Roundup of Rage: “5 Calorie Gum” Edition
Monday, April 21, 2008 at 03:40pmI was on the treadmill today, watching Flavor of Love 3 — shut up, I know, it’s awful, and if I hear Flav go “wooooooooooowwwww” one more time, I swear to the lord jesus and baby jesus, I am going to go on a spree — and I saw a commercial for gum. It’s selling gum as a “five calorie snack.” A “snack” that’s great for dieting. GUM IS NOT A FUCKING SNACK, YOU FUCKING FUCKERS.
Maggie on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 3:51 pm
That depends, spit or swallow?
SORRY!
freakgirl on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Emily on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 4:35 pm
ha!
FG, I know, I hate that commercial. It’s so wrong. They are totally implying it will help you lose weight. Gum actually inherently does the OPPOSITE, b/c chewing causes you to release saliva which in turn sends a signal to your brain that you’re getting ready to eat/digest something, so they’ve done studies that conclude that gum is terrible for dieting b/c it’s literally making you hungrier.
argh! rude! can you please leave women alone??? (cuz sorry we all know who the target is)
freakgirl on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 4:36 pm
And the part where they turn the gut into a butt?
I feel stabby.
Ky Eliza on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 1:20 pm
I think I’ve yelled, “GUM IS NOT A FUCKING SNACK, YOU FUCKING FUCKERS” everytime that ad comes on. Just ask my boyfriend.