Polite Dissent

Another of the “Verb — It’s What You Do” PSAs that are meant to encourage kids to become active. One of the least inspired PSA campaigns of recent memory, though both major comic companies did join in. Marvel Comics at least had new art for their Verb PSAs; DC, on the other hand, just took a stock image and slapped a few captions on it. At least this Teen Titans one is better than the Justice League one.

I do wonder about the captions though. Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy all have captions that suggest they want to play with others. That’s good and fits the tone of the PSA campaign. Starfire’s caption is much more violent — she wants to destroy “opponents.” And I’m not sure how Raven’s “making new rules” is conducive to either good game play or friendship (”Raven, you can’t just skip over Boardwalk!” “Yes I can, I just mystically created a rule that says so!”)

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