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I doubt if old Davy Barrett wudda thought it would ever come to this. The guy that thought of that sick ad should be deep sixed forthwith.
Oh I dunno. I thought the ads were clever and funny, though I can see how a lot of people would find them offensive and ICBC should have known that. The point was that there are things you don't want to be caught doing, which is certainly true, and driving drunk should be near the top of the list, which is also true. Maybe the examples chosen for the ads were a bit over the top, but I also think people are way too hung up about references to human sexuality.
Kids watch TV too and probably more intensely then most adults do. Especially commercials like that.
I think that ad's funny. Too bad the people of BC don't seem to have a sense of humour.
I don't think I understand your point. Kids need to know about human sexuality as soon as they're old enough to ask about it, they'll be living with it their whole lives. There is of course such a thing as age-appropriate information, and I concede that I haven't seen all of ICBC's ads, but what I've seen I'd be perfectly comfortable talking to a 5-year old about. I tend to suspect that might be the point, most parents aren't comfortable talking about human sexuality to kids of any age, because they don't really know much about it themselves and have been conditioned to think there's something at least faintly disgusting about most of its manifestations.
I don't think discussing sex with kids is the issue, but I think there is a risk that when you use one issue to emphasize another you run the risk of trivializing both of them. JMHO.
Oh I dunno. I thought the ads were clever and funny, though I can see how a lot of people would find them offensive and ICBC should have known that. The point was that there are things you don't want to be caught doing, which is certainly true, and driving drunk should be near the top of the list, which is also true. Maybe the examples chosen for the ads were a bit over the top,
but I also think people are way too hung up about references to human sexuality.
I don't think I understand your point. Kids need to know about human sexuality as soon as they're old enough to ask about it, they'll be living with it their whole lives.
There is of course such a thing as age-appropriate information, and I concede that I haven't seen all of ICBC's ads, but what I've seen I'd be perfectly comfortable talking to a 5-year old about.
I tend to suspect that might be the point, most parents aren't comfortable talking about human sexuality to kids of any age, because they don't really know much about it themselves and have been conditioned to think there's something at least faintly disgusting about most of its manifestations.
I think that ad's funny. Too bad the people of BC don't seem to have a sense of humour.
I don't think I understand your point. Kids need to know about human sexuality as soon as they're old enough to ask about it, they'll be living with it their whole lives. There is of course such a thing as age-appropriate information, and I concede that I haven't seen all of ICBC's ads, but what I've seen I'd be perfectly comfortable talking to a 5-year old about. I tend to suspect that might be the point, most parents aren't comfortable talking about human sexuality to kids of any age, because they don't really know much about it themselves and have been conditioned to think there's something at least faintly disgusting about most of its manifestations.
Did you find out about penis pumps when you were 5? Do you have kids? Do you realize we're talking about a gov't corporation?
Oh come on. Relax and take a pill. If you are this bent out of shape by that ad, I can only assume you don't see what's already on tv 90% of the day.
So you think it is ok that a gov't agency makes comments about the penis sizes of teenaged boys and that telling the kids that getting caught is bad, rather than telling them the activity leading to getting caught is bad.
Interesting.
Apparently you don't think subtle differences in advertising makes any difference.
Ooh, it's a tag team. Good effort, you guys.
So you think it is ok that a gov't agency makes comments about the penis sizes of teenaged boys and that telling the kids that getting caught is bad, rather than telling them the activity leading to getting caught is bad.
Interesting.
Apparently you don't think subtle differences in advertising makes any difference.
Did you find out about penis pumps when you were 5? Do you have kids? Do you realize we're talking about a gov't corporation?
Was there such a thing in 1960? Maybe I had a sheltered childhood growing up in a logging camp. We did play doctor though. LOL
For those who have somehow missed learning what the hell a "penis pump" is:
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I'd say ICBC was sending the wrong message. Don't get caught DUI or using your penis pump, rather than don't go DUi. Besides that, it is hardly a professional attitude for the gov't to take. Kids are impressionable. The gov't corporation needs to grow up.