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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 05:47 PM Aug 2016

Sarah Jessica Parker cuts ties with EpiPen after price hike

Source: Associated Press via KOMO news, Seattle

NEW YORK (AP) — Saying she is "disappointed, saddened and deeply concerned" by the price hike of the EpiPen, actress Sarah Jessica Parker has cut ties with the company that makes the emergency allergy treatment.

Parker, whose 13-year-old son James has severe peanut and hazelnut allergies, was part of a short campaign with pharmaceutical giant Mylan N.V., maker of the EpiPen. She was never a spokeswoman.

The company is facing heated criticism about the average cost of the EpiPen climbing more than 600 percent over the past decade.

Parker took to Instagram on Thursday to distance herself from the company and urged it to "take swift action to lower the cost to be more affordable for whom it is a life-saving necessity."

Read more: http://komonews.com/news/entertainment/sarah-jessica-parker-cuts-ties-with-epipen-after-price-hike

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Sarah Jessica Parker cuts ties with EpiPen after price hike (Original Post) Ken Burch Aug 2016 OP
Good, everyone should pile on this company kacekwl Aug 2016 #1
Well I'm pretty sure its affordable for her at any price. milestogo Aug 2016 #2
All the better of her to do it, then, right?! JudyM Aug 2016 #8
Which is why it's a strong statement for her to make. Ken Burch Aug 2016 #29
She's doing a good thing by advocating on behalf of those who can't afford it. Aristus Aug 2016 #37
Post removed Post removed Aug 2016 #3
Never pass on the opportunity to insult a woman, angry man milestogo Aug 2016 #4
? NWCorona Aug 2016 #6
Internet meme is that she looks like a horse. christx30 Aug 2016 #7
Well that's just ridiculous! I agree with you, she's beautiful and so funny NWCorona Aug 2016 #11
Whenever I get the urge to insult the looks of some celebrity, christx30 Aug 2016 #22
Wait, they say she looks like a horse??? You mean her face I'm guessing? GOLGO 13 Aug 2016 #34
She Fits One of The Categories My Wife And I Use ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #36
That is an irresponsible post. LiberalFighter Aug 2016 #9
Classy. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #10
Is that you, Ron Burgundy? mwooldri Aug 2016 #12
That is just a mean comment and completely untrue and inappropriate. blue neen Aug 2016 #13
Wow, how classy, AngryAmish. catbyte Aug 2016 #14
Misogynist tenderfoot Aug 2016 #15
She'll get even prettier as she ages. Ilsa Aug 2016 #16
"Your post is an epic fail" AngryAmish Aug 2016 #17
Wow. Nasty. But not unexpected from you. n/t TDale313 Aug 2016 #21
Agreed La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 #27
Booo WhiteTara Aug 2016 #24
Jury system fail. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2016 #25
Agreed La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2016 #26
Why on earth would you mock this? Ken Burch Aug 2016 #30
Somebody finally got it zapped. A-Schwarzenegger Aug 2016 #32
Who was that? progressoid Aug 2016 #33
if you look upthread, it was, apparently, a poster "angryamish" niyad Aug 2016 #35
Good for her! I've always liked Jessica Parker NWCorona Aug 2016 #5
I have, too. LUV-LUV-LUV her sense of style. calimary Aug 2016 #19
Yup and truth be told I actually like her nose NWCorona Aug 2016 #20
And the funny thing about a prominent nose on a woman - calimary Aug 2016 #28
I liked her more on Square Pegs. Ken Burch Aug 2016 #31
jus got an allergy to sulfa antibiotics. had to get 2 eli pens. no more. generic now. pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #18
Good on her! Solly Mack Aug 2016 #23
 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
29. Which is why it's a strong statement for her to make.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 01:24 AM
Aug 2016

It makes even more of an impression when it's not a person acting out of her own self-interest.

Response to Ken Burch (Original post)

christx30

(6,241 posts)
7. Internet meme is that she looks like a horse.
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 06:59 PM
Aug 2016

I disagree. I think she's a gorgeous woman. And this story proves that her heart and head are in the right place too.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
22. Whenever I get the urge to insult the looks of some celebrity,
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 10:15 PM
Aug 2016

I look in the mirror. That shuts me up darn quick. "Well... she does have nice eyes."

ProfessorGAC

(65,013 posts)
36. She Fits One of The Categories My Wife And I Use
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 12:53 PM
Aug 2016

Applies to men and women:

There's Classically Gorgeous.
There's Cute
There's Hot.

Sarah is 1/3rd the second and 2/3rd the 3rds. She has it!

To repeat: My wife and i BOTH use talk about TV and movie people with those terms and it applies to both genders.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
16. She'll get even prettier as she ages.
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 08:17 PM
Aug 2016

Her slender face will become fuller, enhancing her already lovely features.

Your post is an epic fail.

 

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)
17. "Your post is an epic fail"
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 08:18 PM
Aug 2016

An epic fail. Like a post where I posited Charlemagne was a Hindu. Or Luke Skywalker was a forward for the 1988 Quebec Nordiques.

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)
25. Jury system fail.
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 11:38 PM
Aug 2016

For the juror who has no clue about the specific misogyny, there should be a way for the alerter to briefly explain why the asshole comment is an asshole comment.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
30. Why on earth would you mock this?
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 01:25 AM
Aug 2016

It's a public figure making a stand for justice.

Do you really think this is silly?

And isn't it time to retire the damn "horse face" slur?

What did SJP ever do to you?

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)
32. Somebody finally got it zapped.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:29 AM
Aug 2016

Youre right, not only woman-hating,
but mocking somebody taking an ethical stand.

calimary

(81,238 posts)
19. I have, too. LUV-LUV-LUV her sense of style.
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 08:48 PM
Aug 2016

There's one woman who may not have a "perfect" face or nose, and yet she's as glorious and glamorous as all-get-out.

Frankly, MOST of us women don't have a "perfect" face or nose, or much else. She also looks REAL, not airbrushed. We can't all be Gisele Bundchen. Sarah Jessica Parker is one for the rest of us.

calimary

(81,238 posts)
28. And the funny thing about a prominent nose on a woman -
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 01:23 AM
Aug 2016

it often makes for a SPECTACULAR profile. I've seen photos of Streisand from the side. Gorgeous! Especially in silhouette. Just classic. Like a sculpture by one of the great masters.

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