Tag: advertisement

Starving at the Playground

I guess this ad is creative or something but to me it just rings a loud “no shit”. It’s asking “Would you care more if it happened on you’re own doorstep?” and…duh. We literally wouldn’t be able to function if we absorbed all the pain and horror of every sick and dying child across the globe. wtf? No shit things impact us more when we’re in closer proximity to it.

But on the other side: it’s a cool photoshopping of a skeletal kid in an urban playground, so I guess that’s cool enough for a post…

Sasha Grey’s nudity reminds you to spay and neuter your pets (PETA)

PETA has always been good at producing provocative ads and commercials to get their message out, often sparking outrage or critical commentary that feeds the attention they’re trying to get, and since a lot of them fall under the category of “clever but stupid”, I sometimes can’t help but take the bait myself. So it’s not without knowledge of what I’m doing that I comment on this ad by the animal rights organization featuring adult film star Sasha Grey (catch her quick because she’s only got a Hollywood shelf life of another few months to a year before this post is outdated and no one knows who she is*).

“Too much sex can be a bad thing” – take it from someone who has it for a living. Wait, what? I mean, that’s obviously the joke, somehow, but…how exactly? Sasha Grey doesn’t actually think that too much intercourse is bad, obviously, so… like… what? I feel like this could have been clever if done properly but this just lazily uses a nude woman to make an animals-humping-and-producing-unwanted-babies point. Has Sasha had her tubes tied? Because otherwise there’s no “There” there. So…like… make your pet incapable of reproducing because a naked porn star told you so. um…ok?

Come on, PETA… this is not a bad concept, but you’ve gotta try a little with the execution.

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*Which I’m not trying to be mean in saying, btw – she seems nice and smart and I don’t see horrible failure in her future – just a return to mostly-unknown status given the arc her career is taking. commentary more on the industry than on her.