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Charlie Sheen, Motivational Speaker?Charlie Sheen put his at-home rehab treatment on pause for a quick second to visit with the UCLA baseball team yesterday and he gave them a motivational speech. Yes, cause he’s a role model. Charlie told the players: “Stay off the crack. Drink a chocolate milk.” To make a joke like that two weeks into his out-patient rehab, suggests that he clearly does not take his addiction seriously enough. Popularity: unranked [?]
New Breast Cancer PSAs Have People TalkingA crop of breast cancer awareness PSAs are using D-cup cleavage to capture the attention of young women. One ad, which features a long-legged female flaunting her ample breasts in a bikini as onlookers ogle, contains the tagline, “You know you love them…it’s time to save the boobs.” Another PSA, called the “Yoplait Pledge,” refers to the breasts as “cheechees,” “hooters” and “tatas.” Are these clever marketing strategies that deliver a life-saving point, or do they disrespect women’s bodies? The answer depends on who you ask. Angela J. Lamb, MD, a medical resident at the University of Minnesota says,
Jean-Marie Bradford, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, adds her perspective:
Everything about this article is LOL worthy to me, minus the breast cancer aspect of course. I see this attracting the attention of young men, not young women. Definitely enjoyable for our loyal readers. source: Save the Boobies Controversy [AOL Health] Popularity: unranked [?]
Hitler’s Steamy PSA Causes OutrageA man and a woman enter an apartment, passionately kissing and stripping. They move to the bed. What kind of ad is this? In the last seconds the man looks up: It’s Adolf Hitler with a clenched smile. The tagline hits the screen: “AIDS is a mass murderer.† This new campaign has sparked outrage in Germany, where it is planned to run on TV and in movie theaters. The ads were commissioned by the awareness group Regenbogen, “Rainbow†in German, to “shake people up, to bring the topic of AIDS back to center stage, and to reverse the trend of unprotected sexual intercourse,†according to their website.
While the campaign was originally supposed to run throughout German media, Regenbogen spokesman Jan Schwertner has reportedly said nothing was final. Many AIDS charities and Jewish organizations were outraged that this might even be considered for TV. Many AIDS groups are concerned that the image of Hitler, just one of three in the campaign also featuring Stalin and Hussein, will only stigmatize those with HIV and AIDS more.
The videos were made to mark World AIDS Day n December 1st, 2009. The nonprofit Regenbogen argues that public interest in AIDS has massively declined, despite a death toll of more than 28 million people, with 5,000 victims added every day. Often thought of a problem plaguing Africa, HIV infection is actually on the rise in many countries, including Germany and the U.S. In Germany there were 2,718 new reported cases of HIV in 2006, up 11 percent from 2005. The U.S. has also seen increases in rates of HIV infection, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some 56,000 Americans contract the virus each year, with disproportionate amount of cases among black men who have sex with men and black heterosexual women. If the shocking campaign reaches even some of these high-risk populations, Regenbogen is happy.
Are you offended by this ad, or do you think it’s appropriate and effective? Popularity: unranked [?]
Keira Knightley Domestic Violence PSA BannedAn anti-domestic violence public service announcement starring Keira Knightley has been banned from British television after censors branded its content too violent. In the ad, the Atonement star plays an actress returning home from a film set to be confronted by a violent boyfriend who accuses her of having an affair with a co-star–she is then attacked and knocked to the floor. Popularity: unranked [?] Keira Knightley Stars In PSA About Domestic ViolenceI usually really dislike Keira Knightley, but the fact she has done this PSA for domestic abuse has totally changed my mind on her. Keira stars as an actress who is abused and beaten up by her jealous boyfriend in the new ad which is set to hit TV in the UK tonight and movie theaters on April 6. Joe Wright who also directed Keira in Atonement took on directing duties for this ad, which is asking viewers to donate to the charity Women’s Aid.
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There is no need for me to speak about what is going on in the video because it is pretty self explanatory, both Joe Wright and Keira Knightley worked on this project for free. Popularity: unranked [?] PSA Re-Enacts Alleged Rihanna Beating, Gone Too Far?DoSomething.org released a PSA for teens, based on the police report of Chris Brown’s alleged attack on his girlfriend Rihanna. The PSA comes on the heels of several articles and polls that found many teens believed that Rihanna was partially to blame for the attack. Warning… video is graphic! The video, which says it is “based on detectives notes,” reads and acts out almost verbatim from the police report documenting the alleged beating Brown inflicted upon Rihanna during Grammy weekend. In the video, two teens in a car are seen getting into an argument, which then turns violent as a narrator describes the incident. Brown has been charged with two felonies for his alleged attack, and will be arraigned on April 6. Popularity: unranked [?] Hilary Duff Loves the Gays – PSA VideoType in “Hilary Duff PSA” in Google and you’ll see that the star has done her share of servicing the public good via 30-second clips—eat right, emergency preparedness, beware of the Internet! Last week, there was hubbub along West 3rd Street, centered at boutique EM&Co because Duff is shooting another announcement, this time to make teens understand that saying things like “that’s gay” is derogatory. Don’t know what organization this is for, but it’s supposed to air in October. Popularity: unranked [?] |
“It portrays the lead woman as a sex object. It may have been the producers’ intent to grab attention and get folks to take a hard look at this issue, but some of the message may be lost in the distraction of the overly sexual nature of the PSA. Also, the PSA does not provide information about breast self-exams or doctor visits.”
