Posted on 11/08/2014 8:56:57 AM PST by Rusty0604
Shy bladder sufferers want DirecTV to stop airing a television ad in which a “painfully awkward” actor Rob Lowe says he can’t urinate in public.
The satellite TV company suggests its critics should be able to take a joke.
The ad is in poor taste and ridicules a serious problem, said Steve Soifer, CEO of the International Paruresis Association, which estimates that some 7 percent of Americans have some form of “shy bladder syndrome.”
“We don’t mind if people have a little fun with it,” said Soifer, a social work professor at the University of Memphis. “It’s a situation that a lot of people don’t understand. In this particular case, the portrayal is making it look ridiculous, that this guy is a loser for having a problem.
“What if he didn’t have a leg or an arm?” he said. “Are you going to make fun of them?”
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These whiners are ridiculous.
They have a group for that?
It’s a problem I can have. Put me in a line with others behind me wanting to GO NOW and there will be a good chance I can’t. Same thing can happen when a doctor gives me a cup to pee in. Problem’s not old age since I’ve had it since I was 19 or 20 years old.
“Rob Lowe at one point was pretty “creepy” in his own right and had underage girls in hotel rooms”
Rob was so creepy that Michael Jackson had plastic surgery so he looked like Rob! Now that’s creepy!
If you have a bashful bladder, just use the stall and close the door - lift the seat and flush with your foot, of course.
#12, good one
Rib Lowe can really pull off a pretty wide range. In this internet ad for Parks and recreation he plays himself being a real ass completely opposite of his character on the show.
MUCH language warning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJmT7jsfENo
As usual Freepers have the best sense of humor! Your post is funny and true!!
The biggest joke direct plays is the one on their customers getting them to sign a contract. I have lost count of how many time they have tried to jack up my Mom’s monthly rate by adding in programming and features she never asked for.
I see what you did there.
Things went from bad to worse, quickly. I have had to have reconstructive surgery twice for an exploded bladder.
That may be because all of his Liberal buddies jumped ship on him after the 1988 incident.
Doesn’t need the money?? What’s that supposed to mean? So he’s got some cash in the bank and shouldn’t work? Ridiculous.
What;s worse, “shy bladder syndrome” or “Hell, I peed all down my pant leg in public”?
If they really want to upset people, come out with Wife Beater Rob.
If he didn't have testicles he'd likely be someone's aunt........
Meth Addict Rob Lowe
Sexual Predator Rob Lowe
Firebug Rob Lowe
Prison Bitch Rob Lowe
Skinhead Rob Lowe
Mob enforcer Rob Lowe
The possibilities are endless
I presume you mean 1988 DNC Underage Sex Tape Rob Lowe ...
He’s grown up since then, give credit where it’s due.
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