Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Elian Gonzalez and Child Obesity

Shown above is a photo of Elian Gonzalez being taken away from his family by force, to go back to Cuba. This photo was blasted all over the media in early 2000. Depicted here was U.S forces sent to remove Elian from his relative's home in Florida, to escort him back to his father in Cuba. As you can see this shows young Elian terrified in the arms of his family, because he is being ripped out of that house with guns pointed at him. This event was politically driven from the start when his mother took Elian on a raft from Cuba headed for America for a better life.
This is an ad to help raise awareness about childhood obesity and all of the effects of it. Fear is meant to be instilled in the parent viewing this ad. The child in the ad is standing on a scale and is clearly obese. The ad states that; type 2 diabetes, Heart disease, Stroke, Cancer, Sleep apnea and Depression are all things that childhood obesity can lead to. With childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes on the rise in America, parents all over are looking for ways to prevent it.

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