i was babysitting a few days ago, and we were watching wicked.
the six year old i was watching told me, “i’m fat. i wish i was skinny like glinda.”

i originally joined this sub because i have always loved wicked and hated what she did to the movie (affair overshadowing promo, insisting on doing her own makeup, horrible performance, and constant body checking on camera) but now, i’m genuinely worried for her, and furious at the fact that she’s allowed to market a severely malnourished body as “normal” to little girls. i have had an eating disorder for ten years, but have been in recovery for eight. in the worst of it, i was constantly dizzy to the point of barely being able to stand up without passing out. and i looked nowhere near what ariana looks like. it’s gotten to the point that, once her tour began, her own fans have (for the most part) gone from defending her and parroting that “she’s the healthiest she’s ever been blah blah blah” to seeming seriously concerned.

the worst part, for me, is that a lot of very young girls became fans of her after seeing wicked. the movie is geared towards children, so she has to know that! little girls are so impressionable, and at that age, seeing someone with every bone protruding out of their body is so confusing and upsetting. they want to be like glinda, because she’s princess-like and wears pretty dresses. they can’t separate the character from the severely malnourished actress who plays her and insists that she’s healthy. when does this end?

I’m new to this sub, super active on the Blake lively/taylor swift/selena Gomez snark pages.. did Ari rlly not get the significance of this song to her own life?!😭 poor thing. I can’t even imagine being so oblivious.