also would get at the shops when trying on clothes the whole 'skinny minny' thing and even on a NUMBER of occassions the 'anorexic' label...as a POSITIVE thing from a sales assistant i was sooo embarrassed and mortified each time. the amount of times that i had to hold back tears as i would try on clothes that never fit and have those comments...to this day i NEVER come out of the changeroom to see how the clothes look in a big mirror...not even for my wedding dress lol!
It's awful isn't it! My sister is 17 and I've heard her and her friends use anorexia as a term of endearment. As in 'oh you look so 'ano' in that dress HOT!' Since when did a serious and debilitating mental illness become a compliment?

A friend of mine (C) over the years has shed quite a bit of weight and she looks really really good. Another friend of ours loves to push her buttons by calling her 'bulemic'. Personally I think she is just jealous that C has been diciplined enough to lose the weight by excerising and eating healthy food and therefore has to resort to name calling to make herself feel better. Silly cow!