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Anger towards a JC Penney ad that supposedly promotes bullying because there's a four-second clip of a boy eating alone in the cafeteria
Does this back-to-school ad promote bullying?
That's the implication from angry parents, many of whom are calling out the retailer for its "clueless" promotion of bullying behavior.
The ad in question (posted below) features a voice-over of a mom explaining her reasons for shopping at JCPenney to get her kids ready to go back to school. And it's all well and good until one critical scene in which a middle-school aged kid is surrounded by his friends in a crowded lunch room and the voice-over mom, noting why it's so important to get just the right brands for school clothes proclaims, "I've been told this stuff can make or break your entire year." And right then, all of the other kids disappear, leaving the middle-schooler all alone and looking confused.
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Does JCPenney ad promote bullying? | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Anger towards a JC Penney ad that supposedly promotes bullying because there's a four-second clip of a boy eating alone in the cafeteria
Does this back-to-school ad promote bullying?
That's the implication from angry parents, many of whom are calling out the retailer for its "clueless" promotion of bullying behavior.
The ad in question (posted below) features a voice-over of a mom explaining her reasons for shopping at JCPenney to get her kids ready to go back to school. And it's all well and good until one critical scene in which a middle-school aged kid is surrounded by his friends in a crowded lunch room and the voice-over mom, noting why it's so important to get just the right brands for school clothes proclaims, "I've been told this stuff can make or break your entire year." And right then, all of the other kids disappear, leaving the middle-schooler all alone and looking confused.
more
Does JCPenney ad promote bullying? | MNN - Mother Nature Network
