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For months, the video idled at about 800 views.
On Wednesday, Lady Gaga ? yeah, that Lady Gaga ? tweeted a link to Caroline Rothstein?s video on her struggle with eating disorders, and in a matter of hours, the Wilmette native fielded emails and tweets from around the world.
?It?s really quite amazing,? said Rothstein, 29, a spoken-word poet and writer who attended New Trier High School and lives in New York.
Rothstein wrote the raw and personal poem, titled ?Fat,? more than six years ago. She performed it at national poetry slam contests, and it was posted to YouTube within the past year.
But nothing prepared her for Lady Gaga?s words or the response that followed. The pop artist, who faced relentless commentary on her recent weight gain and revealed this week that she has long suffered from eating disorders, called Rothstein ?a very inspiring woman.?
?I?m just beyond humbled and utterly grateful that it is being shared in this way and it is sparking this dialogue and conversation,? Rothstein said.
For 10 years, Rothstein battled with her body image. In middle school, she suffered through anorexia. In high school and college, bulimia was her poison.
?I used to daydream about eating dinner without wanting to kill myself,? she says in the video. Her ?disordered eating hell? included stomach ulcers, popped blood vessels and missing tooth enamel; dry skin and shedding hair; ?playing Russian roulette with my esophagus.?
She has been fully recovered for eight years and has been on a mission to share her story and raise awareness since. She has been dedicated, speaking on panels and working with nonprofits, but even her ?Body Empowerment? series on YouTube rarely broke the 500-view mark.
?To watch what she?s done with it, I?m just so proud of her,? said her mother, Nancy Rothstein.
On Thursday afternoon, ?Fat? had surpassed 20,000 views.
?Welcome to the revolution,? Lady Gaga tweeted to her nearly 30 million followers before linking to Rothstein?s video.
deldeib@tribune.com
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