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If Susan Boyle reneged on her promise not to get a "makeover" and showed up in an infomercial with a cookie-cutter Perfect Body, then I'd really cry. Edited to add P.S. Not that I'm not a sap at times either: there's a modern-ish story written like a fairy tale, written by a famous author, that always makes me tear up. I just now realized that the main characters are thrown away because they are no longer considered desirable (of course, their true worth doesn't depend on how they look). And no, it's not "The Velveteen Rabbit," where the rabbit is thrown away for quite different reasons, but thanks to the realization that I've never actually read that story in its entirety, I decided to look. The University of Pennsylvania has it online, and this part, about becoming "Real," jumped out at me: Quote:
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"It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." The Velveteen Rabbit |
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I guess I have no heart and I'm cynical when I see participants of infomercials crying, when I know that the companies are just trying to push their products. Seems silly and unnecessary to me no matter how big the accomplishment. What makes me cry however, is when I see or hear about animals being hurt or mistreated. There......I can cry just thinking about it!
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04-21-09, 08:21 AM | ||
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Am I the only one who avoids infomercials like the plague? Once I hear that certain tone of voice, I change the channel, it makes me cringe. I hate being "sold" something. I'd only know about beachbody by the comments made here.
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04-21-09, 09:34 AM | |
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I'm not much into the crying scene unless something is sad. Reaching goals doesn't make me cry, it makes me happy. Yes, I know there are "happy tears," but I personally don't get them.
I've never been much of a Chalene Johnson fan (although I love CLX), and her "crying" on the Turbo Jam was a TOTAL turn-off to me. Not because I'm uncomfortable with crying but because I saw it as completely fake.
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04-21-09, 11:50 AM | ||
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DISCLOSURE: I have a professional relationship with sellers and producers of fitness videos and products. For details, please see my profile. You can find a link to my fitness blog in my profile |
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04-21-09, 11:52 AM | ||
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Kathryn ^. .^ > ^ < 2010 season speed-walking 5K PR: 35:47 2011 season race-walking 5K PR: 34:42 |
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04-21-09, 11:56 AM | ||
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04-21-09, 08:47 PM | ||
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05-03-09, 08:40 AM | |
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I was in an infomercial for Denise Austin several years ago that was only aired once or twice. When I was filming my testimonial, I felt like the producer was trying to get me to cry. I didn't cry and my actual part in the infomercial was only a few seconds. The few women who actually did cry had much bigger roles in the infomercial (even though it only aired once or twice). So I guess that is what sells fitness videos (if they sell)
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