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Monster-In-Law sparks controversy among those with food allergies
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(Posted on Wednesday, May 11 @ 08:04:05 CDT by gator)
Spoda writes "Here is the article, it isn't as Alias related as it is that it could make people allergic to food not want to see Vartan's upcoming movie. The likeliness of that being big or small, that's up to you. But it's still news:
The creative team behind New Line's Friday (May 13) release "Monster-in-Law" think that food-based allergies are a viable source of humor. The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) begs to differ.
FAAN is charging "Monster-in-Law" with sending a careless message to viewers in a scene that finds Jane Fonda's character attempting to off her future daughter-in-law (Jennifer Lopez) by sneaking nuts into her food. In an outraged statement, FAAN worries that the "Monster-in-Law" hilarity will inspire copycat food spiking and will give viewers the impression that watching people get puffy is funny, rather than dangerous stuff.
"Better examples need to be set," charges Anne Munoz-Furlong, FAAN's founder. "I doubt New Line Cinema would permit a scene where a diabetic would be given an overdose of insulin. We are seeing more Hollywood movies and shows portraying food allergies in an unsafe and very uneducated light. Just recently the movie 'Hitch' and an episode of 'The Simpsons' poked fun at individuals with food allergies. In real life, food allergies are no laughing matter."
According to FAAN, roughly 11 million Americans suffer from some form of food-based allergies and between 150 and 200 people each year die from food allergies they never knew they had.
Although "Monster-in-Law" is ostensibly a comedy, FAAN is just the latest advocacy group to express an absence of amusement. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals protested the film's April 29 premiere because of Lopez's love of fur and the use of fur in her Sweetface fashion collection.
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Here is the link to read that entire article for yourself . . . again, and well, I guess to make sure it's legit too:
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---25706,00.html"
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