Off the Plate: An open letter to AstraZeneca

Dear AstraZeneca,

There isn’t anyway I can say this without sounding like a total jerk, so I’m just gonna come out and say it; the Symbicort chick is freaking me out. To refresh your memory, here’s a link to the video and a screen shot:

Freaky Symbicort Chick

It’s as if Henry Rollins somehow mated with the Valles Marineris and her neck their love child.

Henry Rollins Taking a Dump

I’m generally not one to cast stones at the freakish; I often describe myself as troglodytic. However, I’m not on TV with prolonged closeups of my deformities. Please, for the sake of the children, take this ad off the air. Especially on HD channels.

I know you have some compassion. First, you gave Montel Williams a job driving a bus. Then, you showed even more compassion by canceling that ad campaign. Please… for the kids?