La mort du mannequin anorexique Isabelle Caro est survenue en novembre, sa mère s’est suicidée en janvier. Mark Anspach analyse ces événements choquants à la lumière du livre « Anorexie et désir mimétique » de René Girard.

“Coming so soon after her daughter’s death, Marie Caro’s suicide has reopened the debate about the causes of anorexia. Is imitation of ultra-thin models to blame – or are girls like her stunted by clinging mothers who won’t let go? Isabelle didn’t hesitate to blame Mom for wanting her to stay a child, yet she herself will be remembered as the skinny model who denounced the fad for skinny models. In an unsettling way, anorexia became her ticket to stardom…”

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