Strollerderby

Disturbing Baby-Swinging PSA

Posted by Cole Gamble

 In this hilariously disturbing (is that possible? discuss) PSA we see drinking and baby throwing don't mix.

 

 This comes PSA comes from Australia, where they're apparently in the midst of a baby swinging epidemic. Is this effective or laughable?

 

More Good Stuff:

Eating Your Baby's Placenta

Dumb Kiddy Product Makeovers

10 Great Books For (Traumatizing) Children


+ DIGG + STUMBLE

Comments

 

Bean's dad said:

True, true. Baby throwing is a sport best enjoyed sober.

May 12, 2009 1:33 PM
 

Clare said:

It comes from New Zealand not Australia, actually pretty different countries. I think they changed the time it could be played because of complaints. It is one in a series of ads and they seem to be working...

May 13, 2009 4:52 AM
 

Juan said:

See a thing like this online, be uncritical, distraction-addicted and deeply shallow and it appears laughable.  NZ faces up to its hideous record of domestic violence and derelict parenting: that's why these are screened.

May 20, 2009 9:31 PM

About Cole Gamble

Cole Gamble’s writings on the crimes of Willy Wonka, man-eating beds and tales from his cringe-worthy life appear here on Babble, the humor site Cracked, The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post and Salon. He is working on a book entitled, Conquer Everything! A Self Help Book to Destroy All Other Self Help Books and Grant You Mastery in Everything.

in

GROUP BLOGS

  • Strollerderby

    The smartest, funniest, most exhaustive parenting blog in the blogosphere.
  • Droolicious

    Modern design for modern parents.
  • FameCrawler

    Your daily baby celebrity fix.
back to blog homepage