The billboard reads, “Life is short, get a divorce.” Tell me one person that agrees with this method of advertising legal services? Being recently divorced I think I’m fully qualified to weigh on this subject. My perspective is that it is sad.
What does that billboard really mean? Nobody is fooled, it means one thing said many different ways, “married people, look what you are missing.” It means, “Go ahead, quit on someone that loves you.” It means, “Quitting is for winners.”
The firm that created this ad claims that it offers hope and is optimistic. They give no consideration that the ad is clearly designed to motivate people to give up on their marriage, and if they do… there are victims to this act. Look at me, my youngest son at four actually prays at dinner at grace saying, “…and let mommy and daddy get back together.”
I wish Corri would call me. Believe me; she’d get some compelling words. She’d get a sense of the humanity she seemingly lacks. But let’s face it; someone that lacks a moral compass won’t be bothered by anything they hear. Her words, “we don’t cause divorce, people cause divorce, lawyers don’t.” are a cope out. The fact is simple, using logic I once learned when I sang in a band, “your audience will find you” (play whatever style music you desire), this firm is really advertising this message, “we have no moral compass, if you don’t either, hire us.”
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