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Facebook gets me

Mon. February 1, 2010

According to the targeted ads, Facebook seems to think I’m a heavyset, unwed mother.

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Considering my basic statistics of being single, female, and an avid player of Wordtwist, I totally get it. In fact, I’m flattered, ’cause frankly the targeted ads on Evite are far more troubling. When every banner you get is for booze, birth control, and a magical solution for cottage cheese thighs– makes you wonder what kind of slutty, saddlebag-sporting, drunk they think you are? Or rather, I am. Begs the question: Do they have me pegged so wrong or am I lacking some much needed self-awareness? For the sake of argument, let’s leave this rhetorical…

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Welcome to the blog of Los Angeles-based filmmaker, writer, comedian Sari Karplus. Several years late on every trend, Sari (pronounced like Mary) has newly and fancily joined the blogosphere. Hopefully soon she'll go on to discover other new fads like Twitter and how to speak in first person. Until then, please enjoy the ride.