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<p>Your favorite website for buying <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/so-that-happened/tiny-chair/">sh*t you probably don&#39;t need</a>, Amazon .com, is facing backlash for selling a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Anorexia-Printed-Personality-Regular/dp/B015N3N2UI/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506702757&amp;sr=8-2-fkmr1&amp;keywords=anorexia+styling+hoody" target="_blank">hooded sweatshirt</a> that you absolutely, definitely don&#39;t need. No one needs this sweatshirt. Unless it&#39;s for a performance art piece where you take off this hoodie and then burn it in a fire while people cheer. In which case, please feel free to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Anorexia-Printed-Personality-Regular/dp/B015N3N2UI/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506702757&amp;sr=8-2-fkmr1&amp;keywords=anorexia+styling+hoody" target="_blank">buy &#39;em all!!!</a></p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/DrAndyMayers/status/913828494215450624" height="807" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/image-dYhOdW.png" width="700" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndyMayers/status/913828494215450624">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;Anorexia,&quot; it reads. &quot;Like Bulimia, but with self-control.&quot;</p><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="257" src="https://giphy.com/embed/3og0IUHIwljFDutkZi" width="480"></iframe> <p>Unfortunately, 1990&#39;s era Lisa Kudrow, I <em>am</em> serious. And so are the potential consequences of the message displayed on this shirt. I hate to be Debbie Downer, but eating disorders affect approximately 30 million people in the U.S. and have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, according to <a href="http://www.anad.org/get-information/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/" target="_blank">ANAD.</a></p> <p>So it makes sense that people all over Twitter, including doctors and mental health experts, are asking Amazon.com remove the offending shirt.</p> </div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/amazon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@amazon</a> Please remove this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/anorexia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#anorexia</a> &#39;hoody&#39; item from sale. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/eatingdisorders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#eatingdisorders</a> kill. It is not a joking matter <a href="https://t.co/Cf0ZNMqT8G">https://t.co/Cf0ZNMqT8G</a> <a href="https://t.co/CKQdDE8shg">pic.twitter.com/CKQdDE8shg</a></p>&mdash; Dr Andy Mayers (@DrAndyMayers) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrAndyMayers/status/913828494215450624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/amazon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Amazon</a> has been described as &quot;grossly irresponsible&quot; for selling this top about anorexia and bulimia. Should it be banned? <a href="https://t.co/9RLRh6GXtE">pic.twitter.com/9RLRh6GXtE</a></p>&mdash; Victoria Derbyshire (@VictoriaLIVE) <a href="https://twitter.com/VictoriaLIVE/status/915132418729836544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>And while the &quot;it&#39;s just a joke!&quot; defense is inevitable, people aren&#39;t finding it too funny:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Amazon hoodie supposed to be funny? Guess I had a humour by-pass during my 25yrs of anorexia (binge/purge type..) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VictoriaLIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VictoriaLIVE</a></p>&mdash; Mel (@RuftyRoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/RuftyRoo/status/915134411573776384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/lightlypink/status/914341572535312384</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>People who have suffered from eating disorders are sharing their feelings on the hoodie (spoiler: they hate it).</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">it should be banned as someone who has an eating disorder this upsets me as it gives the wrong message and makes light of a serious illness</p>&mdash; Sarah Davies (@SarahDavies1604) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahDavies1604/status/915142471419604992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>And in addition to offensive, it&#39;s just straight-up wrong.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Well bulemia is a very dangerous condition - and - having had both, Anorexia is *not* like bukemia with self control.</p>&mdash; ⚫️moon #Rejoiner (@blueunicornmoon) <a href="https://twitter.com/blueunicornmoon/status/914063057818669056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Beth Grant, who has lived with anorexia for 13 years, <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41483592#" target="_blank">told the BBC</a> that the sweatshirt could be &quot;extremely damaging to anyone suffering with either bulimia or anorexia. I think it could damage their mental health even further and cause them to potentially harm their life.&quot;</p><p>Now the product listing is wracking up tons of brutal one-star reviews:</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" height="702" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/image-APC0ie.png" width="1048" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> </figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Also, this is apparently not the only offensive anorexia shirt the website is selling. They have this line specifically for dudes. How not-adorable!</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you for sharing this,Andy. Very concerning. They also have a &#39;humour&#39; range of large &#39;I beat Anorexia&#39; tshirts &amp; even a baby bib... <a href="https://t.co/A3WyezXchZ">pic.twitter.com/A3WyezXchZ</a></p>&mdash; Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC (@caoilfhionnanna) <a href="https://twitter.com/caoilfhionnanna/status/914074384993783808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>This is clearly not the first time Amazon.com&#39;s merch department has mined mental illness for cutesie &quot;jokes&quot; to emblazon on their apparel.</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/photographs_etc/status/915137747861549056</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/photographs_etc/status/915138589880487936</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>IDK, Amazon.com, maybe just take it down already? It seems like everyone with a pulse thinks it&#39;s disgusting. Besides, it&#39;s not even cute.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Amazon faces backlash over 'grossly irresponsible' pro-anorexia hoodie.

Your favorite website for buying sh*t you probably don&#39;t need, Amazon .com, is facing backlash for selling a hooded sweatshirt that you absolutely, definitely don&#39;t need. No one needs this sweatshirt. Unless it&#39;s for a performance art piece where you take off this hoodie and then burn it in a fire while people cheer. In which case, please feel free to buy &#39;em all!!!  Twitter&quot;Anorexia,&quot; it reads. &quot;Like Bulimia, but with self-control.&quot; Unfortunately, 1990&#39;s era Lisa Kudrow, I am serious. And so are the potential consequences of the message displayed on this shirt. I hate to be Debbie Downer, but eating disorders affect approximately 30 million people in the U.S. and have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, according to ANAD. So it makes sense that people all over Twitter, including doctors and mental health experts, are asking Amazon.com remove the offending shirt. .@amazon Please remove this #anorexia &#39;hoody&#39; item from sale. #eatingdisorders kill. It is not a joking matter https://t.co/Cf0ZNMqT8G pic.twitter.com/CKQdDE8shg&mdash; Dr Andy Mayers (@DrAndyMayers) September 29, 2017 .@Amazon has been described as &quot;grossly irresponsible&quot; for selling this top about anorexia and bulimia. Should it be banned? pic.twitter.com/9RLRh6GXtE&mdash; Victoria Derbyshire (@VictoriaLIVE) October 3, 2017 And while the &quot;it&#39;s just a joke!&quot; defense is inevitable, people aren&#39;t finding it too funny:Amazon hoodie supposed to be funny? Guess I had a humour by-pass during my 25yrs of anorexia (binge/purge type..) #VictoriaLIVE&mdash; Mel (@RuftyRoo) October 3, 2017 https://twitter.com/lightlypink/status/914341572535312384People who have suffered from eating disorders are sharing their feelings on the hoodie (spoiler: they hate it).it should be banned as someone who has an eating disorder this upsets me as it gives the wrong message and makes light of a serious illness&mdash; Sarah Davies (@SarahDavies1604) October 3, 2017 And in addition to offensive, it&#39;s just straight-up wrong.Well bulemia is a very dangerous condition - and - having had both, Anorexia is *not* like bukemia with self control.&mdash; ⚫️moon #Rejoiner (@blueunicornmoon) September 30, 2017 Beth Grant, who has lived with anorexia for 13 years, told the BBC that the sweatshirt could be &quot;extremely damaging to anyone suffering with either bulimia or anorexia. I think it could damage their mental health even further and cause them to potentially harm their life.&quot;Now the product listing is wracking up tons of brutal one-star reviews:  Also, this is apparently not the only offensive anorexia shirt the website is selling. They have this line specifically for dudes. How not-adorable!Thank you for sharing this,Andy. Very concerning. They also have a &#39;humour&#39; range of large &#39;I beat Anorexia&#39; tshirts &amp; even a baby bib... pic.twitter.com/A3WyezXchZ&mdash; Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC (@caoilfhionnanna) September 30, 2017 This is clearly not the first time Amazon.com&#39;s merch department has mined mental illness for cutesie &quot;jokes&quot; to emblazon on their apparel.https://twitter.com/photographs_etc/status/915137747861549056https://twitter.com/photographs_etc/status/915138589880487936IDK, Amazon.com, maybe just take it down already? It seems like everyone with a pulse thinks it&#39;s disgusting. Besides, it&#39;s not even cute.