« Sarah Silverman has a show to promote, too | Main | Whiny, anti-woman Dodge ad hitting a nerve »
Kid can't stop himself in U.K. teen-abuse ad
Hopefully this rounds out our gloomy Friday of depressing PSAs. This spot is the centerpiece of a new RKCR/Y&R campaign for the U.K.'s Home Office that's aimed at curbing abuse in teenage relationships. As with the human-trafficking spots we saw earlier, this ad features a scene of realistic violence and a powerless bystander—though this time it's the abuser, who's been able to step outside himself and see what he's really doing to his girlfriend. The tagline is: "If you could see yourself, could you stop yourself?" Unfortunately, the answer here is no, as the kid is blocked by an invisible wall. Though maybe that's a good thing. If he rushed up and attacked himself, we'd be in a Parkinson's commercial. —Posted by Tim Nudd |
|
February 19, 2010 in Domestic violence, Europe, Nudd, PSAs, RKCR, Y&R | Permalink |
Comments
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
I don't know about you all. But that ad is pretty funny.
Posted by: jong | Feb 24, 2010 9:30:12 PM
nice ad i like the way it explains the story line is make more ads
Posted by: lenny | Mar 9, 2010 9:16:14 AM
Post a comment
The opinions expressed in comments are those of the individual poster. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Adweek or E5 Global Media. Comments of a promotional nature or comments that are otherwise inappropriate may be removed.
