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This War Film Wants You To Stop Touching Yourself [VIDEO]
Feb 08, 2014 00:37
"Wounded on the Battlefield" is a four-minute story about a young man who is at war... with himself, because he simply can't stop watching porn. Yes, this is an actual anti-masturbation ad from Brigham Young University-Idaho we're talking about here.
As the film gets narrated by the University's president, we see a young man falling prey to his internet browser before
daydreaming of himself wounded on a battlefield. It's only when his
roommate bravely rescues him that he "wakes up."
And according to the makers of the ad, we're supposed to take this very seriously:
"As such we regard addiction to pornography as a harmful and destructive vice. We also regard each other as brothers and sisters who believe we have a Christian obligation to watch out for the spiritual and physical well-being of those around us.
"The sole purpose of the video is to illustrate those principles for BYU-Idaho students as well as to encourage them to reach out in a spirit of love and concern if someone they know is struggling with any form of addiction."
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