NHS smoking Advert - Too much imagery?

[kk.]

I saw this advert for the NHS campaign to try and stop people smoking and to me it is horrible. But, it could get the point across very easily.

I am not going to post the picture as it is actually disgusting but here is the link if you would like to take part.

www.gosmokefree.co.uk/getunhooked/ (http://www.gosmokefree.co.uk/getunhooked/)

please vote on what you think and your comments below.

You do not have to click the link - Image may disturb some people

[hit1]

not really smokings vulgar i think they did that to make it so cause that looks vulgar smoking is too, plus it points out a messge, get unhooked. its kinda ok if u ask me.

[kk.]

not really smokings vulgar i think they did that to make it so cause that looks vulgar smoking is too, plus it points out a messge, get unhooked. its kinda ok if u ask me.

I can see what your saying. I dont really mind it but what if a kid, say like 8, saw it what would he/she think. Also, the image they used doesnt really say anything about smoking unlike the old adverts like where they had a tube that was blocked with junk from smoking.

[clarissa !!]

that picture was in my magazine & bloody hell did it make me feel ill.

[hit1]

why dont they show a man with a pen between his legs and then a smaller pen? Itd be comic gold :)

[:Hazel]

Not at all if it does its job and helps people quit smoking. ;]

[kk.]

it does its job but what about people who dont smoke and have to put up with it like what escape said. sorry if u smoke escape lol


EDIT: 200th post OH YEAH!!

[hit1]

it does its job but what about people who dont smoke and have to put up with it like what escape said. sorry if u smoke escape lol


EDIT: 200th post OH YEAH!!
Dont be sorry if someone smokes, theyll be sorry for emselfs one day...

[kk.]

what i meant by sorry was that if he does smoke i used him as an example cus it made him feel sick?!

[Sammeth.]

Well the whole point of it is to scare people into quitting, and to scare people into not starting! I think it works well, and isn't to vulgar as its trying to get across a serious message.

[simon!]

Who'd want a hook in their gob pulling them places?
I wouldn't for starters, glad I quit last year I'm telling you, I feel healthier, well I AM healthier [:

[-Soph-]

not really, its obvious that picture isn't real.

[cocaine]

no cos it makes people realise how horrible cigarettes are.

[benjamin]

imo, no it isn't.

[Josh-H]

Not vulgar, it is there to do a purpose and if it works then its done that purpose.

[YoManGo!]

If the government really cared they'd just ban smoking.
Unfortunately the government gets billions in taxes from tobacco sales every year.

The worst over-the-top advert is (was?) an anti-drink driving one that was running in Ireland for a few years where a small boy gets killed by someone crashing through his garden fence and knocking him down. Pretty gruesome.

[mat64]

These images don't get the message accross better than any other median, Smokers know the facts they will quit when they want to. This sort of advertising will have little effect imo.

[louder]

yes -- i think it's disgustingly horrible.. but it gets the point across + hopefully will stop people smoking, therfore the advert is affective.

[PigsNose]

why dont they show a man with a pen between his legs and then a smaller pen? Itd be comic gold :)

They did something like that.
They showed a hand with a cigarette inbetween the fingers and they explained what happened if you smoked too much. And they some ashes came off the cigarette making it smaller.
(The two fingers holding the cigarette were the legs)
And I voted yes because the picture was disgusting.

[Ashhizzle]

Tbh, if your stupid enough to smoke, you won't be affected by that.. So mabye it could be worse :P

[Wootzeh]

Freaks do it anyway XD
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2007/2/feb07gal06.jpg
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2007/2/feb07gal38.jpg

[Djcafc.]

not really the ones on the buses and billboards are quite cool but the one on the telly is a bit weird the worst one was when a fat bloke got his stomach squezzed in with a belt

[Browney]

This is vulgar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zakUHLKA8Hk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zakUHLKA8Hk)

Warning. Contains gore.

[Lost-Shark]

Yh they are hooked on smoking.
It is gruesome but it does get some faint message across

[kk.]

errrr at the picture at the top lol, any other comments?

[Lubricant]

Not as bad as the smoking advert a few years ago of an artery and squeezing this gunk caused from smoking out of it.

[uh huh her]

Not as bad as the smoking advert a few years ago of an artery and squeezing this gunk caused from smoking out of it.
yeh that was sick.
i've seen more graphic images than that, so it's not really bad to me.

[kk.]

i remember that advert but i think this ones worse cus yeah i dont know why lol :)

[^.^]

i think the nhs adverts on quiting smoking sometimes do take the imagery to far...

[gosling]

I first saw it on a huge billboard in Shepherds Bush...stomach turning. But it gets the message across well! ;p

[hobo]

that picture was in my magazine & bloody hell did it make me feel ill.

same :|