Originally Posted by Candy Cerveau

While I'm having trouble loading the page (was the site slashdotted or something?) I have seen a few of the pics by searching stories about the site - so my opinion is based on that.

The HUGE difference between taking photos of people drooling in an asylum or an old folks home and these Walmart pics is that the people in Walmart CHOOSE to go out looking like that.

I'm not talking about weight, frizzy hair, being "ugly", having old clothes or similar things. I mean making the best of what you have to work with, taking some pride in your appearance, having just the basic respect for yourself. These people are NOT doing that.

So the argument that this is an issue of mocking the "different" or those who don't measure up by some nebulous media set standard doesn't hold water. I certainly don't see the way this compares to shooting a puppy for fuck's sake.

It does make me curious why you responded so violently to the post. Normally that kind of anger stems from being mocked for some part of your personal appearance. But again, this isn't about what you can't control. It’s about simple self respect.