AlannaBanana commented on Virginity Is Less A Piece Of Skin, More A State Of Being

"I think mine broke when I was like 3 after falling off the monkey bars."

AlannaBanana commented on Ha Ha, The Twilight Movie Sucks

"@ShanghaiLil: UMMM Tom Cruise is the man in that movie, real life shenanigans notwithstanding."

AlannaBanana commented on Ha Ha, The Twilight Movie Sucks

"YES thank you for that Spike shout out."

AlannaBanana commented on Dan Savage Has Stopped Blaming Black Voters For Prop 8

"That column seems to be based on hard facts, so I don't really see how it's hateful."

AlannaBanana commented on Eating Disorders Are The "Addiction Of Choice" For Jewish Teens

"@Sleuthy Sleuthstein: the first thing my oma said to me when I came home after six weeks of camp was "oy, you got very broken out.""

AlannaBanana commented on Eating Disorders Are The "Addiction Of Choice" For Jewish Teens

"@BlueVamp: where on Long Island, btw?"

AlannaBanana commented on Eating Disorders Are The "Addiction Of Choice" For Jewish Teens

"I am Jewish and grew up in an affluent, majority Jewish community, and it seems like eating disorders go hand-in-hand with the really intense materialism, the drive to prove one's success and worth through possessions, that I observed throughout my life there."

AlannaBanana commented on In honor of Joni Mitchell's

"I love Hejira."

AlannaBanana commented on Body Image, Beauty Mags And The Biggest Loser: An Interview With Valerie Frankel

"@helenanapier: We really should!"

AlannaBanana commented on Body Image, Beauty Mags And The Biggest Loser: An Interview With Valerie Frankel

"@Archetype: my mom worked with emotionally disturbed kids and one boy who'd been sexually abused used to pee his pants, presumably to keep people away."