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randella
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
that poor kid-- he is so cute, i just want to jump through the tv and hug him!!
i am surprised though-- i work in advertising and any time we did tv shoots with kids, there are such strict laws. i know this was shot in austraila though.
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
That commercial truly breaks my heart and I can imagine what it does to parents that smoke...gotta make sure my husband sees it.
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smdl
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
I lost the message. All I cared is that someone used a kid, made him cry INTENTIONAL that his mommy left him for a freaking commercial.
I don't care about the reason behind the commercial. There are other ways to make people quit.
So if that meant the "sacrifice" of 1 kid to save others, would we allow this?
I think it is going way too far.
I do not believe in "torturing" kids to send a message.
That little boy will have enough disappointments in his life without this nonsense.
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pickles16
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
I agree with all of you and there is a bigger messsage, ALTHOUGH, I personally feel that if it were ME, which it obviously wasn't, I wouldn't scare my child to get him/her to cry, it's more of a moral issue with the boys mother and why she would do that to her son..I agree the message of the commercial is poignant, but what his mother put him through, I personally don't agree with...
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michele31
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
I love the commerial. It is VERY true and after watching my beloved Nanny die because of a f'ing cigarette I am the worst anti-smoker there is. I wish that the director could have videod my wonderful, beautiful, warm Nanny begging for the Virgin Mary to take her so people could see what smoking can truly do.
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WhatNow
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
I absolutely love that commercial! It break my heard every time , yes but that's the point! When a parent is putting her/his life in danger by smoking they are risking leaving their child alone in a scary place called LIFE... Just like it was in the commercial--it drives a very powerful point!
That boy is an actor-how do you guys thing they get kids that age to act in all the movies we love? By putting them in a real situation! A 3 year old can't fake good tears!
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by pickles16
They just interviewed the director of the commercial on the Today show and they got that little boy to cry by actually scaring him into crying and having his mom walk away from him in a busy train station!!!!!  
Yeah I heard that on the news last night. Originally I though (because we are in the age of photohopping everything) that they caught the kid at a bad moment and looped it. When I found out they really let the kid feel like he was abandoned I was not only shocked but so sad. That poor little bioy...to subject him to such a trauma just to try and make a point.
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mommy2bella
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by FrankiesGirl107
I have a very hard time watching that commercial...it breaks my heart. And hearing how they made it breaks my heart even further...
BUT, I think it is possibly one of the most convincing, powerful, to the point commericials I have seen in a VERY long time...
I think that if it saves even one life, the momentary distress that little boy incurred and will likely never remember is worth it...
I agree...and like I said on the NFR post, I tear up just thinking about that commercial and I have never smoked.
Nowadays, with all of the white noise with so many different ways of communications, it takes a LOT to stand out. This is a commercial that REALLY stands out and has gotten people talking...
I hope it saves a lot of lives.
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dawnygirl25
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
I tear up every time I see that commercial. The little boy reminds me of DS1 so much, down to the way he wipes his nose and his little lip quivers. I quit smoking 3 years ago when I got my BFP with him. If I hadn't, I don't know if THIS is what would make me quit but I would certainly think long and hard about it.
Now about the boy who is acting. In the commercial, the "voice" says something along the lines of if he reacts this way after his mom being gone for a minute, think about how he would feel about a lifetime without her. It was a MINUTE! I am sure immediately after they got the shot, his mommy gave him a big hug, his favorite snack, picked up his check and they lived happily ever after! We are all affected by this because of the message it is portraying. The little boy doesn't know about that. Think about every time your DC cries because you went to the bathroom or into the kitchen when they are in the other room. I know my DS make the same little quivering lip face when I walk away for a minute.
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ml110
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Does anybody know if this commericial is online anywhere?? I'm interested to see if after all the talk about it... but i watch everything on DVR, so i haven't seen it on TV yet....
ETA: NEVERMIND! found it! sooo sad!!
 it definitely gets a strong message across, though!!
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Kelly9904
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by smdl
So if that meant the "sacrifice" of 1 kid to save others, would we allow this?
I think it is going way too far.
I do not believe in "torturing" kids to send a message.
That little boy will have enough disappointments in his life without this nonsense.
I think using the word "sacrafice" and "torturing" is QUITE harsh.
As a PP said, how many times have we "let" DC cry as we went to the bathroom, got the mail, put laundry in, etc...is that torture? Because to a child it doesnt matter where you are if you are out of sight you are gone....they dont understand that you are only in teh bathroom, or around the corner etc.
In this case think of the disappointment that 1 or 100 children could be saved because of htat commercial, it doesnt matter if one mother/father/grandparent quits after that commercial than that child may not have to experience childhood asthma, watching a parent become dependant on oxygen tanks, help a parent through surgery, watch their parent die.....
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| Posted 4/3/09 3:28 PM |
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The commercial crushed me the first time I saw it but I'm in the clear b/c I quit years back.
I just want to add my 2 cents...
A kid crying for everyday things like mom leaves to go to the bathroom, get mail, do laundry, leaving for work, crying at bedtime etc is different than a kid crying b/c he feels lost and can't find his mommy anywhere. He see's a crowd of people and no one is consoling him that mommy will be right back. That is different in my opinion. That is pure fear. Thinking your mom is gone forever is a horrible and scary feeling.
I know that feeling b/c I got lost at the jersey shore when I was 4 and I remember it vividly at 33.
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by pickles16
yah, he is an actor, but they did scare him into that response!!!
evil!! reminds me of a japanese game show i hear or watched once (can't remember)
the "game" (and i use that term loosely) consists of telling kids their parents died. whoever cries first wins.
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by Kelly9904
Posted by smdl
So if that meant the "sacrifice" of 1 kid to save others, would we allow this?
I think it is going way too far.
I do not believe in "torturing" kids to send a message.
That little boy will have enough disappointments in his life without this nonsense.
I think using the word "sacrafice" and "torturing" is QUITE harsh.
As a PP said, how many times have we "let" DC cry as we went to the bathroom, got the mail, put laundry in, etc...is that torture? Because to a child it doesnt matter where you are if you are out of sight you are gone....they dont understand that you are only in teh bathroom, or around the corner etc.
In this case think of the disappointment that 1 or 100 children could be saved because of htat commercial, it doesnt matter if one mother/father/grandparent quits after that commercial than that child may not have to experience childhood asthma, watching a parent become dependant on oxygen tanks, help a parent through surgery, watch their parent die.....
ITA.
The ad with the boy was crying was literally 19 seconds (and that's stretching it because it was a multiple camera shot for different angles).
I think everyone is focusing on a child crying for 19 seconds - which let's face it, they do A LOT. What is getting lost is THAT will be your child if you choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle. And it's going to be a lot longer than 19 seconds.
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pjay
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
i HATE that commercial.
imagine some poor mom who is sick and/or possibly dying for some other reason than smoking, having to see how sad her child will be without her when she already knows her days are numbered. people dont only die b/c of smoking......
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smdl
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by Kelly9904
Posted by smdl
So if that meant the "sacrifice" of 1 kid to save others, would we allow this?
I think it is going way too far.
I do not believe in "torturing" kids to send a message.
That little boy will have enough disappointments in his life without this nonsense.
I think using the word "sacrafice" and "torturing" is QUITE harsh.
As a PP said, how many times have we "let" DC cry as we went to the bathroom, got the mail, put laundry in, etc...is that torture? Because to a child it doesnt matter where you are if you are out of sight you are gone....they dont understand that you are only in teh bathroom, or around the corner etc.
In this case think of the disappointment that 1 or 100 children could be saved because of htat commercial, it doesnt matter if one mother/father/grandparent quits after that commercial than that child may not have to experience childhood asthma, watching a parent become dependant on oxygen tanks, help a parent through surgery, watch their parent die.....
I used the word "torture" in quote. But isn't it what it is? What is the purpose of this kid crying here? So that we have an emotional reaction. How is that not using a child innocence to pain so we send a message on a personal agenda?
I don't believe in traumatising a kid to bring him to tear just to send a message.
And if you read my previous quotes, you would know how I feel about CIO, etc..
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| Posted 4/3/09 4:08 PM |
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Kelly9904
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by smdl
Posted by Kelly9904
Posted by smdl
So if that meant the "sacrifice" of 1 kid to save others, would we allow this?
I think it is going way too far.
I do not believe in "torturing" kids to send a message.
That little boy will have enough disappointments in his life without this nonsense.
I think using the word "sacrafice" and "torturing" is QUITE harsh.
As a PP said, how many times have we "let" DC cry as we went to the bathroom, got the mail, put laundry in, etc...is that torture? Because to a child it doesnt matter where you are if you are out of sight you are gone....they dont understand that you are only in teh bathroom, or around the corner etc.
In this case think of the disappointment that 1 or 100 children could be saved because of htat commercial, it doesnt matter if one mother/father/grandparent quits after that commercial than that child may not have to experience childhood asthma, watching a parent become dependant on oxygen tanks, help a parent through surgery, watch their parent die.....
I used the word "torture" in quote. But isn't it what it is? What is the purpose of this kid crying here? So that we have an emotional reaction. How is that not using a child innocence to pain so we send a message on a personal agenda?
I don't believe in traumatising a kid to bring him to tear just to send a message.
And if you read my previous quotes, you would know how I feel about CIO, etc..
I never mentioned CIO, that is completely different than this...
I guess I just dont believe this child was traumatized in any way during the taping of this commercial.
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by nrthshgrl
Posted by Kelly9904
Posted by smdl
So if that meant the "sacrifice" of 1 kid to save others, would we allow this?
I think it is going way too far.
I do not believe in "torturing" kids to send a message.
That little boy will have enough disappointments in his life without this nonsense.
I think using the word "sacrafice" and "torturing" is QUITE harsh.
As a PP said, how many times have we "let" DC cry as we went to the bathroom, got the mail, put laundry in, etc...is that torture? Because to a child it doesnt matter where you are if you are out of sight you are gone....they dont understand that you are only in teh bathroom, or around the corner etc.
In this case think of the disappointment that 1 or 100 children could be saved because of htat commercial, it doesnt matter if one mother/father/grandparent quits after that commercial than that child may not have to experience childhood asthma, watching a parent become dependant on oxygen tanks, help a parent through surgery, watch their parent die.....
ITA.
The ad with the boy was crying was literally 19 seconds (and that's stretching it because it was a multiple camera shot for different angles).
I think everyone is focusing on a child crying for 19 seconds - which let's face it, they do A LOT. What is getting lost is THAT will be your child if you choose to live an unhealthy lifestyle. And it's going to be a lot longer than 19 seconds.
I guess I focus on the former more so because that is a more realistic fear for me-my child lost and crying out of fear/abandonment and no one there to help her. I can't see putting my kid through that for a commercial-even a commercial with a really good point.
I don't focus as much on the actual message because I don't smoke, my DH doesn't and I'm not worried about abandoning her because I'll die of a smoking disease. It's not that I don't care about that message getting out there but since I haven't been personally touched by this scenario I wouldn't put my own child through that to get a message out.
If someone close to our family was going through a battle, I might feel differently, but right now I just can't get past the lost, crying child.
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by pjay
i HATE that commercial.
imagine some poor mom who is sick and/or possibly dying for some other reason than smoking, having to see how sad her child will be without her when she already knows her days are numbered. people dont only die b/c of smoking......
That's a really great point too.
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Kelly9904
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by pjay
i HATE that commercial.
imagine some poor mom who is sick and/or possibly dying for some other reason than smoking, having to see how sad her child will be without her when she already knows her days are numbered. people dont only die b/c of smoking......
This is a good point! I never thought of it this way!
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by CrankyPants
Posted by pjay
i HATE that commercial.
imagine some poor mom who is sick and/or possibly dying for some other reason than smoking, having to see how sad her child will be without her when she already knows her days are numbered. people dont only die b/c of smoking......
That's a really great point too.
It really is a good point 
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smdl
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by Kelly9904
Posted by smdl
Posted by Kelly9904
Posted by smdl
So if that meant the "sacrifice" of 1 kid to save others, would we allow this?
I think it is going way too far.
I do not believe in "torturing" kids to send a message.
That little boy will have enough disappointments in his life without this nonsense.
I think using the word "sacrafice" and "torturing" is QUITE harsh.
As a PP said, how many times have we "let" DC cry as we went to the bathroom, got the mail, put laundry in, etc...is that torture? Because to a child it doesnt matter where you are if you are out of sight you are gone....they dont understand that you are only in teh bathroom, or around the corner etc.
In this case think of the disappointment that 1 or 100 children could be saved because of htat commercial, it doesnt matter if one mother/father/grandparent quits after that commercial than that child may not have to experience childhood asthma, watching a parent become dependant on oxygen tanks, help a parent through surgery, watch their parent die.....
I used the word "torture" in quote. But isn't it what it is? What is the purpose of this kid crying here? So that we have an emotional reaction. How is that not using a child innocence to pain so we send a message on a personal agenda?
I don't believe in traumatising a kid to bring him to tear just to send a message.
And if you read my previous quotes, you would know how I feel about CIO, etc..
I never mentioned CIO, that is completely different than this...
I guess I just dont believe this child was traumatized in any way during the taping of this commercial.
Bottom line, I don't agree with doing this to a kid intentionaly. I could not imagine doing that to MY kid. Him looking for me and not finding me. The look of dispare in his eyes. Tears are real. That little kid is scared.
My parents lost me a few times in stores. I have written about it in other posts. I still remember it 35 years later. So kids DO remember.
And in this case, there is no reason for a mom to do this to her kid for a commercial.
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Kelly9904
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Re: anti smoking commercial with that little boy
Posted by CrankyPants
If someone close to our family was going through a battle, I might feel differently, but right now I just can't get past the lost, crying child.
I think this is a huge thing to many of us.
I might feel completely differently if I didnt have hte history I had.
I had childhood asthma, that I grew out of it was contributed to the environment I grew up in with 2 smoking parents. I watched my mom try to quit many times, through the patch, hypnosis, cold turkey, etc. All for it not to work, then the day I will never forget July 19, 2004 - 3 weeks after my wedding she was diagnosed with Lung Cancer and Died Nov 4, 2004.
I wish there had been something that would have worked for my mom but the ony thing that finally got her to quit - her diagnosis, but it was too late!
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Posted by ml110
Does anybody know if this commericial is online anywhere?? I'm interested to see if after all the talk about it... but i watch everything on DVR, so i haven't seen it on TV yet....
ETA: NEVERMIND! found it! sooo sad!!
it definitely gets a strong message across, though!!
Can you post the link?
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