According to Pushing Daisies, bulimia sufferers are colorful and endearing
UNNAMED TOWN - Jeannine seems to have it all - a doting lover, a fulfilling job, and a stunning figure. However, behind that bright and perky facade lies a deadly secret: Jeannine is bulimic.
Fortunately, bulimia is no longer the devastating disease forewarned by countless guidance counselors and gym teachers. Today’s victims are charming, quirky, and digitally altered for maximum color saturation.
“I was beginning to think that I might have a problem,” area teenager Ashley Warren states. “But then I saw Jeannine and realized that bulimia is nothing that a wink of the eye and a snappy comeback can’t fix!”
Public health officials are highly in favor of the new image. Diane Hays of the National Eating Disorders Association warmly welcomes the change, claiming that it’s about time these lethal syndromes got a makeover.
“Your stereotypical bulimic is so pouty and glum,” she states. “I say, let’s turn that glum into glam! Just because you spend hours in the bathroom regurgitating everything you’ve eaten in the past six hours doesn’t mean you can’t look fabulous while doing so!”
In addition to plans to revamp the face of bulimia, the National Eating Disorders Association is also in negotiations with more delightfully eccentric television programs to showcase other previously frowned-upon diseases. Lost may soon see an appearance by an anorexic smoke monster, and American Idol is planning a theme night for next season titled “An Ode To Binge Eating,” complete with dancing turkey legs and pork rind confetti.
~TVoD
Posted in Pushing Daisies on October 13th, 2007 | |