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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]you all seem to think you just invented everything. You think that before this everyone just felt great about themselves and there were no anorexic girls? We had Cosmo, and Seventeen and Vogue and MTV to give us unrealistic images. Instagram and Facebook didn't invent it and aren't the cause of it. The problem is women and the way in which we have done our part to perpetuate this misogyny via self loathing.

All the things that these girls are worried about are things that are judged and enforced and reinforced almost primarily and most harshly by other women. Most men don't care if you look exactly like JLo. They don't care what you wear and if your shoes are cute. THey don't care if your brows are on point. They don't care about visible panty lines. They do not see us through the same lenses as we see ourselves and each other. So we can blame Instagram we can blame the patriarchy but really the problem is ours to fix. Doesn't matter how we got here, this is where we are. Women and only women can fix this. [/quote]

The article focuses on appearance and eating disorders, but the harm done by these apps goes far beyond that. They’re designed to capitalize on your vulnerabilities, whatever those may be. I don’t think they’re necessarily painting teen girls as damsels in distress, it’s more that teens of all genders happen to be particularly vulnerable populations, desperate for acceptance and belonging.[/quote]

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