A somewhat disturbing feature provided on some HP digital cameras allows you to make people look thinner than they really are:
No joke: click here!
I heard about this from Seth’s Blog, one which I do not read regularly, but happened to stumble upon.
A somewhat disturbing feature provided on some HP digital cameras allows you to make people look thinner than they really are:
No joke: click here!
I heard about this from Seth’s Blog, one which I do not read regularly, but happened to stumble upon.
I am not outraged by this. I think it goes to the idea that the American public is actually overweight and this would be a useful feature. I see no problem with this feature as Americans want to appear to be slimmer and not want to do the work neccesary to knbck off those extra pounds.
Now, I understand that annorexics out there will want to look thinner, but the vast majority of Americans are not anorexics. Furthermore, this almost seems to come across like a discussion I remember from a Trin Psych class. In essence the professor was discussing eating disorders and was essecially making the case that all diets are bad, that excessivly going to the gym is bad, and trying to lose weight in general is a bad thing. My problem with that is that there are A LOT of people who need to lose weight. There are a lot of people who need to go on a diet and who are putting themselves in an unhealthy state. Saying that all diets are bad is ridiclous as there are letgite reasons why a person might need to lose weight.
I offer myself as an example. For those of you who knew me at Trin, will remember that I was overweight. I have been overweight my entire life. And the fact was I didnt care. My weight kept increasing every year until the end of my sophomore year. After that I slowly started getting in better shape. Recently, i ran into a Trin alum here in Denver who hadnt seen me since graduation. The first thing he says to me after seeing me ” Did you lose 50 lbs!” While I have not dropped that much since graduation(more like 35), I have have dropped that mich since my heaviest when I was at the end of second year.
I personally would have loved that type of feature on the camera back then, but now, not so much. I am happy with where I am and am happy at the way I did it–hard work, dedication, and a lot of sweat. But hey, if Big tex can do it take that as motivation becuase if you need to lose some lbs, you can too!
Perhaps, but it kind of reminds me of a Simpsons episode. A drawer is stuck and Homer is tasked with opening it. His brilliant idea is to light a firecracker near the draw to dislodge it. Marge, worried about this prodecure, protests, to which Homer responds:
Homer: Listen, do you want the job done right, or do you want it done fast?
Marge: Well, like all Americans, fast…
The firecracker blows up, the draw gets dislodged, and there are burn marks all around.
Marge: You can’t argue with the results!
I thought this was a joke at first, but the fact that HP actually developed a feature for this camera doesn’t surprise me at all. I don’t have a problem with the feature itself, just with HP’s marketing of it. They only used women as examples, suggesting that obesity (and, when you come down to it, appearance) are problems for women alone.
I demand an angry letter to the Tripod, followed by the ceremonial dumping of a hundred HP digital cameras into a trash compactor.