Disconnect
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
An ad for French toy store Gepeto Village. The visual itself is really very nice, however I am inclined to agree with some of the comments found in the link in that it seems to contradict the message, which is that they wish to keep these toys out of the hands and, in turn, minds of children. If anything, perhaps they should have gone with different text.
Gepeto Village: Brain [Ads of the World] : scaryideas : FFFFOUND
Categories: Ads, Toys, Advertising, Art
Posted at 1:39 pm on June 18, 2008
10 Comments -
As in: “this particular child is clearly ready to stick any kind of violent toy directly into another child’s eye.”
Comment by Rit — June 18, 2008 @ 2:41 pm
To me this seems to be stating that a child’s mind is an inherently dangerous thing and that the next logical step to keep your children safe would be lobotomies for all.
Comment by myles — June 18, 2008 @ 5:31 pm
if playing with violent toys means you grow up to make art that awesome, then why would you want to take that away from children?? Madness.
Comment by Giania — June 18, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
Didn’t Gepeto make himself a little boy to play with?
I’d rather my kids be violent than subjects to pedophilia.
Comment by Casey — June 18, 2008 @ 10:59 pm
all those dangerous toys make me go “Iwant”
Comment by simon — June 19, 2008 @ 3:33 am
I think that it would make the coolest 3-d puzzle ever. Violent toys or a slinky? what right thinking child would chose a mass of wire over something toothy, mutated and bristling with weapons.
Comment by Goththom — June 19, 2008 @ 5:42 pm
It should just say “READ.”
Comment by Elmo — June 20, 2008 @ 5:41 pm
lame
Comment by Joe Blo — June 20, 2008 @ 8:49 pm
- So if the kid getz dangerous toys they will cause mass destruction from the dangers which already overfill their brain?
- It would make more sense to have a pure brain up there, as to symbolize that the child currently is innocent are therefore should not be made corrupt; but they went at it all wrong.
- Maybe they should have put a toy knife jabbing into the kids skull destroying its brain. That would bring out the message more.
- I like the pic though. ( >
Comment by KaT — June 23, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
Yeah, I’m with myles. I initially thought this ad was a wholly satirical statement, with the subtext being “If you’re going to try to take away all ‘violent toys’, you’d have to find a way to eliminate kids’ imagination.” I mean, that looks like the natural state of a healthy kid’s brain, to me.
Comment by Matt — June 27, 2008 @ 10:46 am