You're right about that movie, Juliana, it was called The Best Little Girl in the World, and was based on a true story. I remember it.

I understand your concern when they show information on TV, in magazines, etc., in order to help the public be educated and protect themselves, but I think it's vital that they do that. Yes, the bad guys or persons who would misuse the info may learn stuff, too, but most of them will find the info one way or another, while the people who need to protect themselves will be less likely to find it.

As for the pro-anorexia sites, I've seen several shows and read several articles on them. Basically, it's like a support group, but it obviously does harm, not good. These are people (mostly girls) who believe not only that the thinner they are, the prettier (and better?) they are, but that it's beautiful when their bones show. They're presented with images of emaciated girls, and they think it's beautiful.

More recently, and perhaps more frightening, I've seen that there's a movement claiming that anorexia is a "lifestyle choice," and they are fighting for their right to live this way. But as you know, one doesn't live with anorexia if it doesn't get treated.

These sites are usually by anorexics, so they may not mean to hurt (although I can't say for sure), but to show other girls that they're not alone. They tell each other what they want to hear, and they give each other tips for hiding the things they do to keep up their anorexia. I even remember on a TV show several months ago (maybe the Oprah one you mentioned, Juliana), they said one of the sites told girls that beauty is worth dying for. It's terrifying that these sites exist.