Comments on: The Pink Patch http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/ We're bringing chubby back. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jackie http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-14284 Jackie Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:37:53 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=534#comment-14284 It's not FDA approved. Color me surprised, cause I ain't. When will they finally just say, "We have extra non FDA approved crap just hanging out back in the warehouse. I know, why don't we just shovel it into weight loss pills and sell em? It's not like anyone's going to check before they take them!" "Hey that's genius, even better we'll sell them to insecure teenage girls by coloring them pink. Who cares if we kill millions of them, it's not like we know them or their families personally!" I know it will never happen, but still. It's nice to think that in Saw 6, Jigsaw will have his way with these people. It’s not FDA approved. Color me surprised, cause I ain’t. When will they finally just say, “We have extra non FDA approved crap just hanging out back in the warehouse. I know, why don’t we just shovel it into weight loss pills and sell em? It’s not like anyone’s going to check before they take them!”

“Hey that’s genius, even better we’ll sell them to insecure teenage girls by coloring them pink. Who cares if we kill millions of them, it’s not like we know them or their families personally!”

I know it will never happen, but still. It’s nice to think that in Saw 6, Jigsaw will have his way with these people.

]]> By: ChloeMireille http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-14269 ChloeMireille Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:22:31 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=534#comment-14269 I declare shenanigans! Get your brooms, people! *a bazillion points for whoever gets the reference* I declare shenanigans! Get your brooms, people!

*a bazillion points for whoever gets the reference*

]]> By: Healthy Weight Loss Girl http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-14272 Healthy Weight Loss Girl Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:24:10 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=534#comment-14272 That is very disturbing. I can't believe that these people are trying to market this product. There is no way that a patch will help you lose weight. All it takes is a healthy diet and exercise and that is exactly what teenage girls should be taught. And there is no such thing as an "ideal" or "perfection," its ads like these which make teenage girls feel self-conscious. That is very disturbing. I can’t believe that these people are trying to market this product. There is no way that a patch will help you lose weight. All it takes is a healthy diet and exercise and that is exactly what teenage girls should be taught. And there is no such thing as an “ideal” or “perfection,” its ads like these which make teenage girls feel self-conscious.

]]> By: Charlie Hills http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-14279 Charlie Hills Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:26:58 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=534#comment-14279 The photos in these ads bug the heck outta me. Invariably it's some rail-thin model sportin' the pink patch. <i>Yeah, cause <b>she</b> really needs that</i>. Shakes head... The photos in these ads bug the heck outta me. Invariably it’s some rail-thin model sportin’ the pink patch. Yeah, cause she really needs that.

Shakes head…

]]> By: Laura Jane http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-14271 Laura Jane Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:18:39 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=534#comment-14271 Wow, things like this just make me mad! A patch cannot make you lose 15 pounds! They will only further discourage the people who buy the thing. Wow, things like this just make me mad! A patch cannot make you lose 15 pounds! They will only further discourage the people who buy the thing.

]]> By: Mattie http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-14273 Mattie Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:20:20 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=534#comment-14273 Unfreakingbelievable. Unfreakingbelievable.

]]> By: bigmovesbabe http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-14274 bigmovesbabe Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:00:49 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=534#comment-14274 Following a tangent about off-label meds... Marketers for Big Pharma(ceutical) companies have been under fire for encouraging/bribing doctors to make off-label prescriptions, that is, taking a medication that is officially approved for one purpose and prescribing it for an condition or purpose that has NOT been reviewed by the FDA. Marketers aren't allowed to make off-label connections in their campaigns, but doctors have that freedom, and with incentives, many feel free to use it. Lots of times, the medication being used off-label is running into problems in the area that it was initially approved for--not proving to be effective, or coming up against generic competitors--so the companies have to find another way to recoup their research/marketing budget, and that is find another market, another condition, another demographic. ****** Seaweed extract or pony piss or whatever they're claiming is the active ingredient in these pink patches... well, that just sounds like your standard weight-loss quackery. It's definitely unethical to be marketing this shit to pre-teens and teenage girls, akin to shoving credit cards at college freshmen. Bleah. Following a tangent about off-label meds…

Marketers for Big Pharma(ceutical) companies have been under fire for encouraging/bribing doctors to make off-label prescriptions, that is, taking a medication that is officially approved for one purpose and prescribing it for an condition or purpose that has NOT been reviewed by the FDA. Marketers aren’t allowed to make off-label connections in their campaigns, but doctors have that freedom, and with incentives, many feel free to use it.

Lots of times, the medication being used off-label is running into problems in the area that it was initially approved for–not proving to be effective, or coming up against generic competitors–so the companies have to find another way to recoup their research/marketing budget, and that is find another market, another condition, another demographic.

******

Seaweed extract or pony piss or whatever they’re claiming is the active ingredient in these pink patches… well, that just sounds like your standard weight-loss quackery. It’s definitely unethical to be marketing this shit to pre-teens and teenage girls, akin to shoving credit cards at college freshmen.

Bleah.

]]> By: Bellesouth http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-14270 Bellesouth Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:45:12 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=534#comment-14270 This makes me so mad!!! This reminds me of those horrible ads from the back of teen magazines that would say "It feels SO GOOD to be thin!" with that bone-thin girl with the Tatum O'Neal hair and the string bikini. That's so horrible. Popularity. I was a big girl AND popular in high school. Take that, stupid pink patch! This makes me so mad!!!

This reminds me of those horrible ads from the back of teen magazines that would say “It feels SO GOOD to be thin!” with that bone-thin girl with the Tatum O’Neal hair and the string bikini.

That’s so horrible. Popularity.

I was a big girl AND popular in high school. Take that, stupid pink patch!

]]> By: Piffle http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-14268 Piffle Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:35:16 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=534#comment-14268 Um. No, nicotine is a poison, quite literally. From the wikipedia nicotine page, toxicology section: "The LD50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 40–60 mg (0.5-1.0 mg/kg) can be a lethal dosage for adult humans.[19][20] This designates nicotine as an extremely deadly poison. It is more toxic than many other alkaloids such as cocaine, which has an LD50 of 95.1 mg/kg when administered to mice. Spilling a sufficient concentration of nicotine onto the skin can result in poisoning or even death since Nicotine readily passes into the bloodstream from dermal contact.[21]" The facts you learn from reading too many mystery novels! Um. No, nicotine is a poison, quite literally. From the wikipedia nicotine page, toxicology section:

“The LD50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 40–60 mg (0.5-1.0 mg/kg) can be a lethal dosage for adult humans.[19][20] This designates nicotine as an extremely deadly poison. It is more toxic than many other alkaloids such as cocaine, which has an LD50 of 95.1 mg/kg when administered to mice. Spilling a sufficient concentration of nicotine onto the skin can result in poisoning or even death since Nicotine readily passes into the bloodstream from dermal contact.[21]”

The facts you learn from reading too many mystery novels!

]]> By: Catgal http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/10/30/the-pink-patch/comment-page-1/#comment-14278 Catgal Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:16:04 +0000 http://www.bfdblog.com/?p=534#comment-14278 I just googled the pink patch. I entered as much as "The Pink" and it was the second result. I love how the website says "may" help your mood, "may" decrease your appetite. And you are right. This is being directly targeted at teenaged girls. There is a special place in hell reserved for these people... I just googled the pink patch. I entered as much as “The Pink” and it was the second result. I love how the website says “may” help your mood, “may” decrease your appetite. And you are right. This is being directly targeted at teenaged girls. There is a special place in hell reserved for these people…

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