United Way's New Ad Campaign... Not Nice to Reptiles.

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Originally Posted by Valentine Pirate

I think what bothers me most is that a little girl holding a burmese python should be a positive image, and not something portrayed as a "predator" situation. We try so hard to put great pictures out there to show that the animals can be handled responsibly and then an ad like this comes out =/ probably doesn't have such as huge of an effect as we think, but it still greatly disturbs me

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I will bet you it has a bigger affect than all the positive images we hobbyists put out there....

I can feel for you all who are offended by this and how it perpetuates the "nasty" "dirty" "bad" stereotypes of your snakes and rats, trust me, I get it...

Remember this ad from a little bit ago it involves my favorite thing other than fish and reptiles..
http://www.ilovedogs.com/wp-content/...onaldsPBAd.jpg

I dont see a point in them using animals to portray things that are dangerous or bad.

Why not just use a creepy ass person? I mean, if they are trying to make people aware of sexual predators, why not show a human? Why not show a normal looking man??
Heck knowing our country and its lack of brain power girls are going to be looking out for snakes and rats and walk right up to the man they should be staying away from.. :rolleyes: