New Homeland Security Ads

[PrincessFiona]

Has anyone seen this yet? The Dept. of Homeland Security has come out with new ads that are targeted to our children....I saw one this morning and I have to say it bothered me.

It showed kids asking their parents what to do if there was a terrorist attack. "Should I go to the neighbors?" "Will you pick me up if I'm at baseball practice".


Seriously, this really bothered me.

This ad wasn't targeted at adults to give them information...It was targeted at elementary school aged children.

kris

[SueC]

I haven't seen those ads yet, but that would bother me, too. That doesn't seem necessary at all!

[PrincessFiona]

Now that a few hours have gone by my reactions seems silly..I still think that parents should have a choice about what they tell their children and how. I wouldn't mind public service announcements that target adults.

kris

[Auspicious]

I haven't seen the ad, but if it's suggesting to little kids in Minnesota that they should spend more than two seconds worrying about being the victim of a terrorist attack, that sounds pretty low. I don't think your reaction was silly.

[PrincessFiona]

Julie,

They actually did a report on it this morning...It was good to find out that I'm not alone. A group of educators, psychologists and pediatricians came out and said that they thought the ads would make children more fearful. The thing is, even as adults we have very little control. We are supposed to 'get on with our life' and live 'normally'. My children have enough to worry about. I can't imagine filling their minds with fear of the terrorist boogyman. They have no control over that either. I don't intend to have a discussion about terrorism with my children right now. Why? So they can be afraid about going to the shopping mall, baseball practice, school?


Yes, they may be at risk.....we may all be at risk...but I'm not going to raise them in an environment of fear.



kris

[Meenah]

I haven't seen it but just reading this makes me want to throw up.
Luanne

[DCJenn]

Well, I live in the F-ing center of the F-ing target and they're not showing them here.... What, they figure we're goner's anyway?

Very interesting...says my cynical self.

Jenn

[Rapunzel]

I'm in Texas right now and I haven't seen a single ad aired here yet. We're in the Dallas area and I would be really surprised if it wasn't on some terrorist's "hit list".

I guess I'll have to wait until I see one of the ads....