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    Helen Mirren

    Money always talks, however, those who say that we should no longer buy the mags who endorse these ridiculously thin girls is correct. The problem with that is the age old question: How do you get people who b!tch about a common cause to ban together to do SOMETHING positive? People are fickle and their thoughts are fleeting. It is idealistic and comes from a good place but we will never shut down the "thin" mags as long as there are overweight teenagers with low self-esteem, who continue to dream skinny. The last time we did anything good with a major protest was the VietNam War(conflict). B/F you spew any venom, I am certainly not comparing the wage on weight with the wage of war. My point is that it is difficult in today's society to get people to unite for any reason. They can complain and express their opinions online, as I do, but to actually take action, it will most likely never happen. Organizing people for one cause is probably more difficult than brain surgery. How I long for the old protest songs where the writers actually had something intelligent to sing about, and people were unafraid to peacefully protest in the streets. The only groups that I can think of who do this today is the Gay Pride parades and the Ku Klux Klan. Where are the rest of us utilizing our right to freedom of speech and peaceful protest of any kind? Simply, we have no majority in numbers to justify it. Not many have the guts of a Cindy Sheehan to start a grassroots organization for anything.
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    Helen Mirren

    I LOVE this woman!
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