Anonymous
08/09/2013 18:36
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
The whole concept sounds like exploitation. Tacky.
Anonymous
08/09/2013 18:32
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
Anonymous wrote:This is such an illuminating thread. The commercial paints a clear picture of a driver in the wrong and a pedestrian acting responsibly and because viewers don't like the way the mother "sounds," they distance themselves from the message, blame the victim, make judgments about the quality of parenting, and completely ignore the stated facts. Frankly, I think this is pure racism and classism.
Here is one version of the commercial. This woman sounds totally together, despite the difficulty of discussing her son's tragic accident. I am struggling to understand what this woman, who has put her story out there to make streets safer for your children, has done to get this kind of response from viewers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVZqeAGY-A
She may not look or sound like you. This does not make her a bad parent, a degenerate or ignorant. Nor does it exonerate the driver. Nor does it make her or her son responsible for what happened to him.
Bingo. God, this thread is disgusting.
Anonymous
08/09/2013 18:09
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Always astounded by the ignorance of some people on here. I always hope they are people posting from the midwest or something - I like to think of people in DC as being much more reasonable people.
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Um. Speaking of ignorance...
(But I do plan to watch the Warner Herzog thing.)
---person from the midwest
Pssst! That's Werner Herzog.
Anonymous
08/09/2013 17:52
Subject: Re: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Lets be honest. This commerical would pry have more impact if the mother didn't sound like a degenerate. I didn't even know what the commerical was for and my first reaction was why did they put and idiot in this commerical. It's so annoying I have to change the station everytime it comes on.
Specifically, what makes her "sound like a degenerate"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVZqeAGY-A.
There is nothing wrong with how the mother sounds. Her son, BTW, was 5 years old when this happened, in the company of his 13 year old sister. You can see the intersection where the accident happened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oymnC-tM79o
Anonymous
08/09/2013 17:47
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
Anonymous wrote:Op here. I'm not upset by the commercial.
Yes adults should pay attention while driving, but sometimes they don't.
It's part of the parents (yes parents have responsibility!) to make ire their child knows that people don't always stop or slow down. Teach your kids that ring in the crosswalk is not a magical safe zone. Adults have to be vigilant, but kids and pedestrians in general have to be as well.
OP, I absolutely agree with you on the above.
I don't know if it works, but I have told my children since they were toddlers that cars don't give way or watch out for people. People need to watch out for cars. Never, ever, ever assume that someone sees you or will stop for you.
They SHOULD pay attention, but you can't count on it, and in a battle between car versus child, the car will ALWAYS win. So you ALWAYS stay alert and give way.
Anonymous
08/09/2013 15:34
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
Anonymous wrote:Always astounded by the ignorance of some people on here. I always hope they are people posting from the midwest or something - I like to think of people in DC as being much more reasonable people.
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Um. Speaking of ignorance...
(But I do plan to watch the Warner Herzog thing.)
---person from the midwest
Anonymous
08/09/2013 15:30
Subject: Re: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
I've invested in a wing suit http://www.tonywingsuits.com/ so that distracted drivers can feel free to text, suck down a big gulo, and do their nails without worrying another pesky pedestrian in the crosswalk.
Anonymous
08/09/2013 15:24
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Like I posted in a thread about what is fair for pedestrians and fair for drivers.
Yes she should have been looking.
Being in the cross walk is not a safe zone. Not blaming him but for future reference, you should pay attention to surroundings as a pedestrian.
Yes -- as a pedestrian i should remember that when a car is barreling at me I must remember to fly or out run it...because I obviously have those abilities you nitwit!
Love it.
Anonymous
08/09/2013 15:23
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
Anonymous wrote:Like I posted in a thread about what is fair for pedestrians and fair for drivers.
Yes she should have been looking.
Being in the cross walk is not a safe zone. Not blaming him but for future reference, you should pay attention to surroundings as a pedestrian.
Yes -- as a pedestrian i should remember that when a car is barreling at me I must remember to fly or out run it...because I obviously have those abilities you nitwit!
Anonymous
08/09/2013 15:20
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
And I love how people are saying the mom sounds like a degenerate because she sounds black. Sickening.
Anonymous
08/09/2013 15:19
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
Always astounded by the ignorance of some people on here. I always hope they are people posting from the midwest or something - I like to think of people in DC as being much more reasonable people.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/08/09/werner_herzog_texting_while_driving_documentary_from_one_second_to_the_next.html
This is the actual documentary about the child in question.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/08/09/werner_herzog_texting_while_driving_documentary_from_one_second_to_the_next.html
This is the actual documentary about the child in question.
Anonymous
08/09/2013 15:15
Subject: Re: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
It's Friday, and the "I can't read crowd" is out
Anonymous
08/09/2013 15:14
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
Anonymous wrote:what are you prattling on about now?
You are an ass. It does not sound cool, it sounds like you were watching a bad English movie and decided to ape the language.
Anonymous
08/09/2013 15:06
Subject: Re: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
Anonymous wrote:Lets be honest. This commerical would pry have more impact if the mother didn't sound like a degenerate. I didn't even know what the commerical was for and my first reaction was why did they put and idiot in this commerical. It's so annoying I have to change the station everytime it comes on.
Specifically, what makes her "sound like a degenerate"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVZqeAGY-A.
Anonymous
08/09/2013 14:50
Subject: no texting and driving commercial with permanently disabled child
"Just world" hypothesis anyone?