Comments on: Finally, an ad that I find truely shocking

By: tashaharrison

tashaharrison — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:56:04 +0000

I’d still find that pretty offensive, we need an American in this argument! I’d be really interested to know more about their view points on 911 associated topics.

By: xenmate

xenmate — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:37:46 +0000

If they’d done the same ad but instead of plains aiming for Manhattan with bombers headed for Vietnam, would you still find it offensive? (And would the Americans?)

By: tashaharrison

tashaharrison — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:34:54 +0000

It’s interesting that hardly anyone I’ve spoken to finds it offensive. Possibly it just created a strong reaction in me.

I like as well how Richard regards them as ‘having the balls’ to run it.

I can’t see an American audience having the same attitude towards it.

By: xenmate

xenmate — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:25:18 +0000

That advert tells the truth in a clear and concise manner. I see nothing offensive about it.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:10:04 +0000

I don’t find the WWF ad that shocking. It simply highlights the fact that the Western world is often too wrapped-up in it’s own importance to notice tragedies overseas of a much higher magnitude.

Well-done WWF for having the balls to run an ad like this. Is it shock-tactics or ‘honesty-tactics’?

By: tashaharrison

tashaharrison — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:36:00 +0000

But the meerkat is sooo cute!

I agree that shocking advertising works in the case of drink-drive and drugs, but do you not think that the WWF ad takes this a little too far?

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:05:00 +0000

I’d rather people complained about genuinely shocking advertising that moaning about a racist meerkat any day!

Sometimes the only way of delivering message is to shock – look at some of the recent drink-drive ads. Maybe the latest drug-driving ad should’ve followed suit…