Seriously?? I may have a vasculitis disorder, but I still have eyes.
- No photo?
- A strong, happy tree in the background?
- A shining sun with singing birds?
- A puppy snuggling with a patient?
- A happy vasculitis kid with the impossibly optimistic smile?
- A doctor looking competent and pleased?
- A retro-inspired pin-up girl?
Nothing?!! Just the grim reminder in BIG LETTERS – No cause. No cure. Cue the creepy, you're doomed music.
Well guess what, there's no cure for being hit by a bus, either. Why don't we plaster that slogan in big purple and red letters on the side of every public transit double-decker.
Plowed by a Bus?
Cause: Stupidity.
Cure: Natural Selection.
I'll be saving my contribution dollars, unless they go straight to developing a graphics department.
Geez, the folks in the Syphilis Art Department had their act together in the 1940s! Who doesn't love the green hand reference to the wicked witch? Or how about the happy painter man who stopped off at the casino before going to his doc? And this was before Adobe was more than a mud siding in the southwest.
I protest. I don't want the unartistic disease. It's asking too much.
I think this may be the beginning of your first blog inspired contest. Who can make the best vasculitis poster?
I want a poster that makes me wish I had it.
I mean, those syphilis posters have it all. I’m throwin’ dice, hangin’ out at a block party of millions. Awesomesauce.
Geez, the reason The Vasculitis Foundation changed their motto (something about finding a cure) is that Susan G. Komen breast cancer group tried to sue them. I am still really really unhappy with the new motto.
Cyn Know? no? It was chosen at a contest.
I found the poster very depressing. It left me feeling hopeless and unmotivated. UGH!
Glad you have something pink, plus two cats and a fabulous husband to comfort you (amongst other things).
Amber – I’m tell you, the Syphilis artists were ahead of their time!! It was actually hard to choose which to include.
Cyn and Angi — No joke. Isn’t it the worst?!! It actually won a contest? Horrifying.
It’s daunting. It’s difficult to feel joyful after seeing this.. I assume it won because it had the desired result? Not sure..
I am so with you girl! The worst poster I’ve ever seen was a poster with a squirrel on (this was in a school in front of a library.) The writing said: “Why are squirrel’s and Psychiatrist’s the same? Because they both collect nuts.” I complained to the teacher I was working with and asked her to speak to the school, but nothing ever came of it. As someone with bipolar disorder I found that poster extremely offensive.
Brenda — Right? How can this be any sort of winner? Were they going for “no one laughs when they see it”? If that’s the case, then job well done.
Elizabeth — NO!!! That poster is simply terrible. I’m glad you talked to your teacher, which I’m sure wasn’t easy. Good for you!