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Eating disorders have been rebranded as ‘fasting’. But they are as dangerous as ever

Chicago rapper CupcakKe has been criticised for social media posts about her month on a water fast. It’s tech gurus who led the way in this irresponsibility
CupcakKe posted on Twitter: ‘Jesus fasted for 40 days & so did I ...’ Photograph: Publicity image

CupcakKe is a 22-year-old Chicago rapper famous for highly explicit sex-positive songs, including one about SpongeBob SquarePants. She has also been upfront about her various mental health issues. In September, CupcakKe (née Elizabeth Harris) in which she said she was worried about “corrupting the youth” and that the music industry would never accept her because of her size.

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