The spoof video below was created by an advocacy group in support of the Household Product Labeling Act. It gets the message across, but what do you think — did they take it too far? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
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It could have benefitted from better editing, but to answer your question, I don’t think it goes too far. Heck, it’s less offensive than an average episode of “Family Guy”, and this at least is a beneficial message.
After a lot of consideration, David, I can tell you the answer to your headline is, “no”.
It’s a little too long, but funny and effective. I like it.