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Hard-hitting ISPCC/Childline ad

  • 13-05-2011 1:44pm
    #1
    Cat Melodeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭


    As part of their summer awareness- and fund-raising campaign, the ISPCC has produced a pretty graphic video. It's only going to be online, not on a tv campaign, although there is an accompanying radio ad (featuring Saoirse Ronan) and a campaign in a national newspaper. There have been some calls already to remove the video as it could cause trauma to kids. Personally I found it very upsetting, but it has moved me to donate, which I guess is the point.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdHb6I0kSiM


    Do you think it goes to far, or is it a fair campaign in the light of what real kids are going through every day in Ireland?


Comments

  • #2
    Hookah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 850 ✭✭✭Hookah


    'Hard-hitting' is surely an unfortunate turn of phrase in a child cruelty thread.


  • #3
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    It's real-life, you can't sugar coat these things.


  • #4
    Cat Melodeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭Cat Melodeon


    Hookah wrote: »
    'Hard-hitting' is surely an unfortunate turn of phrase in a child cruelty thread.
    But that's what the ad is, literally. Watch it, then comment.


  • #5
    Hookah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 850 ✭✭✭Hookah


    Cat Melodeon wrote: »
    But that's what the ad is, literally. Watch it, then comment.

    It's hard-hitting alright.

    That's on the telly?


  • #6
    S.R.F.C.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭S.R.F.C.


    Hookah wrote: »
    It's hard-hitting alright.

    That's on the telly?

    Try reading the full post eh?


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  • #7
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Defo hit him hard.

    Did we not have a thread on this already!?!


  • #8
    Hookah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 850 ✭✭✭Hookah


    S.R.F.C. wrote: »
    Try reading the full post eh?

    Yes, Boss.


  • #9
    Cat Melodeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭Cat Melodeon


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    Defo hit him hard.

    Did we not have a thread on this already!?!
    Didn't see it if we did. Presume mods will close if so. Thought it was worth posting though, definitely a campaign worth exposure.


  • #10
    Screaminmidget
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,059 ✭✭✭Screaminmidget


    Damn good ad all the same. I'd hate to be the Actor playing the adult though. :(


  • #11
    Guill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,332 ✭✭✭Guill


    Wow, what an ad! 10/10 to the makers.
    Made me feel shocked and uncomfortable the whole way through, kinda sick too, i wont forget that for a long long time.....



























    Although now i want to find that father in the ad and kick the livin piss out of him.


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