I was really offended by this when I first saw it as I can remember being a fan of the Smurfs as a child. I also assumed this had to do with Iraq, which bothered me.
Apparently it's not:
The UN children's agency has launched a hard-hitting ad campaign, involving cartoon legends the Smurfs being blown away in a sudden air strike.
The film, which aims to raise money for former child soldiers in Africa, is being shown on Belgian TV.
A spokesman for Unicef Belgium said it had departed from previous policies on advertising in order to shock people, and that this tactic was working.
Unicef said the ad should only run late at night to avoid scaring children. Read more
OK, I'll go along with this. The child soldier problem in Africa is abhorent and more indeed needs to be done about it. If stomping to death yet another one of my childhood memories saves an ex-African child soldier then so be it. I only ask that the Thundercats please be left in peace.
Have a good weekend folks.
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