I don't think anyone's uber upset after collegethrivings comment, it may have even helped a troubled girl who's dying to get super thin. But I definitely see how someone could be upset after your post.

Even one of your "supporters" posted a negative comment and you said it was only your personal journal, but it's public and you just referenced it here?

I know my mother taught me "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all". And telling a former-anorexic, "My ribs are showing and I'm still healthy" probably hit her harder than you know. I doubt you were actually offended by her comment about "ribs showing yuck" considering you seem quite confident in your body from your comments.

Even if you don't agree with someone you should see that sometimes you need to put away you personal issues and instead of getting angry with someone for their view, try and see WHY they have that view and sympathize with them. It will make you a happier person.

I do apologize for being offensive though. But I think you can understand where I was coming from. And now that you've explained it, I understand your position as well. But just because anorexic girls strive to see their ribs doesn't mean that any girl whose ribs show is gross, or "not fit", and girls like that shouldn't have to be shoved into a category with people who have a disease, or told that they look gross when that's how they were born. Anorexic girls are going to strive for whatever goals they have despite whatever pictures are out there on the internet. Those girls have a disease and censoring pictures isn't going to help them get over it.

and btw, thanks for sticking up for me in the past. I don't really remember commenters names, I recognize people who comment often, but I don't remember who's who. I just comment to people on a post by post basis.

And Emily, considering most of the comments on this site judge one another based on two sentence posts, I think that's just a fact that we're all going to have to live with. But despite the fact that I don't have a personal relationship with anorexia, I still take offense when someone says that a girl who shares my body type looks gross. I think a better rule of thumb would be that we all should refrain from making derogatory comments, because once one is made it's sure to hit home for a number of people. But people really have a great lack of respect for each other now-a-days, and considering this is the internet that respect becomes non-existent.

And casey, "she's probably one of those who thinks anyone under a size 14 is anorexic", ughh aren't we old enough to not judge someone based on a 2 sentence post on the internet

Sure, maybe you think you have a similar body type but in reality I wasn't referencing how someone's body should look. And I never called the girl anorexic- please don't put words in my mouth.

It's hard to explain to someone very unfamiliar with the culture- but a visible ribcage is a huge triger and "goal" for anorexia. And, again don't assume that I'm "upset over pictures of girls who look different than me", I'm perfectly comfortable with my body. I just hate that it's a reality now that photos and articles like this that aren't intended to scream "be skinnier!" can be hell for thousands of people. It's nothing against this photo or Collegecandy for posting it, just a sad reality that that picture can be a PROANA tool.

What's healthy for one girl may not be healthy for another, and vice versa. there's no need to get upset over pictures of girls who look different than we do. Just accept the fact that we all look different. We can't hide all the pictures of skinny girls just because someone might try and kill themselves over it, that's just absurd.