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A lot of work went into finding the perfect ampersand for the cover of Cathleen Schine’s Fin & Lady. I think we got it right.
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By Olivia Lammel, Mount Holyoke College, Class of 2014
April 10, 2013
[There] must be something in the water at Mount Holyoke … a steady drizzle of pioneer propaganda. The mantra of greatness reverberates through my professors, peers, admission pamphlets, and even President Pasquerella … So, as I contemplate deadlines for internships with NPR, the New York Times, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, the New Yorker, and Ms. magazine, I panic. “Maybe I’ll just go to bartending school after college,” I muse, half-kidding. “Hanging out at the bar worked for Hemingway, right?” The idea makes my dad nervous and confuses my friends.
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‘An Epidemic, Basically’: A Conflicted Weight-Loss Blogger on #Thinspo
Paige Padilla, 17, explains what’s really going on with that controversial “thinspo” hashtag, and why eliminating pro-eating-disorder content online might be harder than it seems.
Read more. [Images: Tumblr/ 100 Days to Change Myself]
How effective do you think a Twitter ban on thinspiration language would be?
I’m not going to say I think it’d be super effective. But I don’t think they should just sit back and not do anything about it just because [pro-eating disorder users] will find something else to use. They should be blocking every channel they’ve got that gets the message across, and keep blocking the tags until the movement is suppressed. This is an issue that requires a vigilant effort.
I’m in favor of blocking the thinspo hashtag. I really hope this issue gets resolved, because this is an epidemic, basically. I hope girls can escape it.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/575556c723d4c43cc4f1ec445ee0d5ac/tumblr_mmjdueyiva1qcokc4o1_500.jpg)
‘An Epidemic, Basically’: A Conflicted Weight-Loss Blogger on #Thinspo
Paige Padilla, 17, explains what’s really going on with that controversial “thinspo” hashtag, and why eliminating pro-eating-disorder content online might be harder than it seems.
Read more. [Images: Tumblr/ 100 Days to Change Myself]
How effective do you think a Twitter ban on thinspiration language would be?
I’m not going to say I think it’d be super effective. But I don’t think they should just sit back and not do anything about it just because [pro-eating disorder users] will find something else to use. They should be blocking every channel they’ve got that gets the message across, and keep blocking the tags until the movement is suppressed. This is an issue that requires a vigilant effort.
I’m in favor of blocking the thinspo hashtag. I really hope this issue gets resolved, because this is an epidemic, basically. I hope girls can escape it.
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