So, you all might remember the shock waves Heidi Montag’s recent plastic surgery fest set in motion among her friends, fans, and the general public who could neither wrap their brains around having so many procedures done in one day nor understand why she felt she needed plastic surgery in the first place.

Now, the reality star is poking fun at herself in a new Funny or Die video — a sort of mock public service announcement/celebrity endorsement for “the creation of a consumer agency to help protect average citizens and reality stars alike” to “stop banks and credit card companies from being such sleazy jerks.”

Being in debt for elective surgery is bad enough, but when I think about the thousands of Americans whose only method for paying for food is credits cards, it’s enough to make me cry without moving my face.

I’m sure it’s a good thing — a healthy thing, perhaps — that Montag can rise above the jokes and make her own, but it doesn’t seem like she created the video strictly for humor (after all, there actually are too many Americans in today’s economy having to rely on credit for basic things like eating) — the number that flashes on the screen leads to an Americans for Financial Reform hotline and the organization’s website features the video and the following statement:

Heidi Montag knows a thing or two about plastic. The star of The Hills recently had 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day, but now she’s speaking out about the danger of another kind of plastic: credit cards. Montag is the star of the latest web video to encourage the passage of financial reform legislation and a strong, independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency. This new video continues the collaborative efforts between Americans for Financial Reform, the Main Street Brigade, and Funny or Die.

Despite the AFR’s praise, most of the comments left under the Yahoo! TV article aren’t all that favorable, ranging from personal insults to speculation about her motives for doing the video.

What do you think of the video? An example of a celebrity using her fame (even if it means making fun of herself) for good, or a self-indulgent effort to reverse some of the negative backlash with which the public met her own issues with plastic?

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