Do we know why she references Atticus Finch? "Emptyattic182" appears to be another reference. I know her real last name is Finch. Is she kin with a character from a 1960s novel or what?
I‘d be surprised if she has ever read To Kill A Mockingbird.
Ashley was edgy wannabe emo kid even back in the early/mid-2000s and Atticus Clothing Co. was an edgy clothing company (the logo was a dead crow flipped on its back) made by Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge (from Blink-182, one of her favourite bands) in the early 2000s and the company name was partially picked for the To Kill a Mockingbird character.
She probably adopted Atticus Finch because it’s an immediately recognisable reference, while also being close to her real name without actually being her real name (A. Finch), and a nod to Atticus Clothing Co.
Attic is a nickname, turn it into an Empty Attic to add emo points, 182 because emptyattic was probably taken.
Carole King has never been an unhealthy weight. You’re thinking of Karen Carpenter, aren’t you?
Anorexia existed before Karen Carpenter lol.
Yeah, anorexia is extremely common as well as not a new illness; people have been starving themselves since the Middle Ages. Sometimes for
Jesus.
Most anas aren’t like Eugenia or Ashley and will lose drastic amounts of weight but go to great lengths to cover their bodies (though admittedly this is mainly because they still view themselves as fat).
Anorexia has a higher prevalency amongst teenagers and young adults, and you won’t see most out and about because they’re either already institutionalised, wasting away in their rooms because starving yourself saps you of energy, or they’re avoiding social situations because a surprising amount revolves around food.
Ashley just appears to be an outlier because of her visibility (long online internet presence & long history of public drama with other online internet presences due to her volatile and attention-seeking personality), and because she has Lich Queen powers. (Don’t be fooled, it is because she subsists off a diet of the surprisingly nutritious life forces of all other anas in the world, which is why the fatality rates of people with anorexia is so high and sudden.)