
Eating disorders affect Black women too, despite the prevalent belief that they are exclusive to white girls. The author challenges the stereotype and highlights the lack of representation and understanding in eating disorder treatment for Black women.


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This is the midweek edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen. Last month, I wrote about the millennial vernacular of fatphobia. Today, historian Angela Tate is here to talk about negotiating the images and ideals of the ‘90s and 2000s as a Black woman — and the overwhelming whiteness of eating disorder treatment.

"Eating disorders are for white girls."

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The Reality of Eating Disorders for Black Women
