My interest was piqued by a headline I saw in the news- "Child in ad shed real tears, producer admits". Turns out, in an attempt to make the 4 year old child cry for a commercial, they let his mother leave his sight. Everybody is bent out of shape about this. A quote from one concerned interviewer, “Is it ever OK to traumatize a little boy, even if it’s to make an important point?” The important point they are talking about is anti-smoking, the ad depicted a child crying over the loss of his mother.
What I have to say about this is GET OVER IT, PEOPLE! First of all, who is the genius that thinks this child actor would be traumatized from this event?! I'm pretty sure it can't be more traumatic then the self tanner his stage mom probably makes him lather on. These so called experts obviously have never had kids. Children cry sometimes. It does not change their life for the worse. I promise, they will still turn out normal, even if they have an occasional separation anxiety melt down. Secondly, it's not like they told the kid that his mom died. They just let her get lost in the crowd of extras for a brief second. After they got their shot, he was immediately in her arms again.
Mind your own business, mainstream America. Let people raise their kids as they please, even if that means letting them cry on TV.
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