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'Don't Jerk and Drive' campaign yanked by South Dakota after focus on 'innuendo'

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  1. Think for myself

    Think for myself Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    How on earth did this campaign advance as far as it did with no one realizing the alternative meaning?

    Yes, we all know the dangers of making sudden and violent movements of the steering wheel when driving on icy roads. Okay, I live in California and such things are not really a danger, but I can relate to the problem of jerking.

    Anyway, a bit lighter fare.

    http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/1...h-dakota-after-focus-on-innuendo--109932.html

    South Dakota state officials have decided that a public safety campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of jerking the steering wheel on icy roads is too risqué.



    The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has pulled the "Don't Jerk and Drive" ads, which played on the double-meaning of the word "jerk," a euphemism for masturbation.

    Highway Safety Director Lee Axdahl said the double meaning was intentional, to grab people's attention.

    SD Public Safety Director Trevor Jones said in a statement that he stopped the campaign because "I don't want this innuendo to distract from our goal to save lives."

    Before the cancellation, state Rep. Mike Verchio was planning to call Axdahl before the Transportation Committee to explain what Verchio calls "a terrible error in judgment."

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    Think for myself, Dec 20, 2014
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  2. Nightmare515

    Nightmare515 Ragin' Cajun Staff Member Past Donor

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    Seems like a good catch phrase to me to be honest. When I saw the title I honestly thought about the other thing first like Im sure most people did. But by doing so it caused me to click on this thread and then realize what they were talking about. It gained my attention.

    Good way to get people to read it and take notice. I would have kept the slogan.
     
    Nightmare515, Dec 20, 2014
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  3. Hotdogr

    Hotdogr Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    We need a campaign against BEING a jerk while driving. It's far too prevailent.
     
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  4. RPA1

    RPA1 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I had a GF who used to jerk my wheel a lot while I was driving. I learned to keep it steady though.
     
    RPA1, Dec 20, 2014
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  5. Spiritus Libertatis

    Spiritus Libertatis New Member Past Donor

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    Yet another case of Americans being terribly offended by something related to something as common as sex for some inexplicable reason.

    People are strange.
     
    Spiritus Libertatis, Dec 21, 2014
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