Always with the contradictions
Heather Bartlett
exercise".
What is it exactly the drug does? I know...causes a laundry list of side
effects. I HATE that commercial for Meridia (sp?) where they have all these
beautiful, glowing, active fat-earth-mothers gardening, rollerblading and
the commercial says something like "Think of all the food you could avoid
eating in a year, you have to do YOUR part with diet and exercise, but
Meridia can help." Then they say something like "Meridia is a controlled
substance, if abused it can be habit forming, don't take Meridia if you have
high blood pressure, depression, yadda...yadda....yadda. It really TICKS ME
OFF. Here these beautiful ladies are already eating, exercising and
living "right" and they are to go on this drug that is potentially habit
forming for mere self-imposed, media-perpetuated vanity. We know these gals
aren't doing it for health reasons, cuz you can't take Meridia when you have
health issues. CHA!!!
I was watching the "Roseanne" show the other day. I'm sorry but I really
dislike the show, she is an AWFUL interviewer. It is literally painful at
times to watch the blank stares from guests and hear the weird questions she
asks. Anyhoo, Camryn Manheim was on, which is the ONLY reason I was
watching it. She was promoting her book and, thank goodness, took over the
interview. It was a great interview and they talked about size acceptance
and loving ones body etc...then the commercial comes on- L.A. Weight Loss
Centers...AGHHHHH! I constantly see these kinds of contradictions. I got
my MAY issue of Mode magazine, the one with Cybil Shepherd on the front. I
open it to see all the plus friendly things inside I have grown to find
comfort in. I flip the pages, one, two, three...WHA? What is this in my MODE
magazine, a two page ad for lipstick with Cybil, you can even see her
wrinkles, I love it when they show real faces, how refreshing, but what does
it say below her face spanning an entire page "I'll take a little less
fullness in my hips and a little more fullness in my lips." WHAT ARE THEY
THINKING AT MODE!!! Who do they think their subscribers are? JEEZ. I
wrote them a letter and emailed it to every big person in that company as
well as to all the plus-size magazines and ezines I could think of. Mode
has yet to contact me. What is a woman to do?
Blessings,
Heather Bartlett
Webmistress-Artist-Mother
True beauty is found within.
http://nothinbutnet.org/goddess/
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrice <70003...@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: soc.support.fat-acceptance
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 1:40 AM
Subject: Articles in People Magazine
> There are a few articles in the latest issue of People Magazine (the
> one with Susan Lucci on the cover) that I thought people on this
> NG would find interesting.
>
> First of all, there is an interview with Julia Child that talks about
> how eating in America has changed over the last century. She
> talks a little about how dieting has done more damage than
> good. It is interesting to note, too, that she is a big woman and will
> celebrate her 87th birthday this year. Hmmmmm.
>
> There is also an interview with the FDA doctor who was in charge
> of reviewing the drug, Xenical. I was pleasantly surprised at his
> honesty about the drug. He cautions that there may be longterm
> side effects that didn.'t show up in the trials and that the FDA
> cannot guarantee there won't be problems with the drug. The
> known side effects of the drug are mentioned and he cautions
> against buying the drug over the Internet as one should be under
> a physician's care.
>
> However, I was also a little curious as to why he feels the drug is
> "safe" for those who have a BMI of 30 or greater, but it is not safe
> for people who have 10 or 20 pounds to lose. Ummm, is it safe
> or not?
>
> The most interesting thing though, about this article was the results
> of the yearlong trial. The subjects who took the drug for one year
> and watched their diet and exercised regularly
> lost an average of 13 pounds. Woo hoo (rolling eyes). The article
> says that another doctor from Rockefeller University has been highly
> critical of the drug and deemed it "hardly worth the effort" And, if
> taking the drug for a year, watching what one eats and exercising
> regularly only results in a 13 pounds weight loss, I tend to agree
> with her.
>
> So, in other words, if 10 healthy people who weigh 300 pounds each take
> the drug (which MAY have horrible, unknown side effects), carefully
> monitor their diet and exercise regularly, they will still weigh an
> average of 287 at the end of the year! Ummmm, what's the point?
Eva Whitley
commercial (other than it's a diet drug commercial) and I think you've put your
finger on it.
And I moaned when I saw that Cybill quote. But I don't think of MODE as
fat-accepting, they've just moved the acceptable range closer to where it should
be. It's not my idea of the ideal magazine (that would be RADIENCE) but it's
better than the rest.--Eva Whitley
Heather Bartlett wrote:
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Anonymous
>It seems to me that all of the diet drugs require "proper diet and
>exercise".
Shocking.
>What is it exactly the drug does?
Most of them either raise your basic calorie burning rate (speed) or
suppress your appetite.
Not sure which Meridia does.
>I know...causes a laundry list of side
>effects.
Probably.
But then so does being morbidly obese.
>I HATE that commercial for Meridia (sp?) where they have all these
>beautiful, glowing, active fat-earth-mothers gardening, rollerblading and
>the commercial says something like "Think of all the food you could avoid
>eating in a year, you have to do YOUR part with diet and exercise, but
>Meridia can help." Then they say something like "Meridia is a controlled
>substance, if abused it can be habit forming, don't take Meridia if you have
>high blood pressure, depression, yadda...yadda....yadda. It really TICKS ME
>OFF.
Have a doughnut.
>Here these beautiful ladies are already eating, exercising and
>living "right" and they are to go on this drug that is potentially habit
>forming for mere self-imposed, media-perpetuated vanity. We know these gals
>aren't doing it for health reasons, cuz you can't take Meridia when you have
>health issues. CHA!!!
They're likely doing it to gain sexual market value.
Do you have a problem with that?
>I was watching the "Roseanne" show the other day. I'm sorry but I really
>dislike the show, she is an AWFUL interviewer.
She shoulda stuck with standup. She was a fucking riot.
>It is literally painful at
>times to watch the blank stares from guests and hear the weird questions she
>asks. Anyhoo, Camryn Manheim was on, which is the ONLY reason I was
>watching it. She was promoting her book and, thank goodness, took over the
>interview. It was a great interview and they talked about size acceptance
>and loving ones body etc...then the commercial comes on- L.A. Weight Loss
>Centers...AGHHHHH!
It's Brian Boytano. What incredible irony.
>I constantly see these kinds of contradictions. I got
>my MAY issue of Mode magazine, the one with Cybil Shepherd on the front.
She used to be hot.
>I open it to see all the plus friendly things inside I have grown to find
>comfort in. I flip the pages, one, two, three...WHA? What is this in my MODE
>magazine, a two page ad for lipstick with Cybil, you can even see her
>wrinkles, I love it when they show real faces, how refreshing, but what does
>it say below her face spanning an entire page "I'll take a little less
>fullness in my hips and a little more fullness in my lips."
Heh heh heh!
>WHAT ARE THEY
>THINKING AT MODE!!!
Must... sell... magazines...
>Who do they think their subscribers are?
Human beings.
>JEEZ. I
>wrote them a letter and emailed it to every big person in that company as
>well as to all the plus-size magazines and ezines I could think of. Mode
>has yet to contact me. What is a woman to do?
Lose weight.
hth
Jackie 'Anakin' Tokeman