In the last week or so, this advertisement has start to pop up around NYC, a classic case of a marketing department not -quite- thinking through the implications of theirs message. Maybe a cracker-type snack can never be too thin, (though I would beg to differ there), but human beings certainly can be; as one commenter over on Jezebel notes, this ad copy also is the slogan of many pro-anorexia groups.
One NYC resident decided this negative message needed a dose of reality. So, instead of just whining or blogging about the ad, (like I am doing), the man added some extra copy to the bus advertisement, pointing out to anyone waiting for the bus that actually, you can indeed be too thin, and that advertisements such as this one have a negative impact on how we view our bodies.
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