Scientists don’t study eating disorders among black women. I guess they don’t think they exist in our community. The truth is, I know more black women with body dysmorphic disorder and food issues than I do white women, and more and more are jumping on the “I hate my body” train the older I get.
A story in the Raleigh News & Observer points to recent hip hop videos, which showcase ever-skinnier models and dancers. For the first time, someone is wondering how that might affect black women.
Although a thicker body is definitely prized more among blacks than whites, there was really no way that the impossibly thin trend in Hollywood would not trickle down to the faux celebrities in rap videos, and then further down to the regular girls out there watching the women on television and in movies.
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