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TikTok users say that “Wonyoungism,” which aims to mimic the image of a beloved K-Pop artist, is promoting unhealthy dieting and unrealistic beauty standards.
“I definitely think why I’ve been stress eating the last few months is knowing that now all this stuff will come out into the world,” she told People.
“I didn’t think anybody would ever hire me again,” the actress shared. “They would just assume I had anorexia, and that would be the end of that.”
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In 2014, Swift had leveled up considerably—into a pop superstar, media fixture, and, crucially, a Victoria’s Secret runway staple.
The actress revealed that her body dysmorphia and “body hatred” were “beyond [her] control.”
Netflix’s queer teen romance “Heartstopper” is a life-affirming triumph. That’s why it’s so disappointing that it handles an important eating disorder storyline so superficially.
The chatbot was originally built to stick to a script. Then it started giving dieting advice.
“Club Zero” aims to be a sci-fi satire, with a plot about a teacher who convinces her students to stop eating entirely—and one sequence that will get everyone talking.
Just be ready for it to come out the other end afterward.
According to a lawsuit filed last week, TikTok “groomed” a 14-year-old girl “to engage in excessive and harmful use” of the app “and in how to have an eating disorder.”
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