Anorexic YouTube star Eugenia Cooney has sparked a horrified reaction after sharing new images and videos of her slim figure on Instagram.
The 29-year-old Massachusetts-born vlogger first sparked anger in 2013 when she started posting clips of her physique to the platform where she built up a loyal fanbase with her fashion tutorials. beauty.
And she has since been at the center of many controversies which were recently reignited after the star shared a series of Instagram posts during her recent getaway.
Many of its 682,000 subscribers are now urging others to report Eugenia’s content in a bid to remove it from the site “for the sake of young women and men”.
Anorexic YouTube star Eugenia Cooney has sparked a horrified reaction after sharing new images and video of her slim figure on Instagram
In her latest social media video, Eugenia can be seen wearing a set consisting of a long sleeve sweater, studded shorts, knee high socks and embellished boots.
In her latest social media video, Eugenia can be seen wearing a set consisting of a long sleeve sweater, studded shorts, knee high socks and embellished boots.
The social media star, who completed her look with a metallic effect pink bag, walked towards the camera before pausing occasionally as she appeared to be reaching for the railing.
In another post, this time consisting of a single image, she again opted for an all-black outfit as she showed her profile to pose with her hand on her hip.
She uploaded the snap along with a caption that read ‘here one more day, then I’ll be back’ – but didn’t say where she was.
But it wasn’t the holiday that was the focus of comments from other social media users – instead, they focused on Eugenia’s slim figure and its potential impact on other young viewers.
One user wrote, “At this point there is nothing for this girl to do. Report these posts for the sake of young women (and men) on this app because it creates a dangerous place.
Another added: “What I don’t understand is why they don’t ban it.”
And a third said, “Once again Instagram is letting posts like these impact our kids…very, very disturbing.”
But it wasn’t the holiday that was the focus of comments from other social media users – instead, they focused on Eugenia’s slim figure and its potential impact on young viewers.
Eugenia’s followers first begged her for help in 2016 and even started a petition to ban her from YouTube, claiming she was promoting anorexia.
At the time, she released a statement that read, “Some people say I’m a bad influence on girls. I just want you to know that I seriously never tried to be a bad influence on YouTube or influence anyone. I would never want to do that.
“I never told anyone to try to love losing weight or trying to change their appearance or look like me.”
More than 18,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org calling for her to be temporarily banned from YouTube and seek medical attention.
“Eugenia Cooney has a serious medical condition and needs to seek help. She influenced her viewers with her severe underweight,” he said.
“She may not be intentionally influencing her viewers, but showing 50% of her body in videos and photos doesn’t help girls with anorexia or any other eating disorder,” she said. administrator Lynn Cloud.
Eugenia’s followers first begged her for help in 2016 and even started a petition to ban her from YouTube, claiming she was promoting anorexia.
More than 18,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org asking that she be temporarily banned from YouTube and see a doctor.
Among those who signed the petition was one person who claimed his cousin starved herself to look more like the vlogger.
“My little cousin lost 17 pounds because she wanted to look like Eugenia. She is now well-groomed. She is only 12 years old.
The petition appears to have since been removed from Change.org.
In 2019, Eugenia took a break from social media and sought treatment, but when she returned to social media, viewers pointed out that she was still not well.
Anorexia is an eating disorder that causes people to obsess over their body image and what they eat.
According to Mayo Clinicthe eating disorder also includes emotional and behavioral problems that cause the person to suffer from an unrealistic perception of body weight as well as an extreme fear of gaining weight or getting fat.
In 2019, she took a break from social media and sought treatment, but when she returned to social media, viewers pointed out that she was still ill.
Symptoms include extreme weight loss or lack of expected developmental weight gains, thin appearance, abnormal blood counts, fatigue, insomnia, dizziness, thin or brittle hair, lack of menstruation, constipation and abdominal pain, low blood pressure, cold intolerance, dehydration and more.
This disorder is more common in women and girls and although the exact cause is unknown, in many cases it is due to environmental causes as society encourages thinness.
The effects of the eating disorder include muscle loss, heart problems, kidney problems, constipation, bloating, nausea, bone loss, and anemia.
According to Discovery Centerat least 30 million people suffer from an eating disorder.
Anorexia is the most common chronic illness among teenage girls and is more likely to lead to death than other eating disorders.
