It's a hoax! There really are such ads, in Ontario,
but they're not for a real drug. They're a satire.
I was taken in by the hoax!
Well, that's a relief. We're not that close to
Brave New World yet.
I like the satire. Apparently there's going to be
a stage 2 and nobody knows yet what it will be ...
Cathy
Catherine Woodgold (an588@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) writes:
> Hi, I'm not a teen but have posted here before and
> hope I'm still welcome. (I won't cross-post.)
>
> I saw these ads and couldn't believe them. I thought, "Is this
> for real? Is this some kind of a joke?"
> Unfortunately, I think it's for real. The fact that
> drugs are being promoted for this purpose is
> disturbing. The wording adds insult to injury.
>
> On a bus stop in Ottawa, Canada:
>
> "My son used to have his own hopes and aspirations.
> Now he has mine. Thanks, Obay(TM)!
> From the makers of WhyBecauseISaidSo(TM)."
>
> On the other side of the same bus stop:
>
> "When Amy started thinking for herself, we
> had to nip it in the bud with Obay(TM)."
>
> Each of these two ads has a picture of a
> parent and a child, both smiliing. The child
> might be about 10 or 12 years old.
>
> Absolutely disgusting!
>
> I'd be interested to read opinions of people in
> this newsgroup about this.
>
> By the way, I suppose some of you might not like
> some of my web pages with advice for parents,
> at http://www.ncf.ca/~an588/par_home.html
> but I hope you would at least like my
> "Why Not To Yell At Your Child" and
> "How to Not Yell At Your Child" articles
> (which are links from the page I just gave).
>
> Cathy
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