The French Parliament is on its way to passing an unprecedented bill that recommends fines and prison sentences for people — like proprietors of those hideous and sad "pro-ana" Web sites — who promote and encourage "extreme thinness." The sentiment behind the bill is valid — if you've ever visited one of these sites, which are basically dedicated to teaching teenage girls how to starve themselves, you'd agree that they're bad. But anorexia was thriving long before the internet came into existence and long before models and actresses started looking more like dental floss than humans. As an American and an editor of an opinion-based Web site, I have a hard time condoning the censorship and an even harder time understanding how it is even possible to legislate a thing like this. And while the bill seems to be geared toward pro-ana sites, the wording suggests that anyone, including people in the fashion industry, that promotes an unhealthy level of thinness applies. It's a fact that young women need better messages about body image from the media, I'm just not sure jail time is the way to make that happen.