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LilacTree
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How do you feel about the exploitation of children and animals on TV to solicit charitable donations?

‎03-01-2015 12:24 PM

They are usually very long, have sad musical backgrounds, sad, tearful faces, and sometimes shown very ill. And some famous person usually narrates them.

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YorkieonmyPillow
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Re: How do you feel about the exploitation of children and animals on TV to solicit charitable donations?

‎03-01-2015 12:28 PM

I don't watch. If I see one come on, I change channels.

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LilacTree
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Re: How do you feel about the exploitation of children and animals on TV to solicit charitable donations?

‎03-01-2015 12:29 PM

On 3/1/2015 YorkieonmyPillow said:

I don't watch. If I see one come on, I change channels.

That is exactly what I do.


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Re: How do you feel about the exploitation of children and animals on TV to solicit charitable donations?

‎03-01-2015 12:31 PM

I don't watch.

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Marp2
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Re: How do you feel about the exploitation of children and animals on TV to solicit charitable donations?

‎03-01-2015 12:35 PM

I don't watch.

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Preds
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Re: How do you feel about the exploitation of children and animals on TV to solicit charitable donations?

‎03-01-2015 12:39 PM

I don't watch.

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tansy
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Re: How do you feel about the exploitation of children and animals on TV to solicit charitable donations?

‎03-01-2015 12:43 PM

I don't watch either but someone must be since the commercials keep running:/

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Re: How do you feel about the exploitation of children and animals on TV to solicit charitable donations?

‎03-01-2015 12:48 PM

I don't watch....

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Re: How do you feel about the exploitation of children and animals on TV to solicit charitable donations?

‎03-01-2015 12:53 PM

Regarding the animal humane commercials: Not only I, but everyone in the household, (including males) immediately switch the channel. And if they can't find the remote, they shut their eyes, sometimes walking out of the room. None of us even know which charity it is, after all of these years. If I were in charge of advertising, I'd show a very brief 'before' and a beautiful 'after', spending more seconds on the 'after'. I'm betting that the donations would double, at the very least, after seeing the heartwarming 'afters'. We all want to see good results regarding the charities that we donate (to). And have cheerful, heartwarming music when showing the 'afters'.

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LilacTree
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Re: How do you feel about the exploitation of children and animals on TV to solicit charitable donations?

‎03-01-2015 12:55 PM

On 3/1/2015 ROMARY 1 said:

Regarding the animal humane commercials: Not only I, but everyone in the household, (including males) immediately switch the channel. And if they can't find the remote, they shut their eyes, sometimes walking out of the room. None of us even know which charity it is, after all of these years. If I were in charge of advertising, I'd show a very brief 'before' and a beautiful 'after', spending more seconds on the 'after'. I'm betting that the donations would double, at the very least, after seeing the heartwarming 'afters'. We all want to see good results regarding the charities that we donate (to). And have cheerful, heartwarming music when showing the 'afters'.


ITA Romary, and was going to post something similar, but you said it very well, so I will just {#emotions_dlg.thumbup} your post!

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