280377 - feed blake ross

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(mozilla.org :: Miscellaneous, task)

Description

[ratman]

it is quite evident that blake ross has become the poster boy for mozilla
firefox, as exemplified by the recent <a
href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.02/firefox.html">wired cover
story</a>.  since the mozilla foundation seems to have passively accepted
blake's role as the unofficial firefox spokesmodel, it holds the responsibility
of ensuring that blake maintains an appropriate appearance and presents himself
as a positive role model for firefox users, developers, and contributors.

in this respect, blake's emaciated visage, as it appeared on wired's latest
cover, is disturbing at best.  the use of "heroin chic" in advertising has been
universally condemned, including by <a
href="http://opioids.com/heroin/heroinchic.html">former u.s. president bill
clinton</a>, and it is distressing to see the mozilla foundation reveling in
this kind of unhealty body image.  it is equally problematic when normal,
healthy individuals such as ben goodger are referred to as "stout" in comparison
to blake (see aforementioned wired article), which has the potential to
seriously affect the psychosocial development of body-conscious adolescents
using firefox.

for these reasons, it is clear that the mozilla foundation must immediately
ensure that blake ross's diet is adjusted so as to cause him to gain some
weight.  blake's current nutritional intake must be carefully examined and
regulated to meet and surpass all u.s. r.d.a. measurements, particularly for
protein and fat.  i would personally recommend a 3000-calorie minimum and at
least two "super-sized" value meals per week purchased from one of several
well-known fast food establishments.

Comment 1

[ratman]

ccing ben, since this directly affects his self-image.

Comment 2

[ratman]

thank you for moving towards rectifying this problem:

http://blakeross.com/index.php?p=50

Comment 3

[Chris Blore]

-> INVALID as it doesn't directly relate a Mozilla product. (I assume you've
contacted him personally regarding this?!)