Attheentrancetoapackedgallerystandsafemalefiguredressedinaprettywhitedress.Herbodyiscoveredinabusivemessagesscrawledinredandblackink.“You’reugly,”“Yourwaististoobig,”“Youlooklikeapig,”thenotesread.TheartworkispartofalandmarkexhibitioninChinatitled“AntiBody-Shaming,”whichopenedinShanghaionMay14.Organizedbyafemaleadvocacygroup,it’sthefirsteventtofocusChinesepublicattentiononafrequentlyoverlookedhealthcrisis:analarmingriseinthenumberofgirlsandyoungwomendevelopingeatingdisorders.
在拥挤的画廊入口处，站着一位穿着漂亮白色连衣裙的女性形象。她的身体上满是用红黑墨水潦草写下的侮辱性信息，如“你真丑”、“你的腰太肥了”、“你看起来像一头猪”。这是5月14日在上海开幕的中国标志性展览“反身体羞辱”展出的作品之一。该活动由一个女性倡导组织举办，首次将中国公众的注意力集中到一个经常被忽视的健康危机上：患进食障碍的女孩和年轻女性数量增长惊人。
Casesofanorexia,bulimia,andbinge-eatingdisorderhaveskyrocketedinrecentyears,withhealthexpertsplacingblameonChina’ssocial“involution”—orintensesocial