Emma, Le Trefle (English) (by leo burnett)
Emma wins in this French ad for paper (and I’d have done the same thing to him for being so sanctimonious).
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(via Mayor Bloomberg, stop shaming teen parents — MSNBC)
“In a society that constantly tells black girls and women through popular culture and public policy that we are easily disposable, un-marriageable and wholly unlovable, this image of a child mocking her young mother with partner abandonment is a step too far. Maybe you don’t realize this, Mr. Mayor, but most of us who were raised by single moms never had any interest in shaming them. We tend to praise them. Recognize their sacrifices and see all the ways they worked to make the world better for us even when it was hard for them.”
New PSAs from the government of Alberta warning of the dangers of using cell phones/texting while driving.
Update: London buses refuse to carry anti-gay advert
Looks like those nasty ‘ex-gay’ signs will not be marring London buses.
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Just hours after plans for an anti-gay advert on London buses was announced, it has been pulled by Transport for London
Transport for London has refused to carry adverts which proposed that gay people could be ‘cured’ on its buses.
The campaign, a response to a pro-gay advert currently running on the side of 1,000 buses from British LGB organization Stonewall, was booked to start on Monday (16 April) for two weeks.
Core Issues Trust’s advert was going to state ‘Not gay! Post-gay, ex-gay and proud. Get over it!’ and had been booked to appear on the side of 26 buses running past historic London landmarks including St Paul’s Cathedral.
It mimicked the design and wording of the Stonewall campaign which reads: ‘Some people are gay. Get over it!’
The Core Issues Trust funds ‘reparative therapy’ attempting to ‘cure’ gay Christians of their sexuality. It’s leader, Mike Davies, believes ‘homoerotic behavior is sinful’.
This kind of therapy has been condemned as ineffective and dangerous by professionals including the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
The campaign was being backed by Anglican Mainstream, a homophobic protestant Christian group.
But while the Advertising Standards prevaricated over the campaign, Transport for London has intervened to ban the adverts.
Reports indicate that Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who has ultimate control of London’s transport network, may have stepped in to avoid the embarrassing advert appearing in the run-up to the mayoral election on 3 May.
A TfL spokesperson said: ‘This advertisement has just been brought to our attention by our advertising agency, CBSO and we have decided that it should not run on London’s bus or transport networks.
‘We do not believe that these specific ads are consistent with TfL’s commitment to a tolerant and inclusive London.
‘The adverts are not currently running on any London Buses and they will not do so.’
