Pro-Anorexia Websites

Analytical Essay # 57929

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Medical and Health > Eating Disorders
Women Studies

A look at the disturbing trend of pro-anorexia websites.

931 words () | 8 sources | MLA | 2003 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper examines what pro-anorexia websites are, who visits them, and why they are a significant danger both to women who already have eating disorders, as well as potentially inspiring such disorders in others. It also examines whether or not a ban on such websites is necessary or even a possibility.

From the Paper:

"The advent of the Internet has, as in the case of every human invention, created a wealth of opportunities for many. But while some are using the Internet to help, others seek to spread dangerous information anonymously, everything from instructions on building bombs to the disturbing trend of "pro-anorexia" groups and websites. As awareness of these controversial sites grows, so does the never-ending debate over whether to ban sites containing information labeled as dangerous, an action I feel would be outright censorship, and for that reason, among others, am strongly opposed to."