"Her Chee-to Heart" vs. "Not Just 'a White Girl Thing'"

"Her Chee-to Heart" by Jill McCorkle and "Not Just 'a White Girl Thing'" by Susan Bordo are two works that couldn't be more different and similar at the same time. They both outline the extremes of over indulgence and under indulgence and also the two severe aspects of society's portrayal of food and body images. I have also realized, after reading "Not Just a 'White Girl Thing'" that my view of what an eating disorder is and isn't follows the popular, but incorrect, thoughts of our society. Now that I am aware of my misconceptions, I am able to see what an issue it is that so many people consider eating disorders things only rich white girls deal with, as this takes credibility from other people who suffer from these disorders. Although Bordo made me seriously consider my own thoughts and the implications of those thoughts, reading "Her Chee-to Heart" honestly only made me uncomfortable. I have never heard someone describe food in the way McCorkle did, and unfortunately, her excellent imagery made it all too easy form me to visualize what she was describing. While reading, I became hyper aware of all of the junk food around me, and basically every unhealthy piece of food I had ever eating.