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The slithering dread of sexual abuse lingers
Ah, a nice Friday morning to sit back, sip your coffee, get all caught up on your favorite Twitter feeds. Oh, and maybe get seriously disturbed by this ultra-creepy German ad about the lingering trauma of sexual abuse. It’s safe for work and all, as long as your co-workers don’t mind you randomly shuddering throughout the day. The spot was created by agency Red Rabbit for Dunkelziffer e.V., a group that helps sexually abused children. I’ll go out on a limb and guess that we’ll be seeing this spot again if we do a 2008 version of our Freakiest Ad Moments tournament. Hat tip to Oscocio, where you can find the full credits. —Posted by David Griner |
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March 28, 2008 | Permalink |
Comments
damn.
Posted by: tom lout | Mar 28, 2008 12:06:05 PM
it is creepy mainly because of it's accuracy...namely the subilty of where the snake appears in the different stages of life showing lack of bodily confidence (although an intentionally penile looking snake climbing up someone's tube top DOES bridge on NSFW territory) unwillingness or inabilty to form stable relationships, maternal paranoia (snake over the shoulder, very clever symbolism), and late life shunning and lonliness.
Very well done, one of the best PSA's ive seen in a while. If only the ad council could dream up anything 1/2 as creative, maybe it would actually be effective!
Posted by: | Mar 28, 2008 12:18:31 PM
It made me cry.
Posted by: | Mar 28, 2008 8:02:09 PM
