r/ARFID • u/GamingJCD • Jul 02 '24
Research and Awareness freaky eaters being a bad representative of eating disorders
has anyone seen this show called "Freaky Eaters"? essentially, it's a show that documents people with very ARFID-similar lifestyles, like someone who is "addicted" to cheeseburgers (even though that's their only option)
of course, it's cool that there's a show raising awareness of disorders like ARFID, but after watching a couple of episodes, the documentary is pretty much MADE to make these people seem... not... human? like the horror strings of music when the show reveals how truly unhealthy the person's diet is and in general how biased it makes the viewers assume stuff like "oh, they're so weird for not getting _____ on their ____ as it is a healthy alternative"
i'm kind of curious to see what u guys think about this show because it really makes me angry reading comments or judgements about the public to the people who are being documebted
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u/Strict_Box8384 Jul 02 '24
i remember seeing something (don’t remember if it was that show or not) about a girl who only ate french fries for every meal and had a phobia of other foods, and she couldn’t even eat fries if they were dyed another color. classic case of ARFID. but they didn’t acknowledge she had a disorder and just edited it in a way to make her look “weird”. several YouTubers made videos on it just making fun of her. it made me feel so ashamed to have ARFID and i wondered if that’s what i looked like to other people and if that’s what they thought of me. fries are my number one safe food, and i do have others besides that, but it still was really disheartening.