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    vanka-vstanka: Didn't London also pretty recently get out of the hospital before she went on ANTM? more »
    MerryLilly: Isn't this like making a recovered alcoholic work in a bar? For me, the cons pretty much outnumber the pros. more »
    BellaTricks: Counterpoint: Reading the linked article, it sounds like her ED was a result of family issues that left her feeling disempowered. Perhaps (quite a str... more »
    LaComtesse: Oh this is just GREAT. While we're at it, why don't we have a recovering alcoholic work at a bar for the sake of reality television or put a recoverin... more »
    hatepaperdoll: This seems like a lot of pressure to put on someone who is ill. Being told she needs to put on weight to work isn't going to mean anything to someone ... more »
    tscheese: I wish her all the best and I hope she can achieve her dreams while staying healthy and happy--don't get me wrong--but in an industry where women are ... more »
    pandorasmittens: If she says the competition has given her more confidence, then good for her. On all other accounts, it's not exactly appropriate. A reality show is n... more »
    clevernamehere: 5'9" and 90 pounds? How is she not hospitalized? That's 35 pounds underweight and a BMI of 13.3. Beyond her health, I'm not sure that having someone s... more »
    NefariousNewt: Why use a modeling competition as a platform for discussing eating disorders? I can see this as a positive, since this is part of the industry, but th... more »
    hortense: NO. She shouldn't be doing anything like this until she has at least 1 year of recovery under her belt. This is just asking for a relapse. more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: I'm not sure what to think of this. At one hand, I am "glad" that ED is being talked about openly and hopefully they will treat it in an honest and n... more »
    linnyt is a walking cliché: what does her counselor say? if it shows the process of her getting healthy, that would be a good thing, no? if it is encouraged, that is a very, ver... more »
    merv: What good is it to pretend that eating disorders do not exists in the modeling world by deliberately casting girls without known eating disorders? I s... more »
    MissyMcCLung: The canadian version had a contestant showing classic classic signs of anorexia (including languo development and lack or menstruation). While the ju... more »
    Mafalda para Presidente: Is it appropriate? Hell no. more »
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    Britain's Next Top Model Features Eating Disordered Contestant

    This week, Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 5 premiered. One contestant, Jade McSorley, is openly struggling with anorexia. Is a televised modeling competition appropriate for a young woman who was hospitalized just months before filming? More »