ANTM - Elyse Sewell
I LOVE Elyse Sewell. I not only read her blog and cyber-stalk her but have watched ANTM cycle 1 maybe ten times since March. It is the only legit season, the rest are so stupid and corny. Since coming back to China, I typically put an episode on each night in bed to fall asleep watching. Tonight happened to be episode 5 "The Girl Who Everyone Thinks is Killing Herself" which is the most difficult episode to watch.
The other girls attack Elyse for her "eating disorder", a subplot in the show. The accusations feel like they have no factual grouding, and I sympathize for Elyse. While she is thin, her body seems to naturally fit her frame, no bones show through and her arms are round and soft. If they were unnaturally thin, wouldn't they look taunt and boney? She states she loves her body and doesn't wish to change it, get skinnier or fatter and admits she doesn't eat a lot. Naturally, she has a small frame, so her stomach is smaller. If she stated that "cake is my favorite food and I love to eat everyday" then that would be a bit more suspicions but it seems like seems to just not eat a lot. There are so many campaigns about how "curvy is the new black", and some people are born curvy blah blah. Some people are naturally thin too, you CAN be skinny without having an eating disorder. My dad was 90 lbs as a 15 year old boy.
Robin attempts again to alienate Elyse yet again, like the good Christian she is, going on and on in a group meeting about how she is comfortable with "the body God gave her". Wasn't she crying 3 episodes ago about her body and seems to always cover up her hips? This is what bothers me, when other people make go out of their way to make the person with the "eating disorder" feel uncomfortable.
Celebrities always say that "oh being called anorexic is just as painful as being called fat". I have been called both, and can tell you that it's false. BUT being talked about having an eating disorder can be just as obnoxious. When I was ill two years ago, I lost a lot of weight. Everyone from teachers, to PTSA members it seemed gossiped about my weight, and their callus tones and attitudes drove me over the edge. When I had told my friend I had eaten a cinnamon roll, she even replied "you throw it up yet" in front of my whole class. It was so petty and dumb, and I quickly got defensive of their "concern". I mean seriously? Would you ask a morbidly obese person why they are fat to their face? Would you attempt to monitor what they ate in public? No.
I emphasize with Elyse.
The other girls attack Elyse for her "eating disorder", a subplot in the show. The accusations feel like they have no factual grouding, and I sympathize for Elyse. While she is thin, her body seems to naturally fit her frame, no bones show through and her arms are round and soft. If they were unnaturally thin, wouldn't they look taunt and boney? She states she loves her body and doesn't wish to change it, get skinnier or fatter and admits she doesn't eat a lot. Naturally, she has a small frame, so her stomach is smaller. If she stated that "cake is my favorite food and I love to eat everyday" then that would be a bit more suspicions but it seems like seems to just not eat a lot. There are so many campaigns about how "curvy is the new black", and some people are born curvy blah blah. Some people are naturally thin too, you CAN be skinny without having an eating disorder. My dad was 90 lbs as a 15 year old boy.
Robin attempts again to alienate Elyse yet again, like the good Christian she is, going on and on in a group meeting about how she is comfortable with "the body God gave her". Wasn't she crying 3 episodes ago about her body and seems to always cover up her hips? This is what bothers me, when other people make go out of their way to make the person with the "eating disorder" feel uncomfortable.
Celebrities always say that "oh being called anorexic is just as painful as being called fat". I have been called both, and can tell you that it's false. BUT being talked about having an eating disorder can be just as obnoxious. When I was ill two years ago, I lost a lot of weight. Everyone from teachers, to PTSA members it seemed gossiped about my weight, and their callus tones and attitudes drove me over the edge. When I had told my friend I had eaten a cinnamon roll, she even replied "you throw it up yet" in front of my whole class. It was so petty and dumb, and I quickly got defensive of their "concern". I mean seriously? Would you ask a morbidly obese person why they are fat to their face? Would you attempt to monitor what they ate in public? No.
I emphasize with Elyse.
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