Rejected petition Ditch Pro-Ana content in the Daily Mail

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Samantha Brick is a freelance journalist who has posted a number of controversial articles to the Daily Mail. The following article (LINK: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2310797/Samantha-Brick-Joan-Collins-right-Any-woman-wants-stay-beautiful-needs-diet-day.html) contains extremely damaging content which promotes anorexic behaviour and other attitudes linked with eating disorders. 40% of people with an eating disorder relapse; 10% of people with an eating disorder die. This article is particularly triggering and an absolute outrage that it is allowed in accessible public media.

SCRAP PRO-ANOREXIA CONTENT IN THE DAILY MAIL. CONFRONT SAMANTHA BRICK ABOUT HOW SERIOUSLY DAMAGING AND OFFENSIVE THIS PRO-ANA ARTICLE IS, PARTICULARLY TO SUFFERERS OF EATING DISORDERS.

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Date submitted 19 April 2013
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