Reddit banned eating disorder support group subs.

submitted by Starlight_Fire from (self.MeanwhileOnReddit)

Hope this is okay to post here, it's not "meanwhile" as it happened a while ago, but I don't see much talk about it as these subs were smaller than the other subs that have been banned.

Reddit banned /r/proED & /r/proEDmemes as well as a few random anorexia and bulimia subs.

Now, from the outside, "Pro ED" looks like a promotion of eating disorders, but this sub was NOT. They didn't allow anyone to give any "tips" or ask for any advice on how to be thin/anorexic/purge, etc.

It was a place much like SanctionedSuicide, where people could talk about their feelings & frustrations with eating disorders without the weird and fake hugboxing that the internet does sometimes. A place where people with mental illnesses could talk and relate.

It was a refuge for a lot of people. And they banned with no warning.

Reddit is so hypocritical in this banning, because 90% of the memes on /r/proEDmemes are the same memes on subreddits like /r/1200isplenty (a 1200 calorie diet subreddit which was not banned).

The only eating disorder sub that they didn't ban is /r/BingeEatingDisorder...

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[–]useless_aether 9 insightful - 6 fun9 insightful - 5 fun10 insightful - 6 fun -  (1 child)

The only eating disorder sub that they didn't ban is /r/BingeEatingDisorder...

i guess bc anorexia is anti-consumption, and binge eating is pro consumption

[–]Vigte 6 insightful - 7 fun6 insightful - 6 fun7 insightful - 7 fun -  (0 children)

If you're not buying, you're no use to us!

[–]magnora7 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Well that just seems downright unhelpful of reddit, thanks for reporting the ongoing situation

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

why have pro in the title if it's not really pro tho

[–]Starlight_Fire[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I believe the person who created the sub long before had made it to be like that (encouraging of EDs), but other mods had taken over. In the years I was a part of that sub, it was always the rule that you couldn't promote or glorify EDs.

If the Reddit admins took even a moment to look at the sub & not just the title, they would see it was just a support group.

I do believe the title (not the content) was the reason it was banned. Reddit didn't offer for the title to be changed, or give any warning. They just banned a support system of 30k+ people who were then scattered and possibly not able to find alternatives.

[–][deleted] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

how about make a new sub but with a better name

[–]FictionalSalad 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, pretty much anyone who sees that is going to assume its encouraging eating disorders.

I don't care if you have a sub called "/r/moneyformurder" where you talking about funeral planning options and end of life estate planning matters, it looks really shitty.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I bet it is pro. A lot of people are because of this society putting a premium on losing weight. But you just have to eat less not force yourself to throw up.

[–]ezra 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

/r/EDanonymous was a good re-homing, but my heart hurts for how terrified the community was while switching. I used to have an ED, and it was amazing to have a place full of people who understood me and who could help me be safer in my endeavors. And eventually I did choose recovery, but I might've died with that community.

[–]HeyImSancho 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

LOL, look at the world! If someone wants to discuss their disgust in food, or pleasure in it, or just wants to connect with another living being with this subject matter at heart, let'em!

[–]sameasmyvoat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They helped torture that eugenia girl from what i heard. Guess they had cold hard facts about abuse but banned topics about it. This was years ago though, I think it encouraged her.