Messed up commercial
 

I can't believe someone made a commerical like this even though it gets the point across.

domestic violence

Kinda reminds me of the commerical where the girl is drowning in the lake, and the other girl is just standing on the dock watching her. Then, the voice over says something like "If your friend were drowning, you'd help, right?" and then it shows the anit-drug slogan or whatever.

Yeah, that distrubs me.

Yah that is another one that bothers me too. But I guess in this desensitized era images like that are the only way to get the point across to most people.

I found the commerical online for those who ahven't seen the drowing girl one.

http://boss.streamos.com/real/federal/aspen/lake.smi

Yeah, that one's bad. Also, remember the one with a toddler pushing a floating raft into a pool and the voice over says "just tell her parents your were getting high. They'll understand." Disturbing. I think they're so outrageous that they fail to serve any point. They don't discourage drug use, they just make me angry at their sensationalism.

That commercial is horrible. Has it been on regular tv? I can't imagine. I guess it gets the point accross though...

Anne Marie

It's just like the anti-smoking commercials wheere they have people with lung cancer ranting at the big tobacco companies. Hello? People have known for years that smoking is a major cause of lung cancer. No one put a gun to your head to force you to buy cigarettes.

From a different point of view (as someone who got a divorce due to domestic violence), I saw that commercial and thought, "Well, it's about time!"

Anyone who truly knows me finds it very hard to believe what I went through, but trust me, as strong as you think you are, domestic violence can happen to anyone. For pity's sake, I'm a counselor, and still didn't see any signs of what would happen after we married!

It took having my ex causing me to miscarry and trying to kill me before I realized how messed up my mind had become, how I had slowly become used to the violence.

But I promise you, it will NOT happen again!

I think this commerical makes an interesting point because most abusers are actually charming people in public (i.e. wouldn't smack the waitress for spilling coffee). That's what makes prosecuting abuse cases so hard because the abuser will be charming and make boatloads of promises to the cops, the judge, and even his/her victim. (Not all abusers are men.) The same person that would be the everlasting hell out of a loved one (or sexually molest or verbally abuse someone) would be the most polite and refined person you could meet. Many abusers also have antisocial personality disorder, which makes them inherently very manipulative and able to present a nice facade, while at the same time feeling no remorse or guilt for their actions. Many times you hear "How on earth could he/she have done that? He/she is such a nice person/great parent/wonderful spouse." Don't be fooled.

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I'd be surprised if it was aired on TV because it uses the F word.

Betcha it gets bleeped out or overdubbed with an less explosive euphemism in some areas, though I wouldn't be surprised if the FCC looks the other way on this PSA (public service announcement).

That commercial was disturbing. :(

Does anyone remember the domestic violence one where the little boy is sitting on the staircase and flinches everytime his mother gets hit by his father? It said something like, "Children have to sit by and watch. You don't have to" or something to that effect.

I bawled everytime I saw that one!!

I am interested in finding out more about domestic violence, as this is one area I have not had much exposure to, even in my field of Social Work. I do have a client who I recently started working with who is in an abusive relationship. What are some of the signs? This is something that all women (and men) should be aware of. I know I recently broke up with someone who was always telling me "oh if we were married you couldn't do this or you couldn't do that". He treated me like a princess the whole time we were together (despite the statements) however some of my friends felt that his statements of what "I could or couldn't do" could be a sign of potential abuse down the road if the relationship had lasted. Also, if I didn't agree (or others didn't agree) with "his" beliefs, he would become very argumentative (not violent or physically abusive but he didn't want to hear anyone else's opinion because he only saw things in either black or white). It is funny the things you don't see while you are in the relationship, it is like that old statement "love is blind". I remember now looking back he did tell me several times he did not want me to work if i had "his" kids (not "our" kids) and if we were married "he'd give me my allowance".