tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post5807080142487630075..comments2023-10-28T04:45:48.353-04:00Comments on Between Living and Existing: Race, eating disorders, and a new controversial book coverTiptoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-63128224127608782182009-08-04T18:48:31.275-04:002009-08-04T18:48:31.275-04:00Yes, "Julia," you are certainly right. I...Yes, "Julia," you are certainly right. I had forgotten about the stigma of EDs within the Jewish community, though I have several friends who are Jewish. The good thing is that there seems to be more awareness within that population, so I think more are getting the treatment they need.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing this up. I hope you are one day able to let go, so this secret does not hold you so captive anymore.Tiptoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-12765299544032947872009-08-04T16:02:29.580-04:002009-08-04T16:02:29.580-04:00Not quite the same thing--but it's also a beli...Not quite the same thing--but it's also a belief held by many people that Jews can't have eating disorders... partly because of the "eat, eat, you're so thin" stereotype and partly because it's considered by many inside and outside the Jewish community for it be shameful for a Jew to have one, in light of the Holocaust.<br />At least this is my personal experience with the situation. It's part of the reason I've remained so secretive about my problem.<br />Glad to see this memoir. Personally, I like the cover. People have to understand how brutal and ugly these illnesses are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-68210314857136958722009-08-03T15:35:36.487-04:002009-08-03T15:35:36.487-04:00Stephanie, thank you for commenting. I agree that ...Stephanie, thank you for commenting. I agree that it is important that people understand EDs affect everyone. <br /><br />The Actors Diet, feel free to e-mail me if you would like. I'd be happy to tell you of my own experience.<br /><br />Lola and Maeve, it's certainly true that the cover is honest to the portrayal of bulimia.Tiptoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-3253277586057878662009-08-03T13:23:01.372-04:002009-08-03T13:23:01.372-04:00I really like the cover of the book. The people (...I really like the cover of the book. The people (on the other site) who said it was overly graphic just made me angry. It was an honest reminder of what bulimia is, and I for one am tired of feeling shame about this illness. <br /><br />As for the question of race, I have no first hand insight, but rather great sympathy for people who are not getting the treatment they should because of discrimination and stereotyping. I really really really wish more people could get the help they need for eating disorders.Maevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809093475778397477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-36999810411093741312009-08-03T00:25:03.895-04:002009-08-03T00:25:03.895-04:00I like the front cover, it's honest and doesn&...I like the front cover, it's honest and doesn't try and make bulimia out to be something pink and fluffy. As Marya Hornbacher put it, it's an act of violence against the body, it doesn't hurt to remind the general public of that.<br /><br />Lola xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-79859052313945431542009-08-02T20:38:40.842-04:002009-08-02T20:38:40.842-04:00interesting. i am very interested in learning mor...interesting. i am very interested in learning more about eating disorders and asian women, a subject that means a lot to me.lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09645245177126161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699361536242687629.post-72334716109952086112009-08-02T17:37:03.380-04:002009-08-02T17:37:03.380-04:00Hi,
I'm Stephanie, the writer of Not All Blac...Hi,<br /><br />I'm Stephanie, the writer of Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat. Like you I grew so tired of feeling alone and isolated in this disease. I would love to have a real chat. Can you email me at zrct55@aol.com I'm working to help people learn that eating disorders are not only a white woman's disease.writermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643161794038829315noreply@blogger.com