Understandably, the creator and maintainer of the bluedragonfly site
has been troubled by the media hype about her site, and has edited it
drastically.
However, the Internet Wayback Machine can give those who are interested
in the site and its frequenters a better sample of its past content.
This statement by the creator/maintainer/bracelet entrepreneur sums it
up for me:
"So I build a shrine to Ana. She is my strength. I struggle to
understand how anyone can tell me that something that does so much good
can hurt me. It's trite to say that they are jealous, but think of
it--they do not have Ana to make them beautiful. They are happy being
blind to their imperfections. An imperfect body reflects an imperfect
person."
Although I support the bluedragonfly creator's freedom of speech and
right to post her own ideas, however troubling I find them, on the
Internet, I can also understand why parents with a child who read
bluedragonfly and other "pro-ana" sites, and wore a bracelet to
identify herself to fellow pro-anorexics, would be concerned.
T.