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    t-yo3: Hmm, what about if they'd flipped it a bit? Started with a couple of "mild" fat jokes, where the joker was laughing heartily, sort of in implied collu... more »
    Red-headed bookworm: You know, I kind of like the ad. I think it's good for all kinds of discrimination. It reminds me of the video they showed at work for the anti-harass... more »
    juinee: Okay, I didn't get most of the jokes and I went through the comments to find out a couple but I still don't understand the last one. "so fat chicks ca... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: I think it's effective. To me, it's not so much about the actual prejudices themselves but about the jokes. What are people comfortable joking about, ... more »
    Asmo: I'm sure that I'm alone here, but I don't think any topics should be off limits to joke about. I know it's not really the point here, but people who g... more »
    samethingwedoeverynightpinky: I think I'd be too busy sobbing/being horrified/writing my local television affiliate after seeing the bit about black women and abortions to even pay... more »
    Jack_Burton: How to reply to that joke: "Well tomorrow, I'll be sober, but you'll still be an asshole." (The premise being equally applicable that alcohol was inve... more »
    t-yo3: This ad doesn't because the point of it is smothered by how shocking those "jokes" are. And also because the fat joke is, to me nowhere near as offens... more »
    Acquanetta: Am I the only one who doesn't get the Santa "joke"? Santa comes down the chimney. A Jewish person does what-comes through the door????? What's not to ... more »
    Triphena: For me, the tone of the first three jokes really derail the message of fat prejudice being as serious as racism, homophobia, etc. I mean, two of them... more »
    Political Party Girl: But we need to tell fat people they should diet. IT'S FOR THEIR OWN GOOD! SO THEY CAN BE HEALTHY! more »
    RobertaFisk: I get what he's going for, but the jokes aren't equivalent. Not because it's somehow more appropriate to make fun of someone for their size than it is... more »
    saintbernadette: Slightly off-topic, but I re-watched The Twilight Zone movie last weekend for the first time since I was 6, and the "racist guy" segment was incredibl... more »
    ichigo18: Can anyone explain to me what a poofter is? I really have no idea what that means. more »
    Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!: "Todd Samson, a regular panelist on the show, explained that the ad failed because viewers were so shocked by the first racist joke that they missed t... more »
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    Fat Acceptance Ad Banned From TV

    The ad at left was was created for an Australian show about advertising, which challenged contestants to make an anti-fat discrimination ad. However, the commercial was so offensive that it was pulled from TV. More »