This Astounds me! Will Companies Stand Up For Themselves? Or Keep Giving In?

by LegitIncomes

Posted: 13 years ago 6 replies

OFF TOPIC

Yoplait, a General Mills company which sells yogurt, has pulled an ad because the National Eating Disorders Association has said it could trigger "dangerous behavior" in those suffering from eating disorders.

I hate seeing companies give in to these crazy demands, and all the political correctness crap. Where is PERSONAL responsibility in the world today?!

Here's the article:
Yoplait Pulls Ad Said To Promote Eating Disorders

And here's the commercial that was pulled:

YouTube - ‪Yoplait...

#astounds #companies #giving #stand

Ernie Lo 13 years ago

Originally Posted by LegitIncomes

Where is PERSONAL responsibility in the world today?!

It left us in the year 2000 and will never come back

Totally agree mate, society completely sucks these days.
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CDarklock 13 years ago

Originally Posted by LegitIncomes

the National Eating Disorders Association has said it could trigger "dangerous behavior" in those suffering from eating disorders.

Why I Am Not In PR, #537 in a continuing series:

"Dear NEDA,

Go to hell.

Sincerely,
Caliban Darklock
F!#k you"
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- Bill Farnham 13 years ago
  
  That ad should have been pulled.
  
  How are the millions of families who sacrificed their ability to afford enough food and bought a big screen TV instead supposed to feel if they watch that.
  
  Cheesecake or Dancing With the Stars. Good grief, life needs to be fair. That commercial is just not fair.
  
  Somebody needs to step in and level the playing field.
  
  Think of the children.
  
  ~Bill
  
  :rolleyes:
  
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- HeySal 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by CDarklock
  
  Why I Am Not In PR, #537 in a continuing series:
  
  "Dear NEDA,
  
  Go to hell.
  
  Sincerely,
  Caliban Darklock
  F!#k you"
  
  Sign me on that list.
  
  Ya know what's even sicker - we LET them tell us what we can say and what we can't. So what happens if 300 Million people tell the PC police to go take a flying f**k at a rolling donut? They gonna take us all to court for it? Gone to far - speak your mind and when they tell you that you can't say that because YOU are responsible for someone else's mental meltdowns - turn around and counter-sue for care taking fees.
  
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MerlynSanchez 13 years ago

The slide show that accompanies the article mentions:

"In 2007, Apple pulled the tagline "You can't be too thin. Or too powerful." from advertisements for a newer - and smaller - iMac"

I didn't realize that PC craziness had gotten this absurd.
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webapex 13 years ago

Speak up cheesecake baking association!

The commercial actually seemed to shine a light on the pattern of overeating temptation.
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