A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Separated at birth?

Originally I was going to comment on how the new Cadbury’s Thins candy commercial (which is vaguely derogatory) has what are I think the largest stretched lobes that have been in a mainstream commercial (not including Art Aguirre from Church of Steel who was in the reality show Mad Mad House) recently, but then I noticed that she also looks disconcertingly like Xeni from boingboing (sorry for the crappy photos of my TV)…

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104 responses to “Separated at birth?”

  1. Foryourmalice Avatar
    Foryourmalice

    I saw that a while back and thought those were the biggest I have ever seen on a commercial.

  2. Foryourmalice Avatar
    Foryourmalice

    I saw that a while back and thought those were the biggest I have ever seen on a commercial.

  3. Foryourmalice Avatar
    Foryourmalice

    I saw that a while back and thought those were the biggest I have ever seen on a commercial.

  4. Foryourmalice Avatar
    Foryourmalice

    I saw that a while back and thought those were the biggest I have ever seen on a commercial.

  5. Leavethepoliticstomadmen Avatar
    Leavethepoliticstomadmen

    UGH, i HATE that commercial… lol for the obvious reasons…

    I couldnt tell if those were fake or real, cus they don’t show it for long enough to tell if its just a big round earring she’s wearing or if there’s actually skin around it…, if so, thats awesome!..i think.

    I just find it makes modded people look bad, or ridiculous.. once again the mainstream hits us with this stupid commercial. It just pisses me off. Like they really needed to ridicule us.. they make us look like fools. Grrr.

  6. Leavethepoliticstomadmen Avatar
    Leavethepoliticstomadmen

    UGH, i HATE that commercial… lol for the obvious reasons…

    I couldnt tell if those were fake or real, cus they don’t show it for long enough to tell if its just a big round earring she’s wearing or if there’s actually skin around it…, if so, thats awesome!..i think.

    I just find it makes modded people look bad, or ridiculous.. once again the mainstream hits us with this stupid commercial. It just pisses me off. Like they really needed to ridicule us.. they make us look like fools. Grrr.

  7. Leavethepoliticstomadmen Avatar
    Leavethepoliticstomadmen

    UGH, i HATE that commercial… lol for the obvious reasons…

    I couldnt tell if those were fake or real, cus they don’t show it for long enough to tell if its just a big round earring she’s wearing or if there’s actually skin around it…, if so, thats awesome!..i think.

    I just find it makes modded people look bad, or ridiculous.. once again the mainstream hits us with this stupid commercial. It just pisses me off. Like they really needed to ridicule us.. they make us look like fools. Grrr.

  8. Leavethepoliticstomadmen Avatar
    Leavethepoliticstomadmen

    UGH, i HATE that commercial… lol for the obvious reasons…

    I couldnt tell if those were fake or real, cus they don’t show it for long enough to tell if its just a big round earring she’s wearing or if there’s actually skin around it…, if so, thats awesome!..i think.

    I just find it makes modded people look bad, or ridiculous.. once again the mainstream hits us with this stupid commercial. It just pisses me off. Like they really needed to ridicule us.. they make us look like fools. Grrr.

  9. Leeanne Avatar
    Leeanne

    How does the commercial go? I haven’t seen it.

  10. Leeanne Avatar
    Leeanne

    How does the commercial go? I haven’t seen it.

  11. Leeanne Avatar
    Leeanne

    How does the commercial go? I haven’t seen it.

  12. Leeanne Avatar
    Leeanne

    How does the commercial go? I haven’t seen it.

  13. severed Avatar

    I can’t find the commercial online to save my life. I have no idea what happens in it and it’s bothering me that I don’t know.

  14. severed Avatar

    I can’t find the commercial online to save my life. I have no idea what happens in it and it’s bothering me that I don’t know.

  15. severed Avatar

    I can’t find the commercial online to save my life. I have no idea what happens in it and it’s bothering me that I don’t know.

  16. severed Avatar

    I can’t find the commercial online to save my life. I have no idea what happens in it and it’s bothering me that I don’t know.

  17. Julia Avatar
    Julia

    umm the add is for chocolate bars with 100 calories in it i think

  18. Julia Avatar
    Julia

    umm the add is for chocolate bars with 100 calories in it i think

  19. Julia Avatar
    Julia

    umm the add is for chocolate bars with 100 calories in it i think

  20. Julia Avatar
    Julia

    umm the add is for chocolate bars with 100 calories in it i think

  21. crypulse Avatar
    crypulse

    “some decisions you regret, some you don’t.’”

    aparrantly eating that junk is a good decision.
    celebrating your body, however, is not.

  22. crypulse Avatar
    crypulse

    “some decisions you regret, some you don’t.’”

    aparrantly eating that junk is a good decision.
    celebrating your body, however, is not.

  23. crypulse Avatar
    crypulse

    “some decisions you regret, some you don’t.’”

    aparrantly eating that junk is a good decision.
    celebrating your body, however, is not.

  24. crypulse Avatar
    crypulse

    “some decisions you regret, some you don’t.’”

    aparrantly eating that junk is a good decision.
    celebrating your body, however, is not.

  25. laura Avatar
    laura

    I love this comercial. I thought it was hilarious when I first saw it. And that is some mad bling in her ears.

  26. laura Avatar
    laura

    I love this comercial. I thought it was hilarious when I first saw it. And that is some mad bling in her ears.

  27. laura Avatar
    laura

    I love this comercial. I thought it was hilarious when I first saw it. And that is some mad bling in her ears.

  28. laura Avatar
    laura

    I love this comercial. I thought it was hilarious when I first saw it. And that is some mad bling in her ears.

  29. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    I saw that commercial and I thought she was wearing the bling hoops from BME shop! The commercial is stupid, but it’s neat that a visibly modded person is shown on mainstream TV.

  30. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    I saw that commercial and I thought she was wearing the bling hoops from BME shop! The commercial is stupid, but it’s neat that a visibly modded person is shown on mainstream TV.

  31. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    I saw that commercial and I thought she was wearing the bling hoops from BME shop! The commercial is stupid, but it’s neat that a visibly modded person is shown on mainstream TV.

  32. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    I saw that commercial and I thought she was wearing the bling hoops from BME shop! The commercial is stupid, but it’s neat that a visibly modded person is shown on mainstream TV.

  33. Veal Avatar
    Veal

    Her left lobe doesn’t look right, I’ve seen prosthetic ear loops made as movie props and so I’m wondering if she’s ‘real’. Correct me if I’m wrong though, I’m sure someone’ll know her here if that isn’t the case.

  34. Veal Avatar
    Veal

    Her left lobe doesn’t look right, I’ve seen prosthetic ear loops made as movie props and so I’m wondering if she’s ‘real’. Correct me if I’m wrong though, I’m sure someone’ll know her here if that isn’t the case.

  35. Veal Avatar
    Veal

    Her left lobe doesn’t look right, I’ve seen prosthetic ear loops made as movie props and so I’m wondering if she’s ‘real’. Correct me if I’m wrong though, I’m sure someone’ll know her here if that isn’t the case.

  36. Veal Avatar
    Veal

    Her left lobe doesn’t look right, I’ve seen prosthetic ear loops made as movie props and so I’m wondering if she’s ‘real’. Correct me if I’m wrong though, I’m sure someone’ll know her here if that isn’t the case.

  37. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    crypulse – I was thinking they were insulting the plainskin… To my ears/eyes, the modified person was shown as well adjusted and happy with their decision, but the plainskin was being told “you’ll never be more than a plainskin”.

    It could definitely be a fake stretching, but it looks pretty real in the commercial… and there are enough people with lobes that size that it would have been easier from a casting and production point of view to use a real modified person than fake it I think?

  38. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    crypulse – I was thinking they were insulting the plainskin… To my ears/eyes, the modified person was shown as well adjusted and happy with their decision, but the plainskin was being told “you’ll never be more than a plainskin”.

    It could definitely be a fake stretching, but it looks pretty real in the commercial… and there are enough people with lobes that size that it would have been easier from a casting and production point of view to use a real modified person than fake it I think?

  39. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    crypulse – I was thinking they were insulting the plainskin… To my ears/eyes, the modified person was shown as well adjusted and happy with their decision, but the plainskin was being told “you’ll never be more than a plainskin”.

    It could definitely be a fake stretching, but it looks pretty real in the commercial… and there are enough people with lobes that size that it would have been easier from a casting and production point of view to use a real modified person than fake it I think?

  40. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    crypulse – I was thinking they were insulting the plainskin… To my ears/eyes, the modified person was shown as well adjusted and happy with their decision, but the plainskin was being told “you’ll never be more than a plainskin”.

    It could definitely be a fake stretching, but it looks pretty real in the commercial… and there are enough people with lobes that size that it would have been easier from a casting and production point of view to use a real modified person than fake it I think?

  41. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    I’m really curious about this ad now, but trying to see it woukd mean turning my TV on, yecch. Anyone got a digitized version?

  42. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    I’m really curious about this ad now, but trying to see it woukd mean turning my TV on, yecch. Anyone got a digitized version?

  43. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    I’m really curious about this ad now, but trying to see it woukd mean turning my TV on, yecch. Anyone got a digitized version?

  44. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    I’m really curious about this ad now, but trying to see it woukd mean turning my TV on, yecch. Anyone got a digitized version?

  45. StealingTheMoj Avatar

    I like the commercial, just for the fact that it shows alternative culture. I dont think it was offensive in any way, I thought it was more of a ‘be yourself’ kind of thing. The tattoos and piercings are just use to accentuate the fact that the hairdresser belongs to an alternative lifestyle, while the ‘soccer mom’ stereotype shouldnt try some crazy hairstyle.
    On the subject of commercials like this, the bank my sister works at (I cant remember which one right now) had a poster saying “Let your bank account be as individual as you” and it has a picture of a girl with a half sleeve 🙂

  46. StealingTheMoj Avatar

    I like the commercial, just for the fact that it shows alternative culture. I dont think it was offensive in any way, I thought it was more of a ‘be yourself’ kind of thing. The tattoos and piercings are just use to accentuate the fact that the hairdresser belongs to an alternative lifestyle, while the ‘soccer mom’ stereotype shouldnt try some crazy hairstyle.
    On the subject of commercials like this, the bank my sister works at (I cant remember which one right now) had a poster saying “Let your bank account be as individual as you” and it has a picture of a girl with a half sleeve 🙂

  47. StealingTheMoj Avatar

    I like the commercial, just for the fact that it shows alternative culture. I dont think it was offensive in any way, I thought it was more of a ‘be yourself’ kind of thing. The tattoos and piercings are just use to accentuate the fact that the hairdresser belongs to an alternative lifestyle, while the ‘soccer mom’ stereotype shouldnt try some crazy hairstyle.
    On the subject of commercials like this, the bank my sister works at (I cant remember which one right now) had a poster saying “Let your bank account be as individual as you” and it has a picture of a girl with a half sleeve 🙂

  48. StealingTheMoj Avatar

    I like the commercial, just for the fact that it shows alternative culture. I dont think it was offensive in any way, I thought it was more of a ‘be yourself’ kind of thing. The tattoos and piercings are just use to accentuate the fact that the hairdresser belongs to an alternative lifestyle, while the ‘soccer mom’ stereotype shouldnt try some crazy hairstyle.
    On the subject of commercials like this, the bank my sister works at (I cant remember which one right now) had a poster saying “Let your bank account be as individual as you” and it has a picture of a girl with a half sleeve 🙂

  49. Rich Avatar
    Rich

    Theres a bank which is giving away free i-pod shuffles with student loans, and theres a girl with a red mohawk and large (I’d guess an inch?) tunnels on the advertisement

  50. Rich Avatar
    Rich

    Theres a bank which is giving away free i-pod shuffles with student loans, and theres a girl with a red mohawk and large (I’d guess an inch?) tunnels on the advertisement

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