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John Prescott comes clean

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Darlene
7 months, 2 weeks ago
in Health and Masculinity
. 2 Comments

 

Props to John Prescott for admitting that he suffered from an eating disorder, an eating disorder that’s probably much more common than we think:  

Dr Glover, a specialist with Affinity Healthcare which operates the eating disorders unit at Cheadle Royal Hospital in Cheshire, said: “He displayed the classic traits of bulimics – the secrecy, the shame and the breakdown of trust with your family. Bulimia can be brought on by work stress. For some people, they use drink, drugs or cigarettes as an emotional crutch. For John, it was food.“John’s bravery will hopefully encourage more men to stop suffering in silence and seek treatment.”  (from The Times)

Wayne’s Dad

Published
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Darlene
8 months ago
in Film, TV, Video etc and Masculinity
. 91 Comments

Just wondering if anyone’s opinion of Wayne Carey has changed after the Enough Rope venture or after seeing that photo of Carey’s father on the front of the Herald Sun yesterday. For those who missed it, the picture more than suggested that Carey Snr is an unreflective boozer from the old school of unreflective boozers (thinking, for example, about the role fathers play in providing positive male role models for their sons).

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Picture: Carey on Enough Rope