I wrote a scathing essay on Chinese Eating Disorders using the pop-idol unicorn outfit Dreamtime Bestowed

Sound ridiculous? It kinda is, but it was a blast.

When I had to choose a topic for my final in rhetorical critiscm, I could have picked anything else. Anything else! But I desperately needed to write about something I was interested in, no matter how silly it seemed on the surface.

But the more I looked at the outfit, the more I researched eating disorder culture in China. The whole project spiraled out of control in a passionate way I haven't experienced in a while.

Are some of my conclusions probably unintentionally conveyed from Infold? Maybe. I can't tell what they were thinking when they designed it, but I can tell you what I think from it at least.

Here it is: The culmination of months of research and annoying my roommate!

rhet essay 2.pdf

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