Why do you think girls are more prone to anorexia?

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igot_music	guys dont want to be skinny, and they dont care that much about a perfect figure Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

christie	bc/ there's more pressure on them to fit into a tiny box of what an ideal female should look like and it's so over-hyped up by the media that we are convinced that it's wrong to look any other way. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

maryjane	because skinny IS BEAUTIFUL. DONT DENY IT! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ari	girls CAN BE a bit more sensitive about what other people think of them. They're also harsher onb each other so i think that it is pressure from media and Other Girls that makes them more prone to it... also i dont know many guys that want to be tiny .... sometimes though its a matter of control. Sometimes (in different stages of life like high school) it feels like the only aspect of your life that you can control is what you eat. Edit: i think it can also have to do with wanting to please others or wanting to be wanted. Girls need to be loved where alot of guys value respect more than being wanted or loved. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

x_vampire_x_kisses_x	There is so much pressure today for women to be thin. The media puts it into their heads that the thinner you are, the more beautiful. Also, girls have more self esteem issues, and often feel fat or ugly, and may turn to anorexia because of this. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lochmessy	Women are the one's who deal with their self image in the way that draws them to want to be thinner and thinner. Men don't seem to have the same problem. They don't seem to look in the mirror all the time and see every single little flaw. For some reason, men aren't teased about being overweight the way women are, so women take it to heart and get nuts over it. Do you see women putting pictures on here of men saying "aren't they sexy", they are the ones I want, why can't every man in America look like them, I won't go out with a man who isn't perfect. Well, you do see it from men, they want to know why women aren't all like models, and I bet a lot of those men are little tubbys, and they want the dream girl. I know I'm one of the crazies, I've been through 3 periods in my life where I have been anorexic and probably would have had another problem if it weren't for my husband who forced me to eat this time around. He loved me when I put on weight and he loves me now that I'm a lot thinner, I'm lucky. Twice he's saved me from anorexia in the last 25 years. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dpc	Society has put more emphasis on the female body. Larger men are not looked at like disgusting while larger women for the most part are not attractive as a whole Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Cheerleader101	Girls are ALWAYS trying to fit in and be " Cool" And they read a lot of magizines and watch celebs on tv that are wayyyy to skinny and they try to be like that. Also they try to impress boys Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mr. Cakes	Simple. Social pressure. Our U.S. society puts too great an expectation on having thin women. Women know this is what is perceived as "perfect," or pretty, and want to be viewed as such. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

coop-a-loop	There is more pressure on women to be skinnier. Simple as that. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jana	Because, Some Girls care way too much about how they look. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Drowzeee	girls are socialized differently than boys. they also have different pressures to overcome. most of the time anorexia is a control issue. a way for an overpressured girl to feel like she is in control. it's unhealthy. although, i recently read on gurl.com that anorexia and bulemia is on the rise among male models trying to achieve the skinny rock star look because it's in demand right now. girls are also less likely to externalize thier negative emotions which is also related to the control issue. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Vanesssssa	The media usually shows thin girls and exemplify this as hott or attractive. Trust me i've been there, done that.. and after my personal experience, i have found that people come in all shapes and sizes, and chubbyness can be cute too! lol Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

xO Binhyy	Some girls are born with Anorexia by birth in genes. Guys like pretty girls. Not fat. So Larger women tend to have a envy feeling, And their self-esteem is unbalanced. Their for they want to be skinny =] Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

a man duh	because of all the famous people who go to rehab because of it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jawn	It's our society. It's the continuous steam of commercials featuring stick-tin women and horrible tv shows like Extreme Makeover and America's Next Top Model. It's all the tabloids that feature celebrities and their embarrassingly normal beach photos. It's Anna Nicole and any one of the Jessicas and Angelina and pick any singer. Women aren't supposed to look like today's beautiful women. Go look at classical paintings of beautiful women. They all have what we would call, "Thunder thighs" and b-cup breasts. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♫	Because girls are viewed as sex objects in our messed up culture. They feel like it's their job to be perfect and pretty when all a guy has to do is wake up and get dressed. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bradsgranny	Because they have been taught that in order to be beautiful, they must be slim. Girls are much more likely to worry about their weight than boys, because our society is much more forgiving of overweight men than overweight women. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Rachel	because for all of time women have been looked down on and they are supposed to be perfect JUST for men. well, that tradition has carried through all these years and as the ideal "look" changes, so does the pressure. the look now is skinny, so now more and more girls are doing whatever they can to appear as thin as possible. however, now it's not as much to please the guys, but to please the girls. girls like other girls to envy them, and shallow ones like that jealousy. others are just very self-conscious and our society advertises thinness, so they follow. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Colbert Nation	Guys don't want to be skinny Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

xorenée	Because they read magazines, watch television and are under so much pressure to look like the "american woman" when really the average american woman is like 165lbs. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Whit	girls are more prone to being made fun of if they are heavier. they also feel they must be thin to be happy in life which is the idea that is put out through all sorts of ads such as magazines and television. there are many factors... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Maria	They are the ones that have the least control in their lives, and this is a way for them to get it. They are also more likely to be victims of sexual and emotional abuse, not to mention the fact that they are constantly bombarded with the idea that skinny is pretty and healthy, which it isn't. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Garrett's Mommy	Girls automatically think that they have to fit in by being small...the media has made this happen because all of the role models for girls are skinny. Look at Hollywood...how many women in Hollywood are large?? Not too many and if any of the successful women in the industry are large they normally don't get as much attention from the media. I really think boys just don't care as much either...but that's not to say it is not possible for a male to have an eating disorder I know a few men who have had one in the past. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

endlessly	Because girls care about fashion style and looks...and models in magazines these days are way too skinny.girls want to keep up with the looks and fit the medias example of Beauty. It is pretty sad actually..... also girls that have role models (Like a movie star/singer) they look up to tend to try and look like them even if it means to lose weight. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

embroidery fan	Society places more emphasis on physical attractiveness in females, more emphasis on ability to earn money & on power in males. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

juicebox	how thin are female 'role models'? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jupe	Because they are so damn worried about how they look. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Geri	because they care too much Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

*amazing*	because they care too much about what they look like as to when they get fat they think they are ugly and think being a tooth pick is attractive because of skinny models magazine advertisement etc. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ThatOnePerson	Girls are more self-evaluating than boys. They always want to look their best for every occasion. When they see that something's not right, they go and try to change it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No