mermaid or whale

jpeterburs88

Recently, in large city, a poster featuring a young, thin and tanned woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said:

THIS SUMMER DO YOU WANT TO BE A MERMAID OR A WHALE?

A middle aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the gym.

To Whom It May Concern:

Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious
humans). They have an active sex life, they get pregnant and have adorable baby whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins stuffing themselves with shrimp. They play and swim in the seas, seeing wonderful places like Patagonia, the Barren Sea and the coral reefs of Polynesia . Whales are wonderful singers and have even recorded CDs. They are incredible creatures and virtually have no predators other than humans. They are loved, protected and admired by almost everyone in the world.

Mermaids don’t exist.

If they did exist, they would be lining up outside the offices of Argentinean psychoanalysts due to identity crisis. Fish or human? They don’t have a sex life because they kill men who get close to them not to mention how could they have sex? Therefore they don’t have kids either. Not to mention who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a fish store?

The choice is perfectly clear to me; I want to be a whale.



I just wanted to pass this along... I read it today on facebook. You are beautiful just the way you are... and to those of you on MFP getting healthier, then more power to you!! Believe in yourself!

jlowensby

just saw this on my facebook wall....and I shared it! Love it!

Jean410

I posted this one w/ the pic on my FB page. Love it.

JennLifts

someone else posted it! I like!

JAllen32

HAHA! I JUST posted this too!! Thats funny...I guess I should have looked around first.

McKayMachina

I've seen this on here a few times today.

I, personally, would rather be a mermaid than a whale, since we all know the poster was talking about physical appearance and fat.

P.S.: I'm not "beautiful just the way I am." That's why I'm on a forever-diet. Plus, unconditional acceptance breeds societal laziness. When did striving to be a better version of yourself become offensive?

Just saying.

jpeterburs88

I've seen this on here a few times today.

I, personally, would rather be a mermaid than a whale, since we all know the poster was talking about physical appearance and fat.

P.S.: I'm not "beautiful just the way I am." That's why I'm on a forever-diet. Plus, unconditional acceptance breeds societal laziness. When did striving to be a better version of yourself become offensive?

Just saying.

i don't think anyone is saying its offensive. im pretty sure i said that if you are trying to get healthier than good for you.... i posted this for people to not be so hard on themselves, not to take offense.