Monday, July 6, 2009

Untruths in Advertising??

I'm shocked. I'm sure most people have noticed the deluge of really sickening internet ads over the past few months, ones for weight loss somethings (pills? Probably). They feature women showing before and after shots, usually side views. They make it really hard to eat my breakfast in the mornings as I'm catching up. But now they're just outright lying, showing completely different women in the befores and afters. Exhibit A:



There's no way anyone could make that change in 3 weeks. Plus, each woman's back ribs are in a different place; notice the line halfway down the back on the fat one, but just below the bra on the skinny one. Maybe the "1 easy diet tip" they're trying to dupe you into buying is to go to sleep and dream that you're 16, thin, and hot.

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