Pinterest

[ailbhe]

In general, I adore Pinterest. But every so often I look at "all" rather than "people I follow," and here is where my problem is:

There's this thing called thinspiration.

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[erik]

"thinspiration" and it's even more corrosive cousin "pro-ana" exist in abundance on LJ and to a much smaller extent here on DW as well. I find the whole thing unbearably tragic.

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

If this is your first encounter with "thinspiration," you've been exceedingly lucky in life!

One of the more problematic aspects of the idea is that they come at it from both ends. On the one side, there are aspirational images and texts and so on (many of which are, to me, kind of alarming). But on the other hand, there are scare tactic images and texts and so on. And I've not only seen plenty of both, but I've seen images of myself *used* for the latter.

[ailbhe]

I'd heard the word, but pinterest is all pictures. I think it's past problematic and straight into appalling, from both sides, especially the part where they use other people's photos without permission, which is... really cruel.

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

There's a board I follow called Fatspo and feminism that is very body-positive, in response to the "thinspiration" boards.

[dangerpudding.livejournal.com]

it's really pretty awful, isn't it? Otherwise, I adore pinterest.. but the occasional "get off your ass" post is grating. (dangerpudding there, too)

[merryhouse.livejournal.com]

oh dear!

... and I find it vaguely amusing that until reading the comments I thought you were making a - or talking about someone else's - snide remark about how some people's inspiration appears to have worn thin...

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

I had to go look. Oh my. !