Originally posted by aly
I have seen the ad as well. While it isn't as bad as others I have seen in the past, I believe it could still do some damage. I find it disturbing that your SIL laughed and casually brought up the fact that your husband did that when he was a kid. I definately would not be laughing at that.
Maybe, I didn't make it clear, we laughed at the ad not what my husband did as a kid. We laugh at the fact that his mom beat his butt for doing it and the story behind it. Not that the cat was put in the dryer, we are not sick people. BTW: the cat was fine, my husband was not though for doing it, from what I was told.

Also that was my point the ad's not as bad as others, as you said, so shouldn't the others be a bigger issue. Aim towards the bigger more costly harm first. Just seem to make more sense to me. Saving one "maybe" over 100's most likely just seem a little more important, to me at least.

I don't remember the name of the movie, but there was a children's movie, awhile back ago, that put dog's and cat's in harms way, but in the end the dogs/cat's where save and no one thought a thing about it. Why? because they where saved? just as this cat was. Maybe that's what gets to me, I have seen many other things on TV, movies, etc. that could do more harm and no one fighting those battles. I wonder if we put the words don't do this at home on the ad, if that would make a difference or if Mom was dressed as Supermam or Batman and saved the day, if that would make a diference.

I was more upset over the hurricane ad then this one, there was just something wrong about that one.

My main wonder when I started this was had she seen the ad, before starting this. I belive that you need to see something before you act and was just wondering if that's the case here. If she has seen it and thats her views, then go for it, if you feel that strongly about it. It's just I don't. To each there own, makes no one best or worce for their views, just different. I always have been differnet.