My father once asked me about a celebrity from our era in regards to them having a potential eating disorder. When I asked him why he would assume that celebrity was sick, he was very solemn when he expressed how he grew up watching Karen Carpenter essentially wither away before his eyes. He wasn’t even trying to gossip or be shitty. Karen Carpenter’s battle with bulimia was something that basically became a core memory in how my dad understood the world around him. Even if the celebrity he mentioned isn’t sick, the impact of Karen Carpenter’s death carried in his frame of mind even decades later.
Eating disorders are so brutal and it looks so voluntary so it’s hard to give a fuck sometimes.
I would love if everyone was careful with comments they make about weight. Mine started when someone complimented me for “finally taking care of myself” after I lost a few pounds from stress during finals. Cue two decades of panic and shame if I got above 18 BMI.
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GOATed drummer. So underrated
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One of my favorite artists ever, such a sweet and talented woman rest in peace
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My father once asked me about a celebrity from our era in regards to them having a potential eating disorder. When I asked him why he would assume that celebrity was sick, he was very solemn when he expressed how he grew up watching Karen Carpenter essentially wither away before his eyes. He wasn’t even trying to gossip or be shitty. Karen Carpenter’s battle with bulimia was something that basically became a core memory in how my dad understood the world around him. Even if the celebrity he mentioned isn’t sick, the impact of Karen Carpenter’s death carried in his frame of mind even decades later.
Such a sad story. She was so talented
An all-time vocalist *and* drummer, what a talent
Such an amazing talent. https://share.google/Kn7BUbdpMvP5I0NaC (2:45)
Eating disorders are so brutal and it looks so voluntary so it’s hard to give a fuck sometimes.
I would love if everyone was careful with comments they make about weight. Mine started when someone complimented me for “finally taking care of myself” after I lost a few pounds from stress during finals. Cue two decades of panic and shame if I got above 18 BMI.
GOATed drummer. So underrated
One of my favorite artists ever, such a sweet and talented woman rest in peace