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UNICEF launches ‘Mr. Poo’ mascot in India to curb public defecation
Washington Times ^
| April 16, 2014
| Jessica Chasmar
Posted on 04/16/2014 12:01:45 PM PDT by Mount Athos
UNICEFs new campaign, Poo2Loo, targets Indias public defecation problem with a series of music videos, pranks and advertisements featuring a giant feces mascot.
According to the campaign, 620 million Indians are defecating in public every day.
Thats half the population dumping over 65 million kilos of poo out there every day. If this poo continues to be let loose on us, there will be no escaping the stench of life threatening infections, diseases and epidemics, the Poo2Loo website says, while asking visitors to sign a pledge to ending public defecation.
YouTube videos for the campaign feature giant, walking, talking, dancing, singing, piles of poo, and website visitors can even play a video game called Toilet Trek, where players can experience how difficult it is to find a public toilet in India.
According to the website, 28 million school children lack access to a toilet in school, and women and girls often avoid defecating until nighttime to avoid shame and possible assault.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: celebratediversity; india; mrpoo; napl; poo2loo; publichealth; toilettrek; unicef; unitednations; youtubevideo
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I always try hard to bring you the most important stories of the day.
Here is a pic of the mascot for "poo2Loo".
To: Mount Athos
What about My. Hanky, he doesn`t get the job?
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:04:33 PM PDT
by
nomad
To: Mount Athos; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows; GeronL
Mr. Poo has hands. WHO wants to shake hands with Mr. Poo?
Really now!???
Um, sorry I asked.
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:05:17 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: Mount Athos
Third world people have Third world ways and Third world problems. Forcing them onto First world nations is an act of war.
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:05:39 PM PDT
by
Count of Monte Fisto
(The foundation of modern society is the denial of reality.)
To: Mount Athos
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:06:50 PM PDT
by
nomad
To: Mount Athos
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:07:27 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: Mount Athos
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:07:59 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: Mount Athos
Sharpton would call me racist, but I'd swear it has a strong resemblance to our "Dear Leader" POS.
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:08:12 PM PDT
by
The Sons of Liberty
(Who but a TYRANT shoves down another man's throat what he has exempted himself from?)
To: nomad
“Gee Kyle...you smell all flowery....”
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:08:46 PM PDT
by
W.Lee
(After the first one, the rest are free.)
To: Mount Athos
I think this was in South Park.
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:09:06 PM PDT
by
ZULU
(STOP JEB BUSH!!!! NO MORE BUSHES!! US OUT OF THE UN AND UN OUT OF US!!)
To: Mount Athos
I know this isn't a caption thread, but I couldn't resist.
Poo: "Hi. I'm Obamacare. Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you."
Guy: "I'll pay the fine!"
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:10:34 PM PDT
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: Mount Athos
somebody send al franken there in his diaper.
finally a job worth his stature.
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:11:27 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
To: LostInBayport
I was thinking that mascot could be useful in an obamacare protest somehow.
Maybe if the mascot held a sign saying that “Obamacare is a stinkburger?”
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:12:18 PM PDT
by
Mount Athos
(A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
To: Mount Athos
Guess I cross off India as a prospective vacation spot because of all the sh!tters.
Geez, Mexico is not that bad, and it is definitely a turd world country. Thought India was supposed to be somewhat advanced.
To: Mount Athos
To: Mount Athos
I saw a film about this on Al Gore’s TV channel several years back. I often wondered, how hard is it to dig a simple slit trench, and cover up after! Is digging there out of style?
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:22:10 PM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
To: Mount Athos
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:24:23 PM PDT
by
goldi
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
But you would just be digging in crap.
To: Mount Athos
If crapping all over the street isn’t bad enough, they also dump dead bodies in the river where they bathe!
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posted on
04/16/2014 12:27:48 PM PDT
by
Beagle8U
(Unions are an Affirmative Action program for Slackers! .)
To: Mount Athos
I quickly quit a job once because they wanted my to travel to India two times a year for a week or more a trip. When they told me I had a new job 3 weeks later.
Even Pinter’s parents said it was a dreadful place.
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