Jokeorexia: Like Cancer But Funnier

Come on everyone! Let’s have a giggle about anorexia! Clearly all of the girls that die every year deserve to be mocked in a costume that pokes fun at their disease.

Well, obviously not. But, this is apparently what the creator of “Anna Rexia,” the Halloween costume that is skin tight and features a painted on rib cage, had in mind.

It’s as if someone was creating a dull skeleton costume and decided it would be cute to add measuring tape around the waist and throw a heart on the side. Sounds adorable. Really?

It is so freaking sad to see individuals making a mockery of a whole life-threatening situation. Obviously, it is impossible for anyone who has never experienced an eating disorder personally, or has seen the damage it can do to a person, to understand the severity of the issue. But, quite frankly, poking fun at anorexia is like laughing about cancer. It is just not funny.

Our world likes to believe that anorexia is a “choice,” and as serious as other medical issues. The reality is, 20 percent of sufferers die if it goes untreated. And even if it is treated, 2-3 percent still pass away. Sounds like a legitimate medical issue to me.

Luckily, the media has gone crazy with this story, forcing suppliers like Ricky’s and Halloween Store to discontinue or completely remove the stupid costume from their websites. Thank God. I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that out of a whole company, and multiple websites, not one person thought about it and realized this costume may have not been the best idea.

But who would even buy this thing? If I was out celebrating on October 31st and came across some bitch donning the skeletal look, I would undoubtedly punch her directly in the face. Or boob. It is inconceivable for me to think of any woman in her right mind buying a costume that makes a joke out of something we must deal with as a sex. (Anorexia, and other body images issues, primarily affect women). It’s like mocking breast cancer! Why not just dress as Roofie The Rape Victim?

Whether it is a costume, a comment, a photo, or a hilarious joke, it needs to stop. Seriously, costume makers — go make another sexy school girl outfit already.

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