Even though many commenters here write about how creepy these ads are, I don’t think many people realize how <i>weird</i> this looks to the rest of the world.  The US and New Zealand are the <i>only two western nations</i> which even allow them to exist.<p>As I am not residing in the US myself, the only experience I have of this phenomenon is in parody form:  Progenitorivox!<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=mYodDH4qZQo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=mYodDH4qZQo</a><p>(I may or may not have written this comment with the exclusive purpose of linking that video.)