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From: js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Re: Indoctrination
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Date: Tue, 23-Oct-84 14:27:35 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 23 14:27:35 1984
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> )Regardless of what people in this newsgroup profess to look for in an SO,
> )we are bombarded daily about this way to be.  Else how do you account for
> )the millions of dollars realized by the diet industry.  Because people
> )want to be HEALTHY?     
> 
I've seen this quote several times now, and still don't understand the  
rhetorical question.  My answer: Yes, that would be a perfectly good
reason for an overweight person to decide to diet.  It's one of the reasons I  
did.

> > My opinion is, with all of the advertising around us stating that to
> > look anything *other* than "young, thin, and beautiful" is not the
> > norm, how can (some of) we woman *not* have insecurities? 
> > 
> > The insecurities are practically forced upon us, because no matter how
> > hard *I* try, I can not escape advertising. It is *everywhere*. Every
> > time I open a newspaper or magazine, I see the "young, thin, and
> > beautifuls". Every day that I ride the bus home, I see the ad boards
> > plastered on the inside of the bus. Every time I drive on the highways,
> > I see the billboards. 
> 
Not to rise to the defense of advertising or anything, but advertisers
are spending major bucks to tell people about their product.  They want
people to notice the advertisements instead of tuning them out.  One
effective way they have found to do that is to use attractive individuals
(physically attractive - not much character developement is possible in
60 seconds, though Rosie, Mr. Wiffel and many others have managed to 
convince us that they are bonkers-but-harmless over the years.) in the
advertisements.

The advertisers aren't in league with the big, nasty, evil DIET INDUSTRY.
They just want to sell their product.  The advertisements don't, as has
been claimed, say "You should be young, thin, and attractive.".  If they
say anything, they say "Rest you eyes on these attractive people while
they tell you about the product."

18 lbs. healthier than 5 months ago, I'm
Jeff Sonntag
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