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[–]sgt_ep1k 20 points21 points ago

Why was this posted in /r/wtf?

[–]Creole_Bastard 16 points17 points ago

[–]shaggorama[S] 3 points4 points ago

omg it's REAL!

[–]Creole_Bastard 0 points1 point ago

One of my favorite subreddits.

[–]The_Turk2 7 points8 points ago

Why is this posted here? This is just an ad, its not trying to cover up some truth, or show one side of the story. This is just another example of a "Propaganda" misunderstanding.

[–]rainbowjarhead 21 points22 points ago

Public service announcement is a long-winded term for propaganda used by people that are too embarrassed to use the more succinct word.

[–]shaggorama[S] 7 points8 points ago

"propaganda" is not necessarily media that is trying to "cover up some truth."

From wikipedia:

Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position by presenting only one side of an argument. Propaganda is usually repeated and dispersed over a wide variety of media in order to create the chosen result in audience attitudes.

As opposed to impartially providing information, propaganda, in its most basic sense, presents information primarily to influence an audience. Propaganda often presents facts selectively (thus possibly lying by omission) to encourage a particular synthesis, or uses loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented. The desired result is a change of the attitude toward the subject in the target audience to further a political agenda. Propaganda can be used as a form of political warfare.

While the term propaganda has justifiably acquired a strongly negative connotation by association with its most manipulative and jingoistic examples (e.g. Nazi Propaganda used to justify the Holocaust), propaganda in its original sense was neutral, and could refer to uses that were generally benign or innocuous, such as public health recommendations, signs encouraging citizens to participate in a census or election, or messages encouraging persons to report crimes to the police, among others.

[–]The_Turk2 0 points1 point ago

From what you posted:

Propaganda is usually repeated and dispersed over a wide variety of media in order to create the chosen result in audience attitudes.

Propaganda often presents facts selectively (thus possibly lying by omission) to encourage a particular synthesis, or uses loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented.

[–]shaggorama[S] 2 points3 points ago

All of these points are satisfied by the PSA I posted.

[–]MrTej 15 points16 points ago

[–]anotherkenny 5 points6 points ago

Haha, here are the two others: vespa and flying girl.

[–]njndirish 2 points3 points ago

These things remind me so much of Heavy Metal

[–]SwissArmyLight 7 points8 points ago

This would be a great tool for explaining how babies are made.

[–]BRBaraka 0 points1 point ago

by accident?

[–]Felt_Ninja -1 points0 points ago

So, [see comic #2] the guy dressed semi-flamboyantly, roller skating in a town with a trolley - the guy that at first glace, seems to be happily homosexual - would get charged with rape? ...No.

[–]keganmak 1 point2 points ago

More!!

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[–]ProbablyNotLying 5 points6 points ago

Are you confused? I think you're looking for /r/funny. This is /r/PropagandaPosters, where we share and discuss propaganda instead of complaining about jokes.

[–]n1c0_ds 0 points1 point ago

Still makes sense to maintain the effect of the poster.