I am Outraged!
Sorry, two blogs in one day. I was just reminded of something I heard the other day. I was doing laundry and passing through the living room. My children were watching TV. Apparently a commercial was on. I heard the words that were being spoken in the back of my mind when suddenly they came screaming to clarity. I know that commercials feed sumbliminal messages to our brains. However, this was an outright shock to me! I believe it was an IHOP commercial. I know their slogan is "Come Hungry, Leave Happy" But I swear I heard the TV Say, "Come Hungry, Leave FAT!" I stopped in my tracks and looked at my husband. I said, "Did the TV just say come hungry leave fat, or am I hearing things." He said, no your not hearing things, I think it really said that. I can’t believe that we live in a society that wants to be FAT! I live in the Central Valley of California. We have the highest amount of Fat people per capita than anywhere else in the United States. Interestingly enough, we also have the most fast food restaurants per capita also. The city I live in is named Manteca (stands for Lard, or fat in spanish) Then just for another odd statistic, we are also a major center for forclosures. Hmmm…. Fat, greed, laziness. I thought these were things to be embarrassed about, not proud of…
October 15, 2008 at 11:06 am
Only in America my friend, only in America.
God help us, for we know no better
October 15, 2008 at 11:12 am
I live in lewisburg WV, we were 2cd in the nation in fatness now I think we are third. If you really want to see fat go to the Wal-mart on the first of the month when all the people on "disability" go shopping
October 15, 2008 at 11:17 am
Seriously. I personally don’t appreciate the commercials for Dominos, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell that come on at 10 and remind you that "Hey, we know you probably just got back from the gym an hour ago and had your last meal or protein shake… but hey we are still open and maybe you’re still a little hungry." Never mind that I try not to eat a meal 3 hours before bed (a protein shake right before sleep sometimes, but rarely). GAH!
October 15, 2008 at 5:47 pm
O how things are getting worse…..I have physical therapy patients coming to me who are teenagers and way over weight. One of then comes in with his mom who is an enabler. The kid does not want to do his exercises or any physical activity and his mom is there agreeing to buy him pop and ice cream if he does…..O MY GOD!!!
October 17, 2008 at 12:08 pm
SWPA-Have a large amount of fat people and food palces also. But Philly got us beat a lot!