I bet whatever the doctor said she's in deep denial about since there's little doubt he didn't give her the lose weight talk.
It wouldn't surprise me that the lack of follow up to her primary care has to do with her being in complete denial and thinking it can just heal on its own. But even if it's a "minor" injury, there's no such things for fatsos like Ton Tonne Tessie. I think this is just going to be her final bedbound arc, alternatively she'll start using help to get around.
You could be on to something there! I'm staunchly pro-choice and that ad made me want to move to the other side of the table. The whole thing was fucking gross, trivializing an horrendous experience basically into 'Made a date night oopsie? Make sure you have Baby-B-Gone in YOUR cabinet!'
I don't think abortion should be a replacement for protecting yourself from pregnancy in the first place. No woman should be forced to carry to term if she feels unable to provide for the child, but she really should take responsibility for her own body.
I wish she’d given a bit more info about that injury.
Was she really expecting a recovery in a week?
She should have followed up her ER visit with her own primary care, who would then send her to an ortho. Either none of that happened or she’s not saying. (Or hasn’t got a doctor). They gave her a brace so her injury is probably at least grade two, which means she’d also need PT. Unless they braced a mild injury because she’s a fat? I’m surprised they had one that wrapped around.
I just would love to know what the doctor actually said but I doubt Tess will tell us.
Depends. If she's on Medi-Cal, whichever provider took her, she'd have to pick a PCP (primary car physician) because they are pretty much like HMOs without the deductibles. But she could have no insurance and most likely doesn't file taxes, since California gives you an extra tax for not having insurance.
It probably is a giant case of denial though, since have to visit her PCP for a referral for PT.
Plan b prevents the egg from being fertilized. It doesnt abort anything. The grossest thing here is the combination of Tess, sex and that nasty condescending tone.
"You made 35,000 decisions today." Sure, if we're counting things like sitting with your left leg crossed over your right and wiping with 2 squares instead of 1. If you paid attention to every single "decision" you make and never do anything on autopilot, those decisions are the only things that would ever be on your mind. Last I checked the protagonist in Manual Samuel was being punished by having to think about every single action he did.
Just more lofty bullocks befitting a bumper sticker. Is that Co-Star app real? It sounds like an astrology thing.
You could be on to something there! I'm staunchly pro-choice and that ad made me want to move to the other side of the table. The whole thing was fucking gross, trivializing an horrendous experience basically into 'Made a date night oopsie? Make sure you have Baby-B-Gone in YOUR cabinet!'
I don't think abortion should be a replacement for protecting yourself from pregnancy in the first place. No woman should be forced to carry to term if she feels unable to provide for the child, but she really should take responsibility for her own body.
I'm sure the ad is more about visibility than persuasion. They're trying to get the word out that their service exists, to women living in places where abortion has been rolled back significantly. It's not trying to convince anyone abortion is okay, nor is it trying to comfort a scared young woman who might be facing the most terrifying decision of her life. It's trying to reach as many people as possible to tell them this abortion service still exists, by any means necessary.
I actually think Tess is a good pick for that. If people are extra disgusted or outraged by her, the ad has more chance of going viral and reaching the people who need to see it. Even if its "look at how gross and fat pro choice bitches are!" If one red state chode sends it to his wife who is secretly considering an abortion because she'd rather die than have another one of his kids, then the ad is successful.
Negative engagement on the internet is always more effective than positive engagement, unfortunately.
ETA didn't realize it was about Plan B, which is not an abortifacent. I think it's still effective like this, since Plan B is vilified like crazy, and lots of people think it's the same as an abortion and feel the same shame around it. Or think it shouldn't be provided etc.
Fun fact, here in Canada the generic OTC version of Plan B is called Contingency 1, which I find hilarious.
Also, re: using Plan B or abortion in lieu of birth control... some women are in relationships where the men refuse to wear condoms, and may interfere with her birth control pills. Some teen girls are molested by family members who do likewise, and don't have privacy to take pills or the means to get an implant or IUD (not to mention horror stories of doctors refusing implants or IUDs to girls and younger women.) Sometimes a secret abortion or, preferably, a secret one-time dose of Plan B is all someone has access to. That's who this kind of ad is trying to reach.
@Free the Pedos, oh maybe I misread @KittyKittyCat's post. I can see those services providing both kinds of pills.
I mean that's basically the crux of anxiety disorders. And a feature of ADHD (the inability to make some decisions subconsciously, like which noises or visual cues to tune out.)
Obviously she's a fucking moron with FOB (fat on brain), but why are lip gloss and a Kuromi stuffie essential items for emotional intelligence? Does the Japanese children's character whisper affirmations to you?
Shrek is just always a good suggestion in any situation, no notes there.
