annotated bibliography corrections made by peer
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Gardner, Fiona. "Taylor and Francis eLibrary." Self-Harm: A Psychotherpeutic Approach.(2001): n. page. Print.
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This is a source that I found through the library database and it provides a scholarly and
more psychological outlook on the causes of the formations of the ideas that produce
these self-harm websites. This source talks about how the social scene of our current day
in time adds pressure to todays youth and causes them to strive to reach unattainable and
unrealistic expectations of their body image. The article also goes to explain some of the
psychological factors that encourage the social media to become an outlet for the
distorted body image, which is very popular among todays teens. This source is very
academic so it uses very technical terms that can be helpful for formulating and officially
supporting some of the terms within my paper. Also it can be useful for providing me
with specific reasons and tying into my research with details on the relationship between
body image and the way that it affects social media, our predominate form of technology.
Indvik, Lauren. "Pinterest Bans Pro-Anorexia Content to Little Effect."Mashable. N.p., n. d.
Web. Web. 12 Mar. 2013. .
This source is sort of a rebuttal to my source that came from The Huffington Post, yet it
also could arguably be seen as supporting it. This source is talking specifically about how
Pinterest reps may have made the ban but since they are not following through with
actually going through and getting rid of the inappropriate content, it is sort of a waste to
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have created the ban in the first place. The site tried to reach Pinterest Reps for a
comment but they refused to comment. That shows how an underlying problem might not
be so much for the websites to ban the material, but should also go to follow that they
should actually take the time to eliminate it from their databases as well. I think that this
source is crucial because it also tells that since the ban on the thinspiration material, the
search and demand for it has gone up even more. This shows how there almost seemed to
be a reverse effect of the ban since even more people are gaining exposure of it. I think
that this source is effective and useful by providing me with the detailed terms and
services of interest, which provides me to use Pinterest as a specific example of a social
media that is being affected by this.
"Thinspiration, Thinspo, Skinny." Tumblr. Thincafe, n. d. Web. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.
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This source is a direct source on the issue of thinspiration. What it offers is dedicated to
entirely answering and pertaining to information about thinspiration and explaining about
some of the stipulations that come along with it. The FAQ section of this blog contains a
lot of helpful information including an actual definition of what the word thinspiration
means. Contrary to popular belief, thinspiration is not akin to being pro anorexic or pro
ana. The word Thinspiration simply means inspiration to be thin and healthy. Heres a
simple formula: Thinspiration = (Thin + Inspiration) This is the mindset that the website
bases their mission under. I think that this is an extremely relavent aspect for my paper
because it shows how thinspiration is not looked at as a bad thing by a lot of people.
My personal belief is that these websites are very damaging and harmful in the way of
their commonality of exposing people to self-harm and even going as far to encourage it.
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It blows my mind that some people do not see this for what it truly is, however I am glad
that I found this source so that I can make sure to address this point within my paper.
"'Thinspo' Content Continues To Emerge Despite Bans From Online Communities LikeTumblr, Pinterest."Huffington Post. (2012): n. page. Print..
This source is an article taken from The Huffington Post that discusses how even though
there is a ban on sites such as Thinspo and pro-ana, the reality is that it seems to be
near impossible for all of the content within these social medias to be censored, therefore
the information remains on the web as easily accessible as ever. It gives the example by
calling out Pinterest, a popular social media outlet that is basically a compilation of
image blogging, because of their existing ban of things that "creates a risk of harm, loss,
physical or mental injury, emotional distress, death, disability, disfigurement or physical
or mental illness to yourself, to any other person, or to any animal. ("'Thinspo' Content
Continues To Emerge Despite Bans From Online Communities Like Tumblr, Pinterest.")
However, the reality is, that by typing in the hash tag #thinspo you can still easily find
the content within their website, which demonstrates either the lack of seriousness that is
being taken on this topic, or the extent of difficulty in the chance of being able to catch
all of the material from being added to the site. This article makes a good point by stating
how there is a very subjective line separating the encouragement of self-harm material,
from photos of women who are modeling and just have slim cut bodies. The Huffington
Post is known for being a very well established newspaper and I trust that this article is
useful at least for the different ideas that are presented throughout it. This article also
supports my previous guess, that it would be near impossible for their to be a legal way to
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address this content because the internet is such a widespread and broad source of
information, and the Pinterest ordeal only makes me more sure of this. Another good
point that I will find useful in providing within my final paper, is when the article
addresses several famous supermodels by name who are arguing that these sites help girls
feel a sense of belonging and they have chosen this lifestyle for themselves. This is a
thought that I might not have considered since the topic of self-harm is not necessarily
relevant in my life, yet it does provide me with an ulterior perspective that I will be sure
to use in my paper and further research.
Very good annotated bibliography. It seems you have worked very hard on your citations
and these articles will really help the overall quality of your final paper.
-Double Space Sources
-For long titles just cite them as (web.)
-Alphabetize your sources