'Real-life Barbie' wants to live off light and air

[The Straight Story]

The Ukrainian woman known as the "real-life Barbie" says she's done with food and water, and wants to live off light and air alone.

"In recent weeks I have not been hungry at all," Valeria Lukyanova told the International Business Times. "I'm hoping it's the final stage before I can subsist on air and light alone."

The New Age practice is known as Breatharianism. Its followers neither eat nor drink, believing they can exist solely on "cosmic micro-food."

Lukyanova, who has stirred controversy with her doll-like features and ultra-thin waist, has said she uses her appearance to promote her "spiritual ideas."

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/reallife-barbie-wants-to-live-off-light-and-air/-/1637132/24774784/-/pt6522/-/index.html

[Aristus]

1. if she continues with this lunacy, she'll achieve her ultimate Barbie dream:

Being put in a box.

[Warpy]

10. DUzy!

[City Lights]

16. LOL!

Sad, but true.

[Initech]

68. /thread

[sakabatou]

88. DUzy!

[1000words]

2. She seems well-adjusted

[Scootaloo]

3. Well... g'luck with that?

[gollygee]

4. How long to breatherists survive on just sunlight and air?

I'm guessing not too long.

I feel bad for her. I wonder what's going on in her head. Trying to achieve and hold onto such an inhuman ideal seems like a difficult life.

[hobbit709]

5. Bucking for a Darwin.

[Orrex]

6. Whoa--she's literally trying to objectify herself.

[polichick]

7. Maybe she has something against poopin'!

[tridim]

8. Be sure to update us later in the week when she dies from her stupidity.

[Warpy]

9. Well, she'll be 100% spirit in about five days

unless she's cheating and sneaking water when nobody's looking. Her kidneys will shut down, her tongue will swell up inside her mouth, and the poisons building up in her blood stream will kill her.

I've known a few earnest and ethereal hippies who wanted to be breatharians. None lasted more than a few days and all were made quite ill by it if they didn't drink. Zealotry was it's own reward.

[SidDithers]

11. "I'm hoping it's the final stage"...

If you think you can live on air and light, it will be.

Sid

[L0oniX]

12. ...and now you know why Putin invaded.

[Humanist_Activist]

13. What possesses people to be so painfully(and too often fatally) stupid?

I don't understand it, I mean, does she think we aren't animals, that we are plants? What the fuck?

[hobbit709]

17. She apparently has the IQ of a plant.

[1000words]

18. Or ... maybe a plastic doll?

[VanillaRhapsody]

56. I've known smarter geraniums!

[Cleita]

14. That should be a rather short life in the end. n/t

[dhill926]

15. calling Tom Robbins….

[Marrah_G]

19. you cannot live for long without water

[LiberalAndProud]

20. It is truly amazing.

People can make themselves believe absolutely anything.

[Feral Child]

21. Dare i say

"Woo"?

[Rex]

22. That is just sad imo.

Aww...I went and 'googled' her and that is just sad. She has purposely deformed her body to become more like a product sold on a shelf. A hollow, plastic toy. Poor thing. I feel sorry for her.

[Live and Learn]

62. +1 nt

[Rex]

66. Here she is with the 'human anime girl'.

To each their own, but I cannot imagine wanting to look like a piece of plastic.

[Live and Learn]

77. I don't know what to say except that it makes me sad.

I can't help buy feel that we as a society are a bit responsible for this and it is quite disheartening.

[alp227]

23. Darwin Award nt

[BainsBane]

24. Last time this woman came up on DU

her pictures was posted, and loliphabay said, "she's pretty," or "hot"--something like that.
That told me a lot about our previously banned troll, as did the fact his first email to women he wanted to meet online was "on your knees b...h."


As for the article, lack of hunger is the stage before death, which is what is going to happen if she doesn't eat or drink water.

[Electric Monk]

27. Ah, I just noticed they've been served pizza yet again. Thanks for the reminder.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=287031

Obvious trolls are obvious. There are still a couple more obvious zombies in the gungeon that could use dealing with, though, but it's nice to have one gone.

[snooper2]

28. you have a photographic memory or

Excel

[BainsBane]

29. No, just haven't yet developed Alzheimer's

which seems to be a source of irritation for some.

Actually it recently took me a whole day to remember the title and author of a book I read in graduate school, so it's definitely starting.

[1000words]

31. Thanks for the trip down memory lane

It wasn't necessary, and had nothing to do with the OP.

[opiate69]

35. And, predictably, was full of misrepresentations and fabrications.

[BainsBane]

37. Did I malign your favorite troll?

Please feel free to correct the record. Provide the links. I'm pretty sure my recollection is accurate.

[opiate69]

38. ...

And, you've never been friendly with someone who turned out to be a troll, amirite?

31. I have no doubt she's a zombie
That was clear from the outset. The question is if the administrators want her gone or if she is otherwise disruptive. I'm glad to have another feminist ally around. I won't pretend otherwise.

I suppose the question I have is, was maudes PPR the reason you pulled a Palin in MIRT?

[BainsBane]

40. No, that was before she was PPR'd.

Though while I was on MIRT, I donated a lot of my time there, and rarely if ever missed a day. I recently spoke to an active MIRT member who had no idea you were supposed to be serving this term. I suppose I could have remained a member and not just done anything, but I didn't see much point to that.

I provided the links to the posts I referred to by your favorite troll.

[opiate69]

45. Oh, I wouldn't say I haven't done anything there..

I do believe I had a pretty important part to play in getting your favorite troll PPRd once again. As for your friend who "didn't know I was even there", I can venture a good guess who your talking about, and I think I can count on one hand the number of posts she's even deigned to make in there.

[BainsBane]

57. You know what they say about assumptions

I did specify an active MIRT member, and having served on MIRT myself, I know which of the regulars are active or not.
As for xulamaude, you boast too much. She was PPR'd before the current MIRT term began, and those serving at the time were not involved in it, absent those first threads from months before, an excerpt of which you posted in violation of MIRT confidentiality guidelines.

So let's revisit:

1) you claim responsibility for getting PPR'd someone banned before your term began. (Unless I have mistaken your reference to my favorite troll. She was indeed my favorite. I liked her very much.) It certainly isn't beyond the possibility that you played a roll in her banning, but it was before your MIRT service and therefore not evidence of active participation.
2) you searched back to MIRT correspondence early in the previous term, when you were not a member.
3) you posted an excerpt of that discussion, in violation of confidentiality guidelines for MIRT.

You did all this because you were angry that I maligned a troll banned multiple times. A troll about which you felt compelled to protect by posting this in ATA, which I thought was uncool even before I knew what it was about because such discussions and questions are typically resolved within MIRT.

And then the question arises about whether you knew loliphabay was a previously banned troll. You know information about him he has not disclosed on DU, which suggests you know something about his identity off this site. Posts in the men's group also indicate that you and he shared pictures offsite.

In the post from MIRT you posted above in violation of confidentially guidelines, I made clear I knew she was a zombie because it was evident from her posts the first day. I also was entirely forthcoming about my bias. Were you similarly honest with your fellow MIRT members?

[opiate69]

65. Hmm. You seem to be completely unaware that your friend Maude was recently here again under another

name...
Well, actually, I think we both know you're well aware that she was back again recently.
As for the rest....
http://m.

[BainsBane]

70. Actually I didn't

What name did she post under?

[pintobean]

90. RBStevens?

About RBStevens
Statistics and Information
Account status: Posting privileges revoked
Member since: Tue Feb 18, 2014, 12:08 PM
Number of posts: 227
Number of posts, last 90 days: 227
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Last post: Wed Feb 26, 2014, 07:43 PM

Previously banned multiple times.
Gee, who could have guessed?

Also, since Skinner answered your ATA question publicly, he must have thought it was okay. I know he answers some questions via PM, if he doesn't want the info out in the open.

[opiate69]

94. true on all counts, pintobean.

Cheers!

[pintobean]

95. The hypocrisy is typical.

Here's a hof thread about the sad they had for xulamaude being PPRed.

Now BB's mocking you in hof, which is also typical.

[opiate69]

97. lmao.. Oh, how rich...

[opiate69]

69. As for the "confidentiality guidelines"...

Other members with access to this forum have not signed any confidentiality agreement, and they are free to discuss with other people what goes on in this workspace

You were saying????

[BainsBane]

73. I see. I suppose I assumed the fact that MIRT members in the past have respected confidentiality

That was a standard by which all members conducted themselves. Of course, considering the source, expecting respect is clearly folly. That, however, is for the administrators to concern themselves with. As for the quote from me you searched back several months to find, I'm not ashamed of what I said. I was straight-forward and honest.

[hrmjustin]

74. Yes! You I always found you to be a great mirter who showed up everyday to work.

Lord knows you nuked plenty of trolls that came to disrupt.

[BainsBane]

39. Here are the links

I'll await your apology for falsely accusing me of posting something "full of misrepresentations and fabrications."

loli phabay (5,580 posts)

28. had to look her up, very pretty. i love the china doll look.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023323420#post28

loli phabay (5,580 posts)

21. thats fairly common from both sexes, you tend to get straight out statements on the chat

sites, people have learned that its better to be brutally frank in the first statement than waste hours chatting to find you are not compatible. same as your profile should be as honest as you can make it, your wants etc ie hwp, disease free, drug free, employed, insert kink. etc etc.



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Response to loli phabay (Reply #21)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 05:23 PM

Star Member geek tragedy (36,463 posts)

58. "kneel, bitch" is fairly common opening line?

An observation that lends insight into the observer.

The shocking truth of my transparency page: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=144296&sub=trans&show=1



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Response to geek tragedy (Reply #58)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 05:24 PM

loli phabay (5,580 posts)

59. yes, if typed by a dom or domme seeing if the respondent is sub or not. saves time

loli phabay (5,580 posts)

65. its not trolling, its shortspeak on the dating websites, only newbies spend hours talking about cats

brevity is your friend. its like speed dating, getting the basics done as quick as possible. just because its not your thing does not make someone elses sexual preferences weird.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024330247#post21

[opiate69]

41. Your inability to comprehend astounds.

his first email to women he wanted to meet online was "on your knees b...h."

The fact is that he was trying to explain to you interactions within a subculture which you seem profoundly ignorant of. Nothing in those links you provide say that he used that line, at all. In fact, the fact that he identifies as a submissive, through and through, makes the idea that he would use that line laughable.

[BainsBane]

42. Are you saying that is how you first greet a woman?

Please enlighten DU on this vast knowledge you have of which lowly members like me are so benighted.

Is there some reason I should have known he was submissive? He didn't communicate that in the thread in question.

[opiate69]

50. I'm saying I've seen it. I'm also saying, if you want to learn about the BDSM community,

Go make yourself an account at fetlife. I can't bear any responsibility for any exploding heads though.

[BainsBane]

53. Let's get back to the issue under discussion

"full of misrepresentations and fabrications." Clearly that is not the case. The first reference was entirely accurate. The second was a misunderstanding based on information I had no way of knowing.

[opiate69]

78. no special knowlege is needed to see that he clearly never said that

he used that line.

[BainsBane]

79. Once again we are back to the crime of besmirching the name of your favorite troll

Last edited Tue Mar 4, 2014, 04:19 PM - Edit history (1)

(Thanks to the superior intellect of Opiate69 for correctly the spelling of a mere mortal.)

[hrmjustin]

80. Omg where did you get that pic?

[BainsBane]

81. Google images

http://bragonmydad.com/father-tantrum/

[hrmjustin]

82. Just priceless.

[opiate69]

86. ....

. Let's get back to the issue under discussion

(Btw... "besmirching&quot

[BainsBane]

87. We can't all have your superior intellect

Some of us are mere mortals. I know you're fond of telling women how stupid we are. Isn't that what led to your last flag?

Just what is it that you contribute to humanity with this great mind of yours?

[JI7]

49. just saw that one was finally banned, not sure what his previous name(s) was

but what a creepy piece of shit he was.

i actually became familiar with that one during that case of some girl in greece with the roma family whose identity was not known.

but i just remember how reluctant he was to have any common things in place to keep track of kids and other things which would help in preventing kidnapping, trafficking etc of children.

[BainsBane]

52. Vadawg, or something?

Or so I read. That was before my time. Your assessment of him is spot on.

[opiate69]

71. Yes. Vadawg. A fact which I only became aware of after the accusation in MIRT last week.

Despite my having contact with him outside of DU.

[Lizzie Poppet]

26. My first inclination was to post some smartass remark.

And to be frank, that's still really tempting!

But I also feel more than a little sorry for this woman. I wonder if she has friends and family who have tried talking some sense into her (which she ignored), or if she doesn't have anyone close to her who cares enough to (quite possibly) save her life.

[bravenak]

30. Where are her people??

My mom would kick my ass if I wandered around talking bout "I'm gonna live off air and sunlight!"
Then she'd feed me. Ass kicking first though.

[haele]

32. This is the "New Age" way to start over because you hate your life in the here and now.

Even the most fanatic yogis and mystics who starve themselves into a "higher awareness" know they have to at least drink a little every day and eat a little at least once or twice a week - usually when there's no acolyates around, but still...they drink and eat.

"Breatharianism" is the way a fake guru seperates a fool from his or her money, then gets rid of the evidence in the name of "religious freedom".

Haele

[longship]

33. Breatharians just die.

That's what they do when actually practice what they preach.

It's a simple formula. 5/5/5

If you go without oxygen for five minutes, you're dead.
If you go without hydration for five days, you're dead.
If you go without food for five weeks, you're dead.

Or course, this depends on your base health profile, but those three values certainly do not vary very far and for many people could be less than five.

People who claim that they are breatharians are just plain lying.

Those who follow them, are fools.

[BainsBane]

34. On beauty

Valeria Lukyanova could learn a lot from Lupita Ny'ongo, as can we all.

first posted by ismnotwasm.

[Warren DeMontague]

36. Okay, before you scientific materialists have too much fun laughing about 'breatharians', remember

the Republican Party has been running on pure grade-A High Test bullshit, for decades.

[Rex]

43. +1

[Warren DeMontague]

44. He cheats

one word: doping.

[Rex]

46. True, that is a liquid techincally. How about this ducky?

[Warren DeMontague]

47. It's like a pranic aura of pure energy radiating from his peak chakra

except instead of energy it's like a urine-colored halo of bullshit.

[Rex]

48. Careful, he has a big brother.

[PasadenaTrudy]

92. Gamera!

He was my favorite monster after Godzilla!

[HuckleB]

51. If only it was just the thugs on the right.

We have plenty of this nonsense here, too:

Why Do Liberals Tolerate Pseudoscience at Whole Foods?
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116781/whole-foods-pseudoscience-anti-rationalist-creationism

[sibelian]

91. Hoo, boy. I think we have an anger prisoner, here.

Warren, I beam crystal chakra realignment energy at you. Your indigo resonance centres are poisoned with internalised non-cosmicity.

[drm604]

54. More than one Breatharian has died from the practice.

It strikes me as a form of anorexia nervosa.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

55. Nose jobs, shaved eyebrows, layers of spray-on foundation, boob jobs, layers of eyelashes

above and below her eyes, deep blue contact lenses, anorexia, lots and lots of lipo on her belly and legs, and really good eye makeup that makes her eyes look bigger. And she's only 21. When she hits the big 4-0, oh my goodness!!!!!!!! She's going to look like that unfortunate cat-woman or worse. And now she's trying to attract attention to herself with her anorexia.

[VanillaRhapsody]

58. well if she is serious about breatharianism....how she will look at 40 is the least of her problems.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

60. Breatharianism = Anorexia. And you're absolutely right. She won't make 40. nt

[JI7]

61. i think she is like 30 so i expect she will start doing even more work

to fight the usual aging also. and it will just add on and on ..........

[Sarah Ibarruri]

63. Just seeing all she's doing to herself is scary. nt

[LiberalAndProud]

59. Surreal.

I googled Valeria Lukyanova.
The first link brought me to a video on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition - Barbie's turn.
The Google knows way to much about me and DU.

[Cal Carpenter]

64. More on breatharianism

In case anyone is interested:
http://www.culteducation.com/groups/breat.html

[Vashta Nerada]

67. So, how does she plan on changing her whole biological make-up

to achieve this "goal"?

The stupid. It burns.

[nadinbrzezinski]

75. It is actually a psychiatric issue

and she is not alone.

There is a guy who has had repeated surgeries to look like an action GI Joe.

[Blue Owl]

72. Polar opposite of Caribou Barbie

n/t

[malaise]

76. She's as dumb as Barbie

and she'll win the Darwin award - stupid moron

[tblue37]

83. If they give a mailing address, we can put together a care package for her.

Postage would be cheap, since light and air weigh much less than cookies.

[Texasgal]

84. I went to her FB page

to kind of find out more about her.

So weird to see so many people comment on how pretty and beautiful she is. Bleh. To be fair there are alot of people posting how they are concerned for her health though. I feel sorry for her, she is obviously sick and in need of rehab.

[Autumn]

85. Wow, that's just sad.

[sakabatou]

89. On light and air only?

She'll die within a week or two if she holds true.

[PasadenaTrudy]

93. She is obviously ill

You think a mentally healthy person would do these things? Call her stupid all you want...

[CBGLuthier]

96. They made a joke about Breatharians on Barney Miller over 30 years ago.

You would think more than enough time has passed to thoroughly debunk this particular crock of nonsense.

That sentence claiming Bretharians neither eat or drink is a load. Breatharians CLAIM they never eat or drink or at least they STRIVE towards that state. Obviously anyone who does not eat or drink dies. Pretty damn quick. Always. Every time. Guaranteed.