Decius wrote:
] k wrote:
] ] ] A U.N. commercial depicts American girls playing in a
] ] ] soccer match. A girl steps on a landmine and there's a
] ] ] big explosion. Kids get blown apart. CNN and other
] ] ] networks don't want to air the ad.
] ]
] ] [ It's disturbing, that's for sure. God knows, we wouldn't
] ] want to upset anyone. -k]
]
] Well, its kind of stupid. If there were land mines in the
] local park they would have been discovered when the lawn was
] mowed. A more realistic scenario would be one in which the
] local boys were exploring in the woods and stepped on one. In
] either event, I think seeing kids blow up is most likely to
] just make people laugh. If you filmed emergency vehicles and
] crying mothers instead you'd not only get aired, but you might
] actually get your point across.

[ I guess so. Still I don't think the networks are rejecting it on the basis of it not being effective enough. -k]

RE: Boing Boing: U.N. landmine commerical won't air in US.