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[geminigirl]

(Courtesy of zedrikcayne)

Warning: Incredibly brutal, but really amazing domestic violence PSAs. They're hard to watch, and they may contain unpleasant triggers for some people. I had a hard time watching them...


http://www.homefrontcalgary.com/Restaurant_R_Full_Frame.mpg

http://www.homefrontcalgary.com/Boardroom_R_Full_Frame.mpg

Comments

[slinkr.livejournal.com]

Wow. Those are very well done and disturbing.

[geminigirl]

Was my warning strong enough, or does it need to be bolded or something?

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Oh my.

[aliki.livejournal.com]

I heard about this on the radio today. Apparently they are "too brutal" (if such a thing regarding domestic abuse awarness exists!) to be shown on primetime networks. It's ridiculous, in my opinion.

Some feel that "children might get the wrong message" and think it's cool to be abusive. I can't even see how that is in any way a persuasive reason to leave it off primetime networks.

It was so much scarier, to tell you the truth, to hear it on the radio today. I actually pulled over to finish listening to the end of the PSA. Her bloodcurdling scream.. .it was frightening, listening to it, not seeing the visual.. Anyway.

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Hm.
They're shocking.

I don't see it as giving kids the message that it's okay, but I could see in a vacuum (nobody explaining) perhaps it being just another behavior to emulate.

More to the point, though, it's shocking for a reason, and growing up in a home around abuse is damaging to a child, and I can see not wanting scenes like that when young children might see them.

[cmariewt.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting those. They are so true.