Jul 05, 2009 -
How do they express this? By featuring a young girl shaving a hot bear in the forest in places he can't reach. If you shave a bear in the forest and no one's around.
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Jun 18, 2009 -
Time was, vagina was a word you didn't hear often, unlike the word penis. (Where did this come from — vagina phobia? Dislike of the actual word vagina?)
Now, vaginas are having monologues, ads imagine boys having vaginas, and in this PSA for cervical cancer, a vagina has what film theorists call a "point of view."
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Jun 09, 2009 -
UK public service announcements sure like to use their shock value as an educational tactic. First we were treated to the teen pregnancy prevention ad that had us watching a screaming schoolgirl give birth on a playground filled with students, and now we have a new one discouraging binge drinking by exposing a sober nation to the disgusting antics of their drunken selves.
In the ad, a bloke demonstrates vomiting, fighting, urinating in public, going home with strangers, and yelling insults at women.
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May 20, 2009 -
A new advertisement, produced by the UK's National Health Service, realistically depicts a screaming schoolgirl giving birth on a playground amid a chaotic crowd of students. Before you watch, beware: the content is graphic.
Government officials behind the spot explain that pamphlets and posters have been ineffective in getting the message out about teen pregnancy prevention.
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Apr 03, 2009 -
Having babies? Cute. Having teenagers?
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Feb 19, 2009 -
Well, that explains everything. By the logic of this old PSA, everyone around you — your mom, your dad, your cat, hell, you too! — is flying on cocaine.
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Nov 07, 2008 -
I've heard all sorts of arguments against drugs, but this '60s PSA against LSD posits one I've never heard of. Drop acid, especially if you're "jacked up" on marijuana, and your food will grow a face, talk to you, scream when you try to eat it, and then need to be mercy-killed right on the streets of San Francisco. I know people for whom this would be an enticement: "Dude, drugs that give your hot dog a face?
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Oct 27, 2008 -
Can you guess what this public service announcement is for? Hint: it's not burritos. Though the thought of Mexican food certainly got my attention!
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Oct 13, 2008 -
Poor little old lady looks like she could use some help in the tech department. I don't blame her, those instructions don't make any sense.
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Oct 04, 2008 -
Who better to teach overseas soldiers about operations security than Squeakers the mouse and his arch-nemesis, the Cat Hacker? This military PSA's got it all: spies, intrigue, high-tech surveillance equipment, an adorable cast, impressive set design. I can't say I'm surprised that the most dangerous spies are of the feline persuasion.
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