Re: ARRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/13/2000 11:46:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

eprobbins@... writes:

<< XL...GAP FAT. "

Why is this the last acceptable discrimination?? I can't believe

these heavy people would humiliate themselves and stoop to this

level. How degrading! This is why so many " normal " people, old and

young alike, think it is okay to say things, derrogatory remarks to

those of us who are large. I am getting ready to surgically alter

myself so I can be closer to the norm; I think all those jerks should

have to have frontal lobotomies! Oops, too late; someone got them

already! Thanks, I needed to vent...

>>

I hear ya, I was asked to be a large model,,Yea that is not how I want to be

remembered or I eat to keep my job..yuk

[Guest guest]

Shari, your a trip, When are you having surgery ?

Trisha Lanman

praying Dr. R. will help me to the other side soon!!!

Las Vegas NV

[Guest guest]

Shari, your a trip, When are you having surgery ?

Trisha Lanman

praying Dr. R. will help me to the other side soon!!!

Las Vegas NV

[Guest guest]

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I am on the West Coast so won't see SNL for a while - didn't plan on watching,

but may tape it to see the skit you referred to.

Then, I will go to www.nbc..com and under email, they have a breakdown of shows

with links to the individual email. I will send one directly to SNL and one to

the network. It is so sickening and frustrating that they can still getaway

with this. But in this day of email, I always try to respond to discrimination

in their face !!!

Hopefully, others from this list will do the same. SNL probably won't care, but

I won't sit back anymore.

BTW, I'm not sure if it made national news, but the city of San Francisco passed

an ordinance last week making it illegal to discriminate against anyone based on

weight or height. Now to see how they handle actual cases!!!

Now I need to get off my soapbox or I will really start venting, and I haven't

even seen the show yet....(LOL)

Shari/No Calif

ARRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Okay, I am sitting here reading all of your wonderful postings and I

have the TV on. Saturday Night Live is on and they just did a spoof

of the GAP commercial, the one that is like the musical West Side

Story where the denims rumble against the khakis? They had the same

dance and everything but with OBESE people doing the dances. This

really bothers me!! The ending was " when you're a XXXL...GAP FAT " .

Why is this the last acceptable discrimination?? I can't believe

these heavy people would humiliate themselves and stoop to this

level. How degrading! This is why so many " normal " people, old and

young alike, think it is okay to say things, derrogatory remarks to

those of us who are large. I am getting ready to surgically alter

myself so I can be closer to the norm; I think all those jerks should

have to have frontal lobotomies!! Oops, too late; someone got them

already! Thanks, I needed to vent...

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Oh Liz, don't get me started! LOL Tonight on Mad TV, Will Sasso, who had

been quite large in the past has dropped alot of weight over the last year.

Tonight in the opening skit, Will comes out--obviously wearing padding---

with food in his mouth and also dripping down his chin yelling, " I'm fat

again!! " I thought it was in poor taste. You're right; it seems as if

everybody thinks they have the right to make fun of obesity. :-P

fg

At 03:46 AM 05/14/2000 -0000, you wrote:

>Okay, I am sitting here reading all of your wonderful postings and I

>have the TV on. Saturday Night Live is on and they just did a spoof

>of the GAP commercial, the one that is like the musical West Side

>Story where the denims rumble against the khakis? They had the same

>dance and everything but with OBESE people doing the dances. This

>really bothers me!! The ending was " when you're a XXXL...GAP FAT " .

>Why is this the last acceptable discrimination?? I can't believe

>these heavy people would humiliate themselves and stoop to this

>level. How degrading! This is why so many " normal " people, old and

>young alike, think it is okay to say things, derrogatory remarks to

>those of us who are large. I am getting ready to surgically alter

>myself so I can be closer to the norm; I think all those jerks should

>have to have frontal lobotomies!! Oops, too late; someone got them

>already! Thanks, I needed to vent...

[Guest guest]

I was absolutely appalled by that commercial. I have the right mind to call

and raise all kinds of h*#@ with them. I shop Old Navy quite a bit which is

owned by the same company. I cannot believe the ignorance of these people.

I guess they think we just woke up one day and said " I want to be fat and

miserable and have people stare at me also I want to be stereotyped and

discriminated against " It really takes a lot to make me mad and these people

have hit the limit. Thank you for all your impute.

Lara

[Guest guest]

Okay guys now that my head is screwed back on straight I realized that it was

a SNL skit. Sorry no offense against Gap or Old Navy. Boy talking about

adding fuel to a fire. Sorry guys, I guess I woke up on the wrong side of

the recliner.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/14/2000 9:45:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

LaraAkin033100@... writes:

<<

I was absolutely appalled by that commercial. I have the right mind to call

and raise all kinds of h*#@ with them. I shop Old Navy quite a bit which is

owned by the same company. I cannot believe the ignorance of these people.

I guess they think we just woke up one day and said " I want to be fat and

miserable and have people stare at me also I want to be stereotyped and

discriminated against " It really takes a lot to make me mad and these people

have hit the limit. Thank you for all your impute.

Lara >>

Lara yeah! Oh darn I was going to vent to but its to darn nice a day! I

will save it hehe. Thanks for sharing

Trisha Lanman

praying Dr. R. will help me to the other side soon!!!

Las Vegas NV

[Guest guest]

Hello, I didn't see Saturday night live but have you all seen the 7 up or is

it sprite commercial where the guy says to send in pictures of your cans and

what they show is a lot of over weight people's behinds. I just don't

understand how they can get away with doing that.

[Guest guest]

Yes, I know that fg. When I cam e to my senses I wrote another e-mail. I

have enclosed it in case you missed it.

Subj: Re: ARRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Date: 5/14/2000 6:48:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time

From: Lara Akin033100

To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) e

Okay guys now that my head is screwed back on straight I realized that it was

a SNL skit. Sorry no offense against Gap or Old Navy. Boy talking about

adding fuel to a fire. Sorry guys, I guess I woke up on the wrong side of

the recliner.

[Guest guest]

Lara, it was NOT an actual commercial. You know how SNL does commercial

spoofs? It was not the actual views of the company, so don't feel like you

have to boycott the company. But I'm not sure that the GAP is ready to

suffer the repercussions from this seemingly innocent satire. The only way

to be sure is to voice your concerns to the company and see how they reply.

fg

At 09:45 AM 05/14/2000 EDT, you wrote:

>I was absolutely appalled by that commercial. I have the right mind to call

>and raise all kinds of h*#@ with them. I shop Old Navy quite a bit which is

>owned by the same company. I cannot believe the ignorance of these people.

>I guess they think we just woke up one day and said " I want to be fat and

>miserable and have people stare at me also I want to be stereotyped and

>discriminated against " It really takes a lot to make me mad and these people

>have hit the limit. Thank you for all your impute.

> Lara

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[Guest guest]

Lara, it was NOT an actual commercial. You know how SNL does commercial

spoofs? It was not the actual views of the company, so don't feel like you

have to boycott the company. But I'm not sure that the GAP is ready to

suffer the repercussions from this seemingly innocent satire. The only way

to be sure is to voice your concerns to the company and see how they reply.

fg

At 09:45 AM 05/14/2000 EDT, you wrote:

>I was absolutely appalled by that commercial. I have the right mind to call

>and raise all kinds of h*#@ with them. I shop Old Navy quite a bit which is

>owned by the same company. I cannot believe the ignorance of these people.

>I guess they think we just woke up one day and said " I want to be fat and

>miserable and have people stare at me also I want to be stereotyped and

>discriminated against " It really takes a lot to make me mad and these people

>have hit the limit. Thank you for all your impute.

> Lara

>

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[Guest guest]

Lara, it was NOT an actual commercial. You know how SNL does commercial

spoofs? It was not the actual views of the company, so don't feel like you

have to boycott the company. But I'm not sure that the GAP is ready to

suffer the repercussions from this seemingly innocent satire. The only way

to be sure is to voice your concerns to the company and see how they reply.

fg

At 09:45 AM 05/14/2000 EDT, you wrote:

>I was absolutely appalled by that commercial. I have the right mind to call

>and raise all kinds of h*#@ with them. I shop Old Navy quite a bit which is

>owned by the same company. I cannot believe the ignorance of these people.

>I guess they think we just woke up one day and said " I want to be fat and

>miserable and have people stare at me also I want to be stereotyped and

>discriminated against " It really takes a lot to make me mad and these people

>have hit the limit. Thank you for all your impute.

> Lara

>

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Nah sweetie, just a little behind in my email reading. :-)

Sorry.

fg

At 12:20 PM 05/15/2000 EDT, you wrote:

>Yes, I know that fg. When I cam e to my senses I wrote another e-mail. I

>have enclosed it in case you missed it.

>Subj: Re: ARRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!

>Date: 5/14/2000 6:48:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time

>From: Lara Akin033100

>To: MiniGastricBypass (AT) e

>

>Okay guys now that my head is screwed back on straight I realized that it was

>a SNL skit. Sorry no offense against Gap or Old Navy. Boy talking about

>adding fuel to a fire. Sorry guys, I guess I woke up on the wrong side of

>the recliner.

>

>