Extreme Thinness Has Never Been More Coveted, Visible, and Depressing

Extreme Thinness Has Never Been More Coveted, Visible, and Depressing

From Caroline Calloway penning viral essays to the constant discourse surrounding Ariana Grande - it’s no news to listeners of this podcast that thin is in. Yet on a weekly if not daily basis, a new Internet fixation surrounding weight loss rears its ugly head. The content is impossible to avoid, but in a culture that is normalising extreme thinness more and more, is it any wonder how we got to this point?


This week, hosts Ione and Gina dig into the proliferation of not just skinniness but pro-ana rhetoric, and whether we will ever return from the ongoing requirement of extreme restrictions in women.


Trigger warning: This week’s podcast discusses eating disorders and weight loss and may be triggering for some readers.


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