Anti-DV PSAs from Canada and Australia

[kellyrose82]

While reading a blog post about that Canadian workplace accident PSA that is now scarring the retinas of everyone in the US, I found a link to these two domestic violence PSAs and thought immediately of sharing them with this community. I find them to be very bold and attention-getting (which I think is a GOOD thing), far more than anything I've

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[scorpi084]

My reaction (and that of my boyfriend) was just: GODDAMN. You just don't see stuff like that in the USA.

They definitely get a message across, and the message is definitely a good one.

[paperclipchains]

They won't help.

[cappedinblack]

why wouldn't the second one help? i think encouraging people to report that stuff would work.

[paperclipchains]

Didn't watch the second, the first one upset me too much.

[aria_muse]

Me too!

[indigodye]

I saw the Canadian workplace accident one.. a couple of them. I just couldn't get the one with the woman and the hot oil out of my head.

[origami_lion]

Oh god yeah, I turn away when I see that commercial come on now (and it gets played a lot*). Other than being shockingly graphic, I'm not even sure if it makes its point - like the guy with the faulty harness is clearly a type of workplace "accident" that safety unions should be concerned about, but slipping on a greasy kitchen floor? Seems like an accident without the "quotes".

*It came on while I was writing this!

(Off-topic, sorry..)

[blinkerbook]

These are great PSAs, but the comments... Every time I have a shred of hope for humanity, I just need to go to youtube and check out just how many people hate women.

[aria_muse]

Although some of it certainly is misogyny, I honestly believe people respond to discomfort with those kind of statements, i.e. trying to turn it into a joke.