Is using an emotionally charged topic such as "Career women make bad mothers" a good test to show bilboards work?

British moms outraged by "Career women make bad mothers" billboards

How do you think people in San Francisco would respond if giant advertisements reading "Career women make bad mothers" were plastered on the sides of buses?

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Do you think what the OAA did was wrong?

 

"This actually happened in London last week when a campaign was launched to prove the effectiveness of outdoor advertising. The idea was to show that you can grab people's attention and that certainly happened."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/detail?entry_id=54997&tsp=1##ixzz0cPpDVDUO

My opinion on this one is this - plaster any controversial topic on a bus in a large metro area and it will "spark discussion." The discussion will only prove how controversial the topic is not how effective ads on buses are.

Am I wrong here? What do you think?

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