“Anorexia is a response to cultural images of the female body - waiflike, angular - that both capitulates to the ideal and also mocks it, strips away all the ancillary signs of sexuality, strips away breasts and hips and butt and leaves in their place a garish caricature, a cruel cartoon of flesh and bone.”
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Caroline Knapp
Caroline Knapp was an American writer known for her memoirs and non-fiction works. Born on November 8, 1959, she passed away on June 3, 2002. Her writing often explored themes of addiction and recovery, and she was a prominent figure in the literary world. more
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