The Pillsbury Dough Boy Speaks Out On Poor Body Image
September 7th, 2006
From the press release, dated September 7th, 2006:
“Poor body image (or PBI, for short) plagues over 12% of the World’s population and contrary to popular belief affects almost 42% of men who have become unhappy with how their bodies look. As a well-known celebrity, I felt it was time to, hee hee, face the so-called heat of the situation and come clean about my own involvement in the cause. Surprisingly, I have always been squishy. I have always been pale and unhealthful looking. I have always been ridiculed about my ever-increasing and rising mid-section. But throughout it all I have, hee hee, kept my sense of humor intact.
PBI (or poor body image) is not a joke. It is something that I take very seriously, hee hee, and I’m looking for ways to create a support network for those afflicted with the psychological disease. When I say “psychological” I mean just that — people who dislike their bodies are most often the only people who pay attention to the invisible “problems” they see in the mirror. Hee hee.
But when psychological issues give way to public ridicule, then PBI can take a turn for the worse and scar individuals so badly that some will even consider suicide. Hee hee.
For as long as I can remember, people have been poking and prodding me, pointing out the less acceptable parts of my body and giving me a complex that I have been fighting against for decades. It was only through my desire to help others with the same affliction that I started to feel that the way I looked no longer mattered when it came to how I felt. Depression gave way to glee. Insecurity gave way to confidence. I was no longer living in the dark and isolated part of my brain that many have still yet to escape. Yes, their own personal prison and Hell. Hee hee hee.
That is why I am speaking out today and taking the steps to create an organization and support network for people who have nowhere else to turn. For people, holding onto life by the skin of their teeth. Hee hee.
I only hope I am not too late to help.”
