c to j@work:
also, why are these the ads next to our gmail conversation?
Enurad400 Bedwettingalarm
The only wireless alarm no mats, allways in the right place.
www.enurad.com
Boot Yourself Fool
Cops use it to get your money, Use it to protect all your vehicles
www.tirelock.com
j@work to c:
I have no idea why we have these ads. I stopped wetting the bed over 25 years ago.
c to j@work:
hahahahahahahhaaha....so the wet spot in the bed is mine, then?
j@work to c:
Well....uh....it may be but I don't think it's for a reason that would require a Enurad400.
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bella: which means, this might all be getting started with a decent budget soon-like.
greggie: That's awesome hon!! :D
bella: *happy dance* because i swear to god, this has been an everyday thing, checking up on these guys. i don't know how they get dressed in the morning without me. maybe they don't. *shrugs* can't save the world, greggie. :-)
greggie: GAGAGA! Teagm seruiyskt! LO
greggie: whoops
bella: =O
greggie: Translation: HAHAHA! Yeah seriously! :P
bella: *head tilt*
greggie: Had my fingers on the wrong keys
bella: translation from what?
bella: hahahahaha
bella: that's awesome. :-)
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the tagline reads "forget about it. men's preference will never change. fit light yogurt."
there's a series of ads from brazil that are causing a scene. i love these so so much...the tagline i could do without. i don't believe the claim that men don't prefer plus-size women. i mean, it's been a while since i heard a man talking about wanting to get it on with, say, nicole ritchie. i think she found her way off the hot women in hollywood countdown around the time her ribs started coming through her dresses.
she is the product of a prevalent belief system in our (and others, to be sure) culture, that women are to be thin to be considered beautiful. fat girls are "cute", not gorgeous. of course, nicole's body is an example of that belief taken to an extreme, but in blogs and message boards around the web, people are saying that these ads represent the other extreme, meaning, these women are as obese as nicole is thin, and that's where i get off.
simply having fat on your body does not make you obese, does not make you unhealthy and it does not make you ugly or damaged or deficient. this is the thinking that gives people eating disorders. it was this thinking that gave me mine, for sure. i felt so in control and so fucking...appropriate when i was starving myself. one of the hardest things about my "recovery" hasn't been the self-acceptance part, it's been accepting that what i put in my body, how often i choose to workout and the effects of these choices are all about me, not about conforming to anyone else's standard. it's about saying that i like myself, and enduring derision and bitchiness from people who are too afraid to embrace that in themselves.
fatphobia is nothing more than fear of standing out, fear of not being perfect, or fear of not being in control. we hate in others what we fear in ourselves. simple as that.
as for the tagline, i don't know about men's tastes these days, but i can speak for mine. women who embrace themselves are just hotter in bed, period. they're not all obsessed with who has the sheet and i'm not allowed to be a motherfucking porn star. they'll do whatever they goddamn please, and i love that. seeing that begin to change in an ex of mine was one of the most erotic things i have ever been a part of. hearing her describe herself as zaftig instead of hideous, and whispering "do you think we could..." instead of "i could NEVER..." was a beautiful thing. so. for her and for me, for my sisters and my goddaughter, i present y'all with this.
tagline: Life is too short. Have a milkshake.
enjoy.