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Ok, a more serious UO. The DV superbowl commercial is very powerful, but I kind of wish it weren't airing. I wonder if it will make it harder for victims to make that kind of fake call, because abusers will be more skeptical of any calls they make. Calling 911 and ordering a pizza is brilliant - I just wish it was a well-kept secret strategy.
If I'm being honest, I hate most potty training terms. Poo, pee pee, unders, all of it. It drives me nuts. It all sounds ridiculous.
Wy poops and pees in the toilet with either a diaper, pull up or underwear on. Well technically he takes them off before he has to go... you get the jist.
The other day when someone was asking about how to get "pee pee" out of the carpet made me lol. Do people really say pee pee to other adults? Come to think of it, I don't even say it to my kid. Unless I sing it like a conga song: pee pee in da pot-tee and do a little dance.
Post by rubber pants on Jan 29, 2015 9:07:44 GMT -5
I like valantines day. Yes I know it's a Hallmark holiday but I don't care.
I like being showered with love. I love going out to a fancy place to eat and drinking champagne. I love getting flowers. It doesn't happen very often so when it does, I'll take it!
The other day when someone was asking about how to get "pee pee" out of the carpet made me lol. Do people really say pee pee to other adults? Come to think of it, I don't even say it to my kid. Unless I sing it like a conga song: pee pee in da pot-tee and do a little dance.
I've gone too far with this statement.
I really struggled with that one. I had a snarky response ready to go but kept it to myself lol. Pee pee. Wtf is that? Are we 1?
I love valentine's day as well. Add me to that camp. Buy me a sappy card, chocolates, something sparkly and take me out. Please. I deserve it husband! Ha!
Post by charlielove on Jan 29, 2015 9:15:52 GMT -5
I think the DV ad is less about a particular secret strategy when calling 911 and more about empowering the public to pick up on more subtle signs a victim may be letting them in on without them even knowing it. Maybe it will make a neighbor think twice about hearing abuse next door, maybe they'll actually call the police instead of deciding it's not their business.
Post by creamsiclechica on Jan 29, 2015 9:16:29 GMT -5
On the domestic violence front, it is a hard line to know HOW to bring awareness. In this case, it's powerful because it shows how dismissive people can be (both intentionally and unintentionally) to people crying out for help from a usually very private struggle. I think it's more important to teach the audience at large to listen and look for the signs and speak up, rather than the message it sends to abusers, if that makes sense.
So much of this deals with denial, emotional control, and the perceived idea that this is a self made situation because of the choice to stay with abusers. It's time to change those perceptions, and we need these kinds of statements to do that.