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:
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Man, I just feel really bad for Heidi. She’s got to have some major self-esteem issues.
And now she’s making fun of herself in attempt to reverse bad opinions of herself?
Gah. Poor girl.
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