I was playing taps for a bit, so I've been to my share of funerals. The music is so tacky so often. And if I hear "Wind Beneath My Wings" ever again...

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> There's no way this is as tasteless as mocking someone born with a developmental condition. Not even the same ballpark.

I'm sorry. There is a huge difference. Developmental conditions are the result of nature, while anorexia is mostly society's fault. As in *our* fault. Clearly, eating disorders are fair game and the handi-capable aren't.

I'm not skittish about off-color jokes, but freedom of speech demands some self-censorship and a sense of appropriate context. If you don't want to look like a racist, you don't run around spewing out racial slurs into a megaphone. Boingboing usually puts on like they're sensitive to gender issues and other social issues, but something like this easily squelches out a webcomic defending women on IRC.

Boingboing: You are most certainly aware that you have political influence. You handle issues like intellectual property and privacy with such care and precision. I wish you would accept more responsibility for issues like this.

Umm... this is about as tasteful as a Down Syndrome costume.

And as far as "female body issues" go, let's note that men can have anorexia as well.

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