The Beautiful People (Marilyn Manson)
"The beautiful people, the beautiful people
It's all relative to the size of your steeple
You can't see the forest for the trees"
The facts
Anorexia and bulimia were thought to be problems which affected women exclusively. Not any more though. An interesting article was published by Clarín newspaper on 31 August 2008 about teen boys suffering these eating disorders. According to the article most of the victims belong to any of the numerous urban tribes that roam the streets of Argentina nowadays. It seems that floggers, goths and emos value slim bodies so to be accepted in these social groups teen boys go on strict diets which endanger their health. Like many teen girls, boys lie to their families and friends by inventing all kinds of excuses, even by telling them they don't want to eat because they are being afflicted by viruses. To make matters worse they combine dieting with alcohol, energy drinks, cigarettes and drugs.
The Internet
Numerous internet sites are dangerously increasing the danger of eating disorders by supporting them in "pro-ana" (pro anorexia) and "pro-mia" (pro bulimia) fotologs and blogs. One of them (princesaanaymia.blogspot.com) even contains practical suggestions as to how to vomit and lots of images of bulimic and anorexic girls.
The Songs
Unfortunately there are numerous rock and roll songs which also promote bulimia and anorexia. Just take a look at the following list.
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