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youngmanhattanite: beenthinking: via tylercoates , nycthe: Pretzel Crisps Pretzel Ads Encourage Anxiety About Body Weight And Image; One Resident Fights Back NYC The Blog was on hand last night as a concerned citizen decided to embellish one of the ads on Houston Street, at a bus station shelter between Bowery and 2nd Avenue. A small act from a responsible citizen, the Lower East Side resident “adjusted” the advertisement on Houston Street near Bowery…adding text and images that clearly show you, indeed, be too thin Read more » Saluting you, Young Manhattanites. Just wanted to do my part. My words, mark them. I still should have thrown a brick if only to take pleasure in hearing the outcry from people who would say something like “Irresponsible activism, dude. Way to hurt taxpayers who will have to cover the cost of damage to a city bus shelter, blah blah…” because I would have said YOU’RE GODDAMN RIGHT. Point, don’t miss it. This is wonderful.

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via tylercoates , nycthe:

Pretzel Crisps Pretzel Ads Encourage Anxiety About Body Weight And Image; One Resident Fights Back

NYC The Blog was on hand last night as a concerned citizen decided to embellish one of the ads on Houston Street, at a bus station shelter between Bowery and 2nd Avenue. A small act from a responsible citizen, the Lower East Side resident “adjusted” the advertisement on Houston Street near Bowery…adding text and images that clearly show you, indeed, be too thin

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Saluting you, Young Manhattanites.

Just wanted to do my part. My words, mark them.

I still should have thrown a brick if only to take pleasure in hearing the outcry from people who would say something like “Irresponsible activism, dude. Way to hurt taxpayers who will have to cover the cost of damage to a city bus shelter, blah blah…” because I would have said YOU’RE GODDAMN RIGHT. Point, don’t miss it.

This is wonderful.

Reblogged 2 years ago from youngmanhattanite (Originally from nycthe)
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  1. bearbearpdx reblogged this from ancientbruises and added:
    pluseyes: weighty: whatevs: tylercoates: nycthe: Pretzel Crisps Pretzel Ads Encourage Anxiety About Body Weight And...
  2. sophisti-cate-d reblogged this from youngmanhattanite and added:
    YES THANK YOU
  3. maggiehilliard reblogged this from lindsayrobertson
  4. fizgig1202 reblogged this from aatombomb
  5. cvxn reblogged this from lindsayrobertson and added:
    whatevs:tylercoates: Andrew Krucoff: personal hero… even to people who don’t know him yet.
  6. lerevue reblogged this from youngmanhattanite
  7. zorica reblogged this from nycthe and added:
    Bravo. I had a happy dream for a moment about an organization that did this on a regular basis, that followed through on...
  8. weighty reblogged this from whatevs
  9. plittly reblogged this from youngmanhattanite and added:
    This is really fucking awesome.
  10. owltlaw reblogged this from lindsayrobertson
  11. usernameninetynine said: The city would not have to pay the tab — all the maintenance is outsourced. A FRENCH company would have to pair for repairs (they also are the ones who sold the ad.) PUSSY.
  12. chrismohney reblogged this from whatevs and added:
    FEEL THE PAIN, INSENSITIVE SNACK FOOD MARKETING AGENCY
  13. lindsayrobertson reblogged this from whatevs and added:
    KRUCOFFFFFF!! In honor of this feat, now I’m gonna take a ’90s-nostalgic trip down Adbusters memory lane.
  14. whatevs reblogged this from tylercoates and added:
    Go Krucoff, go!
  15. bigwordsexciteme reblogged this from youngmanhattanite
  16. aatombomb reblogged this from youngmanhattanite and added:
    This is wonderful.
  17. youngmanhattanite reblogged this from beenthinking and added:
    Just wanted to do my part. My words, mark them. I still should have thrown a brick if only to take pleasure in hearing...