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Old 01-28-2009, 10:35 AM   #1
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I wonder if it was designed to be banned?
Thus getting more publicity...
Or even if it was banned at all.
I am suspicious of PETA.

Funny how there are no veggie men in that advert.
No fat birds, no-one with spots, no-one with pale skin.
And in the follow up (which you get automatically) only beautiful veggies of both sexes. Save the animals. But screw with young girls' minds as to what they should be aspiring to. Okay, maybe unfair, when so many other commercial companies do - but if they set themselves up as better than, I wish they'd include the human in their animal care.
Next they'll be having live Bratz dolls eating vegetables...to continue with the mind-fuck of young women.

Meh...I didn't know if I ate a carrot I could be supermodel. Dammit. Too late.
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Old 01-28-2009, 01:47 PM   #2
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Next they'll be having live Bratz dolls eating vegetables...to continue with the mind-fuck of young women.

Meh...I didn't know if I ate a carrot I could be supermodel. Dammit. Too late.
I just think that given their moral high ground stance, they could do with a bit more realism in their adverts.
Vegetarians come in all shpaes and sizes, but they don't acknowledge that - going for the high end fashion look.

Until I moved back here I was pretty much a vegetarian. Mostly from a cost POV, with a side order of health. But cooking with/ for my parents (Mum hates most pulses, Dad is old fashioned) I am having meat about 4 times a week. I have no issue with vegetarians, I just hate that there is one more false suggestion out there for young people... If I buy this I'll be sexy, if I do that I'll be cool, if I grease up some asparagus I'll be desirable.

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Old 01-28-2009, 01:54 PM   #3
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If I buy this I'll be sexy, if I do that I'll be cool, if I grease up some asparagus I'll be desirable.
That's all marketing is, SG. How else can they sell it? Appeal to our 'better natures'? Hah! We have none.
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