"The Whale" -- Japanese Ad Council

Cool PSA by the Japanese Ad Council on not judging kids too quickly.

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[whizkidforte]

Is that a picture of Pikachu that the kid drew in 00:05?

[seanho]

Sure looks like it!

[abrahamWCE]

I imagine the costs of black crayolas to make this ad

[bf2noob]

yes thats what they want you to do. take a look at everything as a bigger picture, and u might see something more.

[MissVestergaard]

I follow..

[TheWeatherman100]

This is probably the only Japanese video I've ever saw that wasn't incredibly weird/scary.

[UnluckyGambler]

@sidjtd overfishing is a pretty common problem throughout the world, same with deforestation, it has to be regulated, and it is also not uncommon that people break those regulations. whaling is vulnerable to the same problem, and there are those with evidence that the japs are over-whaling. thats what info i have, and it is not unbelievable.

[sidjtd]

@UnluckyGambler I understand and respect your civilness, and btw I am not a specialist in the matter so I will not pretend to know one way or another; but I just have such a hard time imagining such an uncommon meat product from an animal that is hunt only hunted in a limited time period annually by the Japanese to be done in such a irresponsible manner. (causing their extinction) In the meantime, isn't Bluefin Tuna much more urgent? People eat these and their populations must be protected.

[UnluckyGambler]

@sidjtd back when whales were hunted for sperm oil, they were not in danger of becoming extinct, nor were people aware of such a danger. that was a long time ago. we know better now.

im not defending the west, i know they have their own evil deeds resulting from the capitalistic culture of profit-at-any-cost, but this problem is one of japan's, and they are no different, they will continue to hunt whales, to extinction if they have to, for profit, regardless of long-term impact. its capitalism.

[sidjtd]

And besides, ironically, it was white people that hunted the heck out of whales for whale oil and other crap and made their own whales extinct. You think Japan doesn't care if whales become extinct, but I don't think you understand that unlike the West, which generally believes they "own" nature and can't care less about pollution (American politicans dont even believe in global warming) but Japan is an island, the sea is all they can trust. Making their "food" extinct is self destructive.

[sidjtd]

@UnluckyGambler If that is true, we have a bigger problem. If you believe that capitalism blinds people, the West is no different. Beef cultures is destroying the worlds rain forests and the Americas will stop at nothing or any illegal activity in order to continue this profit system. Yet I don't see anyone trying to stop that despite non-stop deforestation. If 1 tiny country is a threat to whales, who is fighting multination caused deforestation? Or is deforestation ok because "we like beef"?

[UnluckyGambler]

@sidjtd like those japs would really care if whales about to become extinct. theyre doing this for profit, and in this capitalistic culture, profit is god, everything else is secondary. theyre not gonna stop just because the international law tells them to.

[271207]

@sidjtd In my comments, I made little distinction due to the length limitation. But of course I don't hold all Japanese people responsible for whaling, however, that doesn't mean they shouldn't all be sensitive to it. I think a Japanese ad agency, though unrelated to the whaling, should be mindful of the connection and as I said in my initial comment, I think it was a poor choice. Every country as a whole should be mindful of their shortcomings, even when not everyone is directly responsible.