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(The Meta Picture)   Girl with Down Syndrome says on Facebook that she wants to be a clothing model for Wet Seal. Wet Seal challenges her to get 10,000 likes. She raises eleventy bazillion likes and a lot of dust. Tag is for girl AND Wet Seal   (themetapicture.com) divider line
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20518 clicks; posted to Main » on 16 Mar 2014 at 4:58 PM (9 years ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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Jeep2011
2014-03-16 4:39:57 PM  
Man this teared me up. As an amateur photographer who has been lucky enough to do professional shots on occasion with beautiful professional models this is so wonderful.
 
Equilibrist
2014-03-16 4:41:25 PM  
Good on everyone involved.

/Lot's of pollen around here today
 
Nabb1
2014-03-16 4:42:39 PM  
What a wonderful story.
 
21-7-b
2014-03-16 4:47:18 PM  
full marks all around
 
mikemoto
2014-03-16 4:47:49 PM  
Hmm, even a heartless bastard like me can't make a funny on this one.
 
Mark Ratner
2014-03-16 4:57:09 PM  
Came for pics of her balancing a beach ball on her nose. Leaving disappoint
 
God-is-a-Taco
2014-03-16 5:03:23 PM  
It's ice cream
 
Empty H
2014-03-16 5:03:38 PM  
Smart PR move for the company.
 
hogans
2014-03-16 5:04:46 PM  
That's truly awesome.

Was I the only one that first thought Wet Seal was some sort of concrete sealer?  I wonder what THAT photoshoot would look like...
 
TV's Vinnie
2014-03-16 5:05:03 PM  
c.lnkd.licdn.com
 
ArcadianRefugee
2014-03-16 5:06:30 PM  

mikemoto: Hmm, even a heartless bastard like me can't make a funny on this one.


TV's Vinnie: [m.c.lnkd.licdn.com image 100x100]


See? You just weren't trying hard enough, mikemoto.
 
styckx [OhFark]
2014-03-16 5:07:20 PM  
*Raise shand*

I'll be the guy who complains the stupid dust  fark meme needs to stop being used.
 
gwowen
2014-03-16 5:07:48 PM  

Empty H: Smart PR move for the company.


Especially after that big fine last year for firing African American employees for looking insufficiently Aryan.
 
iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2014-03-16 5:09:02 PM  
1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.
 
BBtB
2014-03-16 5:09:50 PM  

styckx: *Raise shand*

I'll be the guy who complains the stupid dust  fark meme needs to stop being used.


You sound fat.
 
farkingismybusiness [TotalFark]
2014-03-16 5:09:53 PM  
After the shoot she was fired for showing up tardy.
 
mikemoto
2014-03-16 5:10:11 PM  

ArcadianRefugee: mikemoto: Hmm, even a heartless bastard like me can't make a funny on this one.

TV's Vinnie: [m.c.lnkd.licdn.com image 100x100]

See? You just weren't trying hard enough, mikemoto.


I'll try to do better next time
 
semiotix
2014-03-16 5:12:09 PM  
It's a nice story.  I'm just glad Wet Seal turns out to be "casual women's sportswear, accessories and other related items" and not the boutique fetish-wear shop it sounds like.
 
davynelson
2014-03-16 5:14:26 PM  
cute kid
 
JoieD'Zen
2014-03-16 5:15:01 PM  

gwowen: Empty H: Smart PR move for the company.

Especially after that big fine last year for firing African American employees for looking insufficiently Aryan.


Well, the girl is white.

iron de havilland: 1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.


This, Good story, good PR but not sniffle worthy.
 
MutantMotherMouse
2014-03-16 5:15:23 PM  
::tears:: oh dear goodness what an awesome story
 
Relatively Obscure [TotalFark]
2014-03-16 5:15:31 PM  

iron de havilland: 1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.


I can't say I ever 'weep,' but I've been known to get just a little teary over even really trivial shiat from time to time, almost out of nowhere.  But it's not like my mood even shifts that much.  Usually just a little pang of emotion, then a little eye sting, then gone and everything's back to normal again.

Other times, even during big stuff.. nothin'.  I dunno.
 
trappedspirit
2014-03-16 5:15:33 PM  
I know there are some here who would hit that
 
Banned on the Run
2014-03-16 5:15:54 PM  
Lululemon and A&F fire back at their own customers for being too fat.  Wet Seal puts a Down's kid in its ads.

Who has the branding problem?
 
Relatively Obscure [TotalFark]
2014-03-16 5:16:31 PM  

trappedspirit: I know there are some here who would hit that


I wouldn't hit anyone named Karrie.

/The K is for Kromosomes.
//I'm sorry.
 
Snarcoleptic_Hoosier
2014-03-16 5:16:33 PM  

mikemoto: Hmm, even a heartless bastard like me can't make a funny on this one.


Agreed, this story has no down side.

/Well, maybe ONE down...
 
whatshisname [TotalFark]
2014-03-16 5:16:50 PM  
Wet Seal sounds uncomfortable.

Good on her for getting eleventy potato likes
 
grinding_journalist
2014-03-16 5:16:53 PM  

JoieD'Zen: gwowen: Empty H: Smart PR move for the company.

Especially after that big fine last year for firing African American employees for looking insufficiently Aryan.

Well, the girl is white.

iron de havilland: 1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.

This, Good story, good PR but not sniffle worthy.


I got more misty at the end of the "Rick Potion" episode of Rick and Morty.
 
Ironman273
2014-03-16 5:17:19 PM  
Is this a special one year anniversary post for the original article?
 
iheartscotch
2014-03-16 5:18:27 PM  
If she was late to the photo shoot; would you call her.....tardy?

/ now I feel bad

// good for her; good pr for the company
 
Needlessly Complicated [TotalFark]
2014-03-16 5:18:42 PM  

iron de havilland: 1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.


"Stop being moved by what doesn't move me." That about sum it up?
 
Whatchoo Talkinbout
2014-03-16 5:19:03 PM  

gwowen: Empty H: Smart PR move for the company.

Especially after that big fine last year for firing African American employees for looking insufficiently Aryan.


.....and a left hook to the nuts.......
 
The_Sponge [TotalFark]
2014-03-16 5:20:02 PM  

styckx: *Raise shand*

I'll be the guy who complains the stupid dust  fark meme needs to stop being used.



What about chopping onions?
 
ArchAngel
2014-03-16 5:21:44 PM  
Met Karrie and her mother when they visited LA for the Wet Seal photo shoot and Oscar Red Carpet gifting.  Karrie is a very charming and determined young lady and her Mom is a sweet and loving human being who is looking out for her youngest daughter.  They are genuine and unassuming and deserve the big breaks and kudos coming their way.
 
xdedd
2014-03-16 5:21:56 PM  
That kicks all kinds of ass...
 
grinding_journalist
2014-03-16 5:21:58 PM  

The_Sponge: styckx: *Raise shand*

I'll be the guy who complains the stupid dust  fark meme needs to stop being used.


What about chopping onions?


...in a sawmill while drinking mint-menthol tea in the midst of recovering from exposure to feline allergens.
 
Remarkable_Anus
2014-03-16 5:22:10 PM  
That's pretty cool....

/my one feeling almost haz a tear
//Then I kicked it and I'm ok.
 
iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2014-03-16 5:22:31 PM  

Needlessly Complicated: iron de havilland: 1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.

"Stop being moved by what doesn't move me." That about sum it up?


Yeah, I can be moved by something without breaking down in tears.
 
uber humper
2014-03-16 5:26:37 PM  

iron de havilland: Needlessly Complicated: iron de havilland: 1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.

"Stop being moved by what doesn't move me." That about sum it up?

Yeah, I can be moved by something without breaking down in tears.


A forklift?
 
Hawnkee
2014-03-16 5:27:51 PM  
I think my tired, burned out husk of a heart might have just beat. I'm glad she had at least one dream and it came true.
 
Abox
2014-03-16 5:28:09 PM  

iron de havilland: 1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.


My place is covered in dust and it doesn't make me teary eyed.
 
MutantMotherMouse
2014-03-16 5:28:33 PM  

JoieD'Zen: gwowen: Empty H: Smart PR move for the company.

Especially after that big fine last year for firing African American employees for looking insufficiently Aryan.

Well, the girl is white.

iron de havilland: 1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.

This, Good story, good PR but not sniffle worthy.


I also weep on the card aisle, during certain commercials and many movies. I completely avoid watching the extreme home makeover show (is that still on?) due to the level of dehydration I experience. Sometimes I get misty-eyed over dead animals on the side of the road and I ALWAYS cry at weddings. Mr. MMM finds my tender heart endearing. He also realizes the tears dry quickly, and I'm right back to the grind of ripping out hearts for a living. Lithium? No thanks. Sometimes a good cry is the only thing keeping me sane.
 
Notabunny [TotalFark]
2014-03-16 5:28:37 PM  

Jeep2011: this is so wonderful.


You are correct.
 
TeddyRooseveltsMustache
2014-03-16 5:29:23 PM  
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dragonchild
2014-03-16 5:29:51 PM  
OK, I'll be that guy.  It was this girl's dream to be objectified and this wish was granted by the graces of a company running a smart PR campaign and catering to the sympathy of strangers.

Kinda cool?  Fine.  Beyond that, how is this not at best just a nice bit of fun for all involved?
 
iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2014-03-16 5:32:57 PM  

uber humper: iron de havilland: Needlessly Complicated: iron de havilland: 1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.

"Stop being moved by what doesn't move me." That about sum it up?

Yeah, I can be moved by something without breaking down in tears.

A forklift?


Aye, that would work.

/So long as Klaus isn't driving.
 
Nonrepeating Rotating Binary
2014-03-16 5:33:19 PM  
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(to turn this on it's head)
 
Warthog [TotalFark]
2014-03-16 5:34:12 PM  

dragonchild: It was this girl's dream to be objectified and this wish was granted by the graces of a company running a smart PR campaign and catering to the sympathy of strangers.



To be fair, she IS retarded...
 
lindalouwho [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2014-03-16 5:35:12 PM  

JoieD'Zen: gwowen: Empty H: Smart PR move for the company.

Especially after that big fine last year for firing African American employees for looking insufficiently Aryan.

Well, the girl is white.

iron de havilland: 1. Great marketing campaign.
2. The "dust" cliche grinds my gears. If you're actually sat at your computer weeping after reading something like TFA, you may need mood stabilisers like lithium or similar.

This, Good story, good PR but not sniffle worthy.


Maybe to yinz....

/awwwwww!
/sniffle
 
BMFPitt
2014-03-16 5:38:43 PM  
Smarter than your average model, too.
 
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