Comments on: Anti-smoking ads use a crying child, is it too much?

By: mlgreen8753

mlgreen8753 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:14:06 +0000

I think it’s a good technique and perhaps they should take it a step further and submit it to video sites like Adwido and YouTube to grab some Internet market support.

By: dr_dredd

dr_dredd — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:07:00 +0000

I don’t have any problem with ads like this one. (And I’ll bet many of the people complaining have no trouble accepting advertising techniques when it comes to their favorite politician). It’s good to see advertising put to good use for once.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:03:00 +0000

This was the first thing I saw this morning while watching the news. I have taken to turning off a station when I get one of these manipulative anti-smoking advertisements. They are invasive and unpleasant, and those who believe that the means is justified by the ends should consider the selective moralism involved in this focus on one behavior in a culture of machines, pollution, war, etc. I no longer smoke, but I don’t believe it’s the root of all evil in our culture, and I don’t begrudge someone who needs to relax the occasional cigarette.

By: laura

laura — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:52:00 +0000

Are you kidding? We need to start *recruiting* smokers! Who else is going to pay for that kid’s “free” health care?

By: ERP

ERP — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +0000

I agree – this was a very distrubing ad. However, I think anything besides a gun to their head to make people quit smoking is good.

By: Chuck Brooks

Chuck Brooks — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:05:00 +0000

Look at the ad’s funding source to get a glimpse of that same rational (‘ends justifying means’) applied to nationalized health care, among other industries.
Chuck Brooks
FutureWare SCG