Opinions on males with eating disorders.

Ultramegasaurus · 2014-10-12T17:38:39+00:00

Well, it's another negative aspect of life, many women claim exclusive victimhood over. The problem of males using dangerous steroids to pump up their muscles is also a body issue. But it's the agency thing again.

When men have eating disorders or body problems, it's their fault and their fault only in the eyes of society. Imagine the following scenarios:

Bodybuilder dies of steroid abuse.

"lol stupid meathead, should have known better"

Woman dies of diet pill abuse.

"Poor woman, male beauty standards KILL"

DavidByron2 · 2014-10-12T18:26:34+00:00

Google "anorexia" and "jockeys" - they are the profession with the most problems with anorexia and it's mostly men.

http://eating-disorders.org.uk/information/weight-control-among-jockeys/

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/04/25/spt_sptrac1a.html

MRSPArchiver · 2014-10-12T17:25:55+00:00

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YetAnotherCommenter · 2014-10-13T04:54:15+00:00

i work as a chef at a restaurant

An anorexic chef?

If I may make a suggestion, try cooking some Chicken Pontalba. If that doesn't make you hungry, being surrounded with all those wonderful smells etc., then seek some therapy immediately.

Okay, now I'll drop the humor.

Whilst men typically get "Bigorexia" rather than Anorexia Nervosa, members of both sexes can get the condition. The gendering (socially) and sufferer-gender-differential of the conditions is obviously reflective of society's gendered ideals of what constitutes an ideal body shape.

Obviously men can be anorexic. The idea that "only" women can be anorexic is ridiculous. Just because anorexia in males is uncommon does not mean it isn't real.

I'm sorry to hear you had your co-workers tell you that you couldn't have anorexia (they're mostly women as you said... and many people still believe that women are the more caring and empathetic sex!). I hope you seek some treatment.

GenderNeutralLanguag · 2014-10-12T23:10:17+00:00

Two things. First. Illnesses don't have a gender. While more women are affected by anorexia and bulimia than men, women are far from the only ones this illness affects.

Second, based on a comment you made, are you sure that you've self diagnosed anorexia correctly. If you are not intentionally choosing not to eat, it's not anorexia. Just having no appetite or forgetting to eat for days on end is an eating disorder that you need help for, it's just not anorexia.

Title	Opinions on males with eating disorders.
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Date	October 12, 2014 5:25 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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