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Some Women Need to Gain 30 Pounds

From: Robert Karl Skoglund
Length: :23

Most of the women in the TV ads need to gain 30 pounds. Read the full description.

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Piece Description

Instead of changing people, why don't we change the standards by which they are judged?

Transcript

Why is it that many of the ads we see on TV claim that they can help women lose 30 pounds? Most of the women in the TV ads need to gain 30 pounds. Instead of changing people, why don't we change the standards by which they are judged?
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Intro and Outro

INTRO:

Why is it that many of the ads we see on TV claim that they can help women lose 30 pounds?

OUTRO:

Instead of changing people, why don't we change the standards by which they are judged?