We get it. Shock is important. Like a dad spanking a child or a mom shoving soap down your mouth, trauma causes learning. But these PSAs muddle the line between promoting awareness and torturing the viewer. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and get your sensitivity training on.
1. Woman Pops a Squat in a Litter Box (Fur is Murder)
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What's more offensive? A woman wearing a fur coat, or a woman pissing in a litter box? PETA made up its mind, and showed us 15 seconds of what sounds like Niagara Falls pouring from some chick. Now, I may be the minority here, but I found it bothersome.
2. Kids Get Crushed by Car
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A PSA from Ireland took the world by storm last year. Perhaps the greatest bowling strike of all time, a speeder crashes his car and it rolls over a class of children.
It ends with, "Shame on you," as if everyone is responsible for flattening 20 kids. I say shame on you, Irishman - tens of thousands have witnessed a gaggle of children being squished by a car, just so you could say, "Speeding is bad, mmmkay."
3. Construction Worker Gets Blown Away
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Conjure empathy for a working man? Check. Gas explosion? Check? Working man falls five stories onto a truck? Check. Smells Canadian to me.
A humble man only wanted to save for a family vacation. But a pipe would explode, causing him to fall to his death, slamming into a cement truck and rolling limply off.
"There really are no accidents," the commercial says. But it seems the only accident is viewer trauma. Thanks a lot, Canada.
4. Boyfriend Sells Girlfriend for Meth
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A creepy man zips up his pants with an unsatisfied look on his face. A chick in her bra and panties is crying on the bed. The man walks outside and passes a baggy of meth to her kind-hearted boyfriend - kind-hearted enough to let a man foul his girlfriend for a baggy of meth.
It was produced by the Montana Meth Project, an organization that seeks to reduce methamphetamine use by making the most twisted, nightmare-inducing commercials in human history. Is your day sufficiently ruined?
5. Chick Slips on Grease, Tosses Boiling Water on Her Face
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Here's an idea: How about you show her falling down and hitting her head? Maybe hurting her wrist? How about she forgets to wipe and gives a diner E.Coli? No? Too vanilla?
How about a woman's face melts off after she beams with hope of becoming head chef and marrying her wonderful fiancé? Would that satisfy you? Great! Lights, camera, therapy!
6. Drunk Uncle Swings Kid a Little Bit Too Hard
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This ad from New Zealand features a drunken Kiwi swinging his nephew against a cabinet, knocking him out cold. He is then banished from the party and everyone hates him. There are so many ways this anti-drinking ad could've gone. We did not see that coming.
7. Texting While Driving
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In this clip, a serial texter smashes into a vehicle and everyone dies, except one. We got the point after the first collision, and then to top things off, they decide to have another car slam into them, finishing the deed. Tarantino would be proud.
8. You Spilled My Coffee, You Bitch!
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Canada is known for its PSAs, creating them with such psychotic flavor, it's almost as if they want their citizens to feel bad. In this particular piece, a waitress spills a man's coffee. He simply can't understand how someone could commit such an unimaginable atrocity.
"She spilled my coffee," he says with incredulity. His children put their heads down, expecting what's to come.
"You fucking bitch," he proceeds, slapping her and pouring scalding coffee on her chest.
What makes this PSA exceptional is the acting. It's almost comedic. He obviously wanted to make his mark on the thespian world, and boy did he ever.
9. Anti-Bulling Poster
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"After reviewing your pitch for the new anti-bullying poster, Mr. Smith, we regret to inform you that it's the worst submission we've received yet. Simply awful. Are you high or just stupid? Get the hell out of my office you piece of shit. You're fired."
10. Baby or the Bottle?
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Dear. God.
1. Woman Pops a Squat in a Litter Box (Fur is Murder)
What's more offensive? A woman wearing a fur coat, or a woman pissing in a litter box? PETA made up its mind, and showed us 15 seconds of what sounds like Niagara Falls pouring from some chick. Now, I may be the minority here, but I found it bothersome.
2. Kids Get Crushed by Car
A PSA from Ireland took the world by storm last year. Perhaps the greatest bowling strike of all time, a speeder crashes his car and it rolls over a class of children.
It ends with, "Shame on you," as if everyone is responsible for flattening 20 kids. I say shame on you, Irishman - tens of thousands have witnessed a gaggle of children being squished by a car, just so you could say, "Speeding is bad, mmmkay."
3. Construction Worker Gets Blown Away
Conjure empathy for a working man? Check. Gas explosion? Check? Working man falls five stories onto a truck? Check. Smells Canadian to me.
A humble man only wanted to save for a family vacation. But a pipe would explode, causing him to fall to his death, slamming into a cement truck and rolling limply off.
"There really are no accidents," the commercial says. But it seems the only accident is viewer trauma. Thanks a lot, Canada.
4. Boyfriend Sells Girlfriend for Meth
A creepy man zips up his pants with an unsatisfied look on his face. A chick in her bra and panties is crying on the bed. The man walks outside and passes a baggy of meth to her kind-hearted boyfriend - kind-hearted enough to let a man foul his girlfriend for a baggy of meth.
It was produced by the Montana Meth Project, an organization that seeks to reduce methamphetamine use by making the most twisted, nightmare-inducing commercials in human history. Is your day sufficiently ruined?
5. Chick Slips on Grease, Tosses Boiling Water on Her Face
Here's an idea: How about you show her falling down and hitting her head? Maybe hurting her wrist? How about she forgets to wipe and gives a diner E.Coli? No? Too vanilla?
How about a woman's face melts off after she beams with hope of becoming head chef and marrying her wonderful fiancé? Would that satisfy you? Great! Lights, camera, therapy!
6. Drunk Uncle Swings Kid a Little Bit Too Hard
This ad from New Zealand features a drunken Kiwi swinging his nephew against a cabinet, knocking him out cold. He is then banished from the party and everyone hates him. There are so many ways this anti-drinking ad could've gone. We did not see that coming.
7. Texting While Driving
In this clip, a serial texter smashes into a vehicle and everyone dies, except one. We got the point after the first collision, and then to top things off, they decide to have another car slam into them, finishing the deed. Tarantino would be proud.
8. You Spilled My Coffee, You Bitch!
Canada is known for its PSAs, creating them with such psychotic flavor, it's almost as if they want their citizens to feel bad. In this particular piece, a waitress spills a man's coffee. He simply can't understand how someone could commit such an unimaginable atrocity.
"She spilled my coffee," he says with incredulity. His children put their heads down, expecting what's to come.
"You fucking bitch," he proceeds, slapping her and pouring scalding coffee on her chest.
What makes this PSA exceptional is the acting. It's almost comedic. He obviously wanted to make his mark on the thespian world, and boy did he ever.
9. Anti-Bulling Poster
"After reviewing your pitch for the new anti-bullying poster, Mr. Smith, we regret to inform you that it's the worst submission we've received yet. Simply awful. Are you high or just stupid? Get the hell out of my office you piece of shit. You're fired."
10. Baby or the Bottle?
Dear. God.
