Progressive Insurance runs ads showing violence

HombreVIII writes "Last July their ad featured a sexy woman, (the type that girls say "I wanna be like her when I grow up!"), using a webpage to cast voodoo spells on a guy finishing off in grand tradition with a pair of pliers to the genitals. This time at least she leaves the genitals alone, but once again she's smiling contentedly as she uses the voodoo website with the words "Cheating Boyfriend" emblazoned across the top to prick a guy with a pin, burn his foot, and finally shrink his head. Judging by the facial reactions of the girl he's dancing with, another sexy girl, she finds the fact that he's experiencing pain repulsing rather than sympathizing. In light of the fact that this ad was made after recieving the letters MANN readers sent them about the last commercial, under no circumstances will I ever use Progressive insurance."

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