A friend of mine sent me a Huffington Post article today detailing the latest news about the Kenneth Tong promoting-anorexia story, which I
posted about yesterday. Apparently Johann Hari, a columnist for the London Independent, interviewed him before he came out with the statement that it was a hoax. Based on their original conversation, Hari has asserted that this was NOT a hoax and that Tong is only claiming this now because he is scared of being legally liable for hurting people.
The full story is available
here, but below is just a taste of why this whole thing made me so angry:
Women should "get thin or die trying," and you can "never start too young." It is better for a girl to "risk [her] life dieting than be sub-par by being a plus-size." Remember: "Hunger hurts but starving works."
"The words lunch, breakfast, and dinner should now mean nothing to you, you have eaten enough for a lifetime. Stop. You are disgusting."
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