January 15, 2010

NEWS: Beatbullying advert deemed too disturbing for TV (UK)

Beatbullying advert deemed too disturbing for TV

Beatbullying's latest advertising campaign depicting a young victim sewing her mouth shut has been banned by TV advertising regulators.

Clearcast, the organisation that grants clearance to TV advertising, has refused permission to air the charity's advert.

The graphic imagery of a girl sewing her mouth closed, to symbolise the suffering in silence that many bullying victims endure, was deemed to be too disturbing for TV audiences.

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