1 / 10 Eating Disorders Should Never Be Depicted As Sexy

Do you <em>really</em> want to trivialize (or worse, glamorize) the struggles of <a href="http://www.anad.org/get-information/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/" target="_blank">24 million Americans</a> with eating disorders? <br> <br> While the costume's manufacturer said in a 2011 statement that the "Anna Rexia" costume is "<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/this-is-the-most-distasteful-halloween-costume-youll-see-thi#2du9gt" target="_blank">a matter of taste and personal discretion</a>," as BuzzFeed noted, it didn't stop the public backlash from ensuing. <br> <br> Anorexia has one of the <a href="http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/anorexia-nervosa" target="_blank">highest death rates of any mental illness</a>, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. The organization reports that 90 to 95 percent of individuals with anorexia are women and between 5 and 20 percent of people with the condition will die. <br> <br> <em><a href="http://yhst-79488665676621.stores.yahoo.net/anna-rexia.html" target="_blank">Photo: HalloweenParty13</a></em>

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