All right, Anger Management Kitteh has given me a special dispensation to lose my shit about this Target ad that’s apparently on a billboard in Times Square. Because boy, nothing makes me think, “Hey, I want to go buy sheets, socks, and a blender at the same place” like A WOMAN SPREAD-EAGLED ON A TARGET … Continue reading »
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Open for Discussion: “Namby-Pamby” Anti-Obesity Ads
Reader Attrice tipped us off to this AP article about how “critics” don’t think the government’s new series of anti-obesity ads go far enough. They say: [D]rama is lacking in the obesity spots — for example, none have offered a surgeon’s view of fat, or dramatized a death from Type 2 diabetes, or shown a … Continue reading »
This Is Why I Don’t Give a Crap if They’re Using It to Sell Cellulite Cream
As for the “talk to your kids” part, you can start here. H/T Liss.
Listen, All Y’All, It’s a Sabotage
The last couple of days, while riding the el, I’ve been thinking I need to put together a new blog project: going through a day of relatively normal activities and photographing every image I run across that’s meant to trigger anxiety/feelings of inadequacy. It’s not even just the weight loss ads, though there are plenty … Continue reading »
