Here is a petition at change.org to DirecTV to have them pull the ad; however, in my experience they won't pull the ad, they will just let it run its course until they make a new one. Yoplait did the same thing ten years ago with its short men bashing ad and then offered a back door apology; DirecTV will do the same...maybe.
https://www.change.org/p/directv-stop-directv-s-offensive-petite-randy-moss-ad?recruiter=136597&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLink
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
DrecTV message to short men: you're losers
Last year DirecTV came out with an ad featuring Rob Lowe depicting him (who had DirecTV) and an alter ego(who was the loser of the two for only having cable tv)
The newer ads have Tony Romo. and Randy Moss. Lowe's and Romo's alter egos were always dressed differently or shabbily to make them seem out of touch and strange. However, in the Randy Moss commercial, his alter ego is just short...called the "petite" Randy Moss.
I just wonder if DirecTV is going to do another commercial featuring a model and then making that same model's alter ego overweight and saying "Don't be this me, use DirecTv." ...I doubt it too because that would be offensive.
The newer ads have Tony Romo. and Randy Moss. Lowe's and Romo's alter egos were always dressed differently or shabbily to make them seem out of touch and strange. However, in the Randy Moss commercial, his alter ego is just short...called the "petite" Randy Moss.
I just wonder if DirecTV is going to do another commercial featuring a model and then making that same model's alter ego overweight and saying "Don't be this me, use DirecTv." ...I doubt it too because that would be offensive.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Jose Altuve "forgets that he is 5'5" and a half"...
I am watching the Astros and Dodger game right now!
Houston Astro, Jose Altuve, has been doing well this weekend against two of the best pitchers in baseball...Zach Greinke and Clayton Kershaw.. Charlie Steiner, the announcer for the Dodgers was pointing out how Altuve was 5 for 6 against these two pitchers and said that all he has done since he came up in 2012 is to lead baseball in hits and stolen bases. Then Steiner goes on to say that "he forgets that he is only 5'5" and a half." Wow, I guess he is supposed to suck since he is short right?
On a good note, Steiner did say he was fun to watch...
Houston Astro, Jose Altuve, has been doing well this weekend against two of the best pitchers in baseball...Zach Greinke and Clayton Kershaw.. Charlie Steiner, the announcer for the Dodgers was pointing out how Altuve was 5 for 6 against these two pitchers and said that all he has done since he came up in 2012 is to lead baseball in hits and stolen bases. Then Steiner goes on to say that "he forgets that he is only 5'5" and a half." Wow, I guess he is supposed to suck since he is short right?
On a good note, Steiner did say he was fun to watch...
Is it ok to use the word "midget"
The Little People of America (LPA) have asked the USDA to remove the word "midget" from its raisins.
Personally, I am also offended by the word "midget" but when it is used in a condescending manner to refer to a person of shorter stature or a little person. People need to know that there is no positive correlation with the word; it is offensive, vulgar and dehumanizing. When directing it at someone, you may as well be spitting on them!
However, in this case, it is not referring to people but an object: the raisin. So, if the media and society at large is going to come out and say that little people are being too pc and/or are overly sensitive about this issue, then they must be ok with referring to cigarettes as "faggots" and female dogs as "bitches" right? After all, you aren't referring to humans in those cases? Or, if they are going to say that you can't use those terms, then you can't use midgets either to describe a raisin. Let's be fair about it and not do the double standard thing again.
You can't fight offensive terms towards some groups and then allow it when it is directed at others!
Personally, I am also offended by the word "midget" but when it is used in a condescending manner to refer to a person of shorter stature or a little person. People need to know that there is no positive correlation with the word; it is offensive, vulgar and dehumanizing. When directing it at someone, you may as well be spitting on them!
However, in this case, it is not referring to people but an object: the raisin. So, if the media and society at large is going to come out and say that little people are being too pc and/or are overly sensitive about this issue, then they must be ok with referring to cigarettes as "faggots" and female dogs as "bitches" right? After all, you aren't referring to humans in those cases? Or, if they are going to say that you can't use those terms, then you can't use midgets either to describe a raisin. Let's be fair about it and not do the double standard thing again.
You can't fight offensive terms towards some groups and then allow it when it is directed at others!
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Say it isn't so Ivanka!
I just ran across a video of Ivanka Trump on Conan O' Brien from 2007.
She sits down at the beginning of the interview and notices how they are all tall, then Conan says that many in show business are "tiny" to which Ivanka responds that she is frequently disappointed.
Ugh...I am disappointed Ivanka!
She sits down at the beginning of the interview and notices how they are all tall, then Conan says that many in show business are "tiny" to which Ivanka responds that she is frequently disappointed.
Ugh...I am disappointed Ivanka!
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Jonathan Pitre: an inspiring story!
I saw this video earlier today and was moved by it:
This 14 year old boy suffers from Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (DEB), a condition which causes easy blistering of the skin. This is the most severe form of EB. His attitude, as well as his courage, are nothing short of inspirational!
Hope that they find a cure for this disease soon!
This 14 year old boy suffers from Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (DEB), a condition which causes easy blistering of the skin. This is the most severe form of EB. His attitude, as well as his courage, are nothing short of inspirational!
Hope that they find a cure for this disease soon!
Friday, August 7, 2015
First female coach in the NFL, Dr. Jen Welter, is 5'2"
Well, if you are a NFL fan, you probably know that the Arizona Cardinals now have a female coach on staff; a historical moment.
Dr. Jen Welter (she also has a degree in psychology from Boston College) played professional football for fourteen years in a women's league, as a linebacker.. She also played for the Texas Revolution (an men's indoor football team) at running back as well as coaching them, When I saw that she was 5'2" and weighed about 130lbs, that made me take even more notice; that must not have been easy.
She now works as a training camp coach for the Cardinals and works with the inside linebackers!
Nice to see that the Cardinals are giving her the opportunity!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2534057-jen-welter-on-becoming-nfls-1st-female-coach-its-an-opportunity-to-inspire
Dr. Jen Welter (she also has a degree in psychology from Boston College) played professional football for fourteen years in a women's league, as a linebacker.. She also played for the Texas Revolution (an men's indoor football team) at running back as well as coaching them, When I saw that she was 5'2" and weighed about 130lbs, that made me take even more notice; that must not have been easy.
She now works as a training camp coach for the Cardinals and works with the inside linebackers!
Nice to see that the Cardinals are giving her the opportunity!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2534057-jen-welter-on-becoming-nfls-1st-female-coach-its-an-opportunity-to-inspire
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
No one notices that we're short...so it must be us!
This one never fails! People will always point out that us short people are the ones who only know how short we are and no one cares. Just like that episode of Grey's Anatomy pointed out. Right!
Is this why the previously mentioned Anne Coulter notices how short Rand Paul and Marco Rubio are.
When I watch an Eagle game and Darren Sproles is running the ball, his height is usually brought up.
Whenever I watch a Houston Astro game, the announcers always have something to say about Jose Altuve's height (but I guess they don't notice right?...lol). I can recall watching a game when they were playing the Royals a couple of weeks ago and Altuve was standing on first base. The announcers were talking about how he led the league in steals, last year he had a batting title and also discussed how he was told he was too small to play (even though he has been on the All Star team three times in four years) and was cut by a baseball team in Venezuela only to return and try out again and did quite well. Of course, they said he had a chip on his shoulder....why? Because he is successful? Jose Altuve stands 5'6". Of course they notice his height.
Isn't physical appearance the first thing people notice about someone? So, how in the world do people not notice short stature?
Trust ne, us shorter fellows try not to think about it, until someone points it out to us and it is usually not in a praising tone.
I have had plenty of experiences, as I am sure we all have of people pointing out our heights. One of my former bosses told me twice that "you shorter people sure have personalities"...yea... she didn't notice I was short...lol. Another told me that I was a little guy and she thought I was incapable, guess she didn't notice my stature either? A man I didn't even know called me a midget in Vegas back in 1997 and that he hated people like me but I guess I imagined that too. My small stature was noted in the Orange County Register back in 1985 when I was standing next to two of my teammates on my high school football team but I guess the sportswriter didn't notice either.
So, I am sorry but people do notice our short stature and have no problem reminding us of it!
Is this why the previously mentioned Anne Coulter notices how short Rand Paul and Marco Rubio are.
When I watch an Eagle game and Darren Sproles is running the ball, his height is usually brought up.
Whenever I watch a Houston Astro game, the announcers always have something to say about Jose Altuve's height (but I guess they don't notice right?...lol). I can recall watching a game when they were playing the Royals a couple of weeks ago and Altuve was standing on first base. The announcers were talking about how he led the league in steals, last year he had a batting title and also discussed how he was told he was too small to play (even though he has been on the All Star team three times in four years) and was cut by a baseball team in Venezuela only to return and try out again and did quite well. Of course, they said he had a chip on his shoulder....why? Because he is successful? Jose Altuve stands 5'6". Of course they notice his height.
Isn't physical appearance the first thing people notice about someone? So, how in the world do people not notice short stature?
Trust ne, us shorter fellows try not to think about it, until someone points it out to us and it is usually not in a praising tone.
I have had plenty of experiences, as I am sure we all have of people pointing out our heights. One of my former bosses told me twice that "you shorter people sure have personalities"...yea... she didn't notice I was short...lol. Another told me that I was a little guy and she thought I was incapable, guess she didn't notice my stature either? A man I didn't even know called me a midget in Vegas back in 1997 and that he hated people like me but I guess I imagined that too. My small stature was noted in the Orange County Register back in 1985 when I was standing next to two of my teammates on my high school football team but I guess the sportswriter didn't notice either.
So, I am sorry but people do notice our short stature and have no problem reminding us of it!
Anne Coulter doubles down with her heightism!
I was just listening to Mark Simone on WOR 710 in NY and his guest was Anne Coulter (she is on there often talking politics)..
She couldn't wait to get off a shot about Rand Paul's height saying that he needed a step stool and that she almost stepped on him at an event.
Then, of course, Michael Dukakis' name came up and she couldn't help but express her glee when she saw how much taller George H.W Bush was than he and remarked "Dukakis didn't have an answer for that".
Maybe she should thank the shorter James Madison (who authored the Constitution, along with Thomas Jefferson) for her right to use that freedom of speech to bash short men. Let's not forget Martin Luther King - 5'6"- another well known advocate for civil rights and freedom! If it wasn't for them, she wouldn't be able to run her mouth now would she?
I wonder where all this hatred and contempt for short men originates from in her life? Maybe she was shunned by a political candidate that was shorter now she just dislikes them all or maybe a short man rejected her or maybe she was just born prejudice!
She couldn't wait to get off a shot about Rand Paul's height saying that he needed a step stool and that she almost stepped on him at an event.
Then, of course, Michael Dukakis' name came up and she couldn't help but express her glee when she saw how much taller George H.W Bush was than he and remarked "Dukakis didn't have an answer for that".
Maybe she should thank the shorter James Madison (who authored the Constitution, along with Thomas Jefferson) for her right to use that freedom of speech to bash short men. Let's not forget Martin Luther King - 5'6"- another well known advocate for civil rights and freedom! If it wasn't for them, she wouldn't be able to run her mouth now would she?
I wonder where all this hatred and contempt for short men originates from in her life? Maybe she was shunned by a political candidate that was shorter now she just dislikes them all or maybe a short man rejected her or maybe she was just born prejudice!
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