good do you think you’re doing by saying that you think someone looks like they have an eating disorder because they look repulsive and gross? literally one of the most evil and counterproductive ways to talk about eating disorders wtf.

#also like… there ARE illnesses other than eating disorders that can cause severe and unhealthy weight loss.#like people were (and are still) talking about halsey’s body the same way they’re talking about ariana grande’s now #and surprise surprise it was actually leukaemia and lupus not anorexia.#people tend to forget that being underweight is an extremely common symptom of a LOT of illnesses #and we don’t necessarily know every single thing about a celebrity’s life and health actually!#and while it’s not unlikely that extremely famous women who have been in the limelight since their teens would develop an ED #its not the only possible explanation and it’s very uncompassionate to be so quick to throw blame on her for looking sick #no matter if it’s an ED or something else #yes famous women affect beauty standards a lot but they are also flesh and blood humans under pressure that most of us couldn’t imagine #it’s not impossible to recognise the effect they have on beauty standards and also not cast them as evil villains #single handedly responsible for patriarchal beauty standards

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