When I was, like, 17, I didn’t eat for three solid days. Ten pounds had to go – immediately. The period of starvation crowded out every other thought in my head. Of course, I lost weight, though it was mostly water. Of course, I gained it back. My point is that teenage girls’ angst over body image long preceded Instagram, the photo- and video-sharing app now being blamed for a spike in eating disorders. So […]

Online Women Have To Be Tough, Starting As Teens
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