I just sent them an email saying that their ad is dangerous and encourages an unhealthy idea of how many calories a proper meal should be and that such commercials encourage disordered eating.
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
askye - Jan 29, 2010 6:46:13 pm PST #5006 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
Cashmere - Jan 29, 2010 6:50:32 pm PST #5007 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
When my sister was at the worst of her eating disorder, she would tell me that her max daily caloric intake was about 800 calories. I explained to her that she would get more calories in an Indonesian prison.
Those ad are marketed right at her. Pisses. Me. Off. Mostly because they don't pose them as an addition to a healthy meal or part of a healthy meal. They position them as a meal substitute.
Fuckers.
Steph L. - Jan 29, 2010 6:55:43 pm PST #5008 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I just sent them an email saying that their ad is dangerous and encourages an unhealthy idea of how many calories a proper meal should be and that such commercials encourage disordered eating.
See, you had the proper response. I just ranted and then got a scoop of ice cream with Hershey's syrup.
And it's gooooood.
beth b - Jan 29, 2010 7:09:23 pm PST #5009 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
minor asthma attack. Brief. But while I had a mouthful of red wine
quester - Jan 29, 2010 7:33:09 pm PST #5010 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Take the Pew Political Quiz and see how you stack up to the rest of the country!
I got 12 out of 12 easily...I listen to a lot of NPR.
I hate those fucking Campbell's soup ads. Seriously! 60 fucking calories?
So very much this!
Calli - Jan 30, 2010 2:51:09 am PST #5011 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I hate those fucking Campbell's soup ads. Seriously! 60 fucking calories?
Lordy, yes. 60 calories of flavored, slightly-chunk chunky water isn't a meal. It's tea. They're marketing vegetable and meat flavored tea and telling people it's a meal.
Edited to remove an all too accurate typo.
flea - Jan 30, 2010 3:04:37 am PST #5012 of 30001
information libertarian
We were ranting at that at work yesterday! Seriously, for an average-sized person, 1800 calories daily would be modest. For that soup to be one of three meals, you'd have to eat TEN CANS!
Or one can and two snickers bars, which would be delicious but not good nutrition.
Jesse - Jan 30, 2010 3:10:50 am PST #5013 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Or one can and two snickers bars, which would be delicious but not good nutrition.
THAT's what I'm talking about.
But I wonder how many other people would be convinced by the phrase "build up herd immunity"?
Yeah, you know, I am too. OK, I'll get on that.
Sheryl - Jan 30, 2010 4:34:20 am PST #5014 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
It's snowing here. We were planning to go to a friend's party tonight, but I guess we'll see how much snow we get, etc., before we decide.
Jesse - Jan 30, 2010 4:35:47 am PST #5015 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I feel like I should be doing something with my morning, but meh. I am cozy. I guess I could straighten the house...