Comments on: WRONG. JUST WRONG.

By: VaS

VaS — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:43:46 +0000

I saw this but missed the anti-aging part somehow. I was appalled that a little girl in the accompanying footage was applying what looked to be that under-eye-anti-puffiness-whatever stuff. I guess it’s never too early to start selling kids snake oil.

By: Susan Whitbourne

Susan Whitbourne — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:18:28 +0000

It’s sad that our society is so preoccupied with youth that we even push the young to look younger. What’s next?

By: viajera

viajera — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:49:41 +0000

@Xenu01 – I wish my fat was “miracle-anti-aging-fat” like yours! Mine got me asked, by two separate people, if I was the mother of a friend. Said friend is 5 years younger, and we do look superficially similar – except she’s not fat.

As for the story, all I can say is “ugh!”

By: Liz1388

Liz1388 — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:51:32 +0000

Irregardless of the outrage of targeting 8 YO for makeup, someone needs to point out the long term health consequences.

There is way too little mention of the dangers of makeup for adults, let alone starting kids on using artificial glop on their skin and *around their eyes* all day!

I think the huge beauty advertising industry keeps media from reporting: reactions to chemicals in makeup (including formaldehyde, fish scales and carbon); bacteria in makeup more than a few weeks old; bacteria on fingers and tools used to apply makeup; reactions from inadequately removed makeup.

All of these things contributing to chronic skin conditions and eye infections both short term and long term.

Wonder why there are now more ads for dry eye treatments? I suspect more people suffer from this (particularly women) because of permanent damage to the ocular area from beauty product chemicals.

By: Xenu01

Xenu01 — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:30:29 +0000

Oh my god. Please excuse my typos.

By: Xenu01

Xenu01 — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:29:21 +0000

I am fat. I have a round face. This causes people to:
1) Express shock! That I am married (warning: this may be because I am fat. Not enough data at this point as I do not generally shout my marital status in the street).
2) Say plaintively, “But I thought you were younger!” Because now that you know I am in my lateish twenties (!!!) I am not as interesting?
3) Call me “honey,” “sweetie” and otherwise condescend. Two years ago, at the age of 25, a woman at the thrift store I was buying a saucepan at say, “And is this your first time living along, sweetheart?” in a syrupy voice.

So! Fat: the most effective anti-aging ingredient around!

By: mischiefmanager

mischiefmanager — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:29:13 +0000

Oh for God’s sake. And when are we going to see Viagra Junior?

By: clairedammit

clairedammit — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:35:06 +0000

Also, the only anti-aging product that will actually make you look younger as you age is sunscreen and boys and men need to wear sunscreen exactly as much as girls and women do, that is, to avoid skin cancer.

By: underbelly

underbelly — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:45:52 +0000

I second PhDork’s suggestion.

By: PhDork

PhDork — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:41:57 +0000

Christ. If I had daughters, I would feel utterly compelled to live in a yurt somewhere, completely removed from contemporary US culture. It’s just fucking poison.