Commercial Crap!

There is a TV commercial that runs here in NB to celebrate our teachers. Overall it is a nice gesture. BUT...I get ugly every time I see it. here's some of the dialogue for you.

Skinny kid in a drama-esque costume says " Thank you for going over my lines with me before the big play"

Skinny kid in lovely sweater and pants says " Thank you for teaching me all about chemistry so I can cure cancer"

Skinny kid in nice outfit says " Thank you for teaching me all about astrophysics so I can build a space shuttle"

FAT KID in sloppy hockey jersey and sweat pants says " Thank you for teaching me not to eat cheese burgers before the game"

WTF???? All the skinny kids are thanking their teachers for helping them save the world, or be on Broadway, or design the entire space program and the FAT KID is told not to eat before the game....you hear that piglet??? No puking on the ice FATSO! Hold off on the pre-game gorging you useless glutton! You are the goalie because everyone has to make the team....you skate too slow and fill the net ya PIG! Great message there eh?

The next commercial that drives me over the bend is the Special K challenge commercials. Some chick in a little teeny weeny size triple zero red dress passes on eating some donuts at the office so she can 'fit' in this snot rag sized red hanky. I am not sure of what tone they are trying to set. The music for the commercial is the 'Sex in the City' theme. There is a guy who is really gay ...who is really terrible at acting gay...so his over zealous attempts of trying to be ultra gay are incredibly annoying. There is also another girl in the ad who I cannot recall. The fake/real gay guy and the one who plays 'not the skinny or pretty office girl' are both in grayish but proper office attire. The triple zero waif either really LOVES this dress or she is waiting for the pay check from shooting the commercial because it is the only outfit she wears in 3 different commercials!!! Did you know the "Special K Challenge" consists of eating only Special K cereal for breakfast and lunch for 2 weeks? Is the challenge not to die of rickets? What kind of sick advertising campaign is this? Has anyone eaten Special K lately? It is puffed air!! I can eat a barrel of it...and still be hungry.

My point is...although there is a whole world out there with much larger and important issues than a number on the scale...it is very difficult to 'swallow' the world's skewed view on fat people. The sad truth is with all the pressure to maintain political correctness, avoid harassment or prejudiced claims, and cultural and/or sexual sensitivity training bullshit...the only demographic that is still safe to pick on are the FAT people!We are a target by elimination! You can try to convince me all you like that the world's view of fat people is not as skewed as I see it...but I doubt anyone can dispute some TV commercial's messages are just plain whacked!! S.O.S- Save our society!

The only difference between a weed and a flower is a judgment.
- Wayne Dyer

Lynn
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