Netflix's new drama To The Bone accused of glamorizing anorexia

The drama comes fresh from Netflix being accused of glamorizing teen suicide in their series, 13 Reasons Why.

Netflix's new drama To The Bone accused of glamorizing anorexia

A new Netflix drama about a girl suffering from anorexia nervosa has sparked fears after teenage girls have been taking to social media hailing the character’s figure as “thinspiration”.

The term, thinspiration/thinspo is used in reference to something or someone that serves as motivation for a person seeking to maintain a very low body weight.

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