Posted on 10/23/2026 5:35:42 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
An Irish public service announcement from a government-funded group that urged grandparents to get consent before hugging their grandkids was yanked after fierce backlash and pleas from politicians for “a bit of common sense.”
The advert released by the group We-Consent — a project of the Dublin Rape Crisis Center — was axed after it was deemed “inappropriate and demeaning to grandparents,” Jim O’Callaghan, Minister for Justice of Ireland, announced on Thursday.
“The video produced by the DRCC involving grandparents does not represent the views of the Government,” O’Callaghan, whose department was a source of funding for the campaign, wrote in a post on X.
“It was both inappropriate and demeaning to grandparents and has been removed by DRCC following my officials’ engagement with them,” O’Callaghan said.
“It goes without saying that having loving grandparents in a child’s life is an incredibly positive thing to be cherished and not something to be campaigned against.”
The 25-second ad featured one grandchild happily hugging their grandparents, while another appears uncomfortable as her grandparents lean in for an embrace.
“Not everyone wants a hug. Even from the people who love them,” the video declared.
“Awkward? Maybe. Important? Absolutely,” the campaign added.
We-Consent, supported by Ireland’s Department of Justice and Department of Children, Disability, and Equality, is a national program that aims to inform and engage all members of society about consent.
“While it is vital to ensure that people understand the concept of consent when it comes to sexual relationships, this video did not advance that aim and, in many ways, was counterproductive,” O’Callaghan added of the choice to remove the ad.
The advert, one of three in the group’s campaign, drew fierce backlash from politicians and on social media following its release.
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Great response !!
Irish PSA urging grandparents to get consent before hugging grandkids yanked after backlash
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Actually this is very good advice. Prudent and necessary.
If you’re Joe Biden.
No need for lengthy analysis.
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Their Muslim invaders don’t ask for anything like consent. They take things as a given.
“Actually this is very good advice. Prudent and necessary.
If you’re Joe Biden.”
LOLLLL!
Sounds like they really think Biden represents old people.
Some people truly deserve a severe beating.
Only the state is allowed to embrace you.
,,, the Dublin Rape Crisis Center is violating grandparents.
Beautiful.
Thank you.
Can be used for so many news clips by Jayapal, AOC, Joy Reid, JB Pritzker, Talarico, el-Sayed and others.
Eeewwwwww. What an image I have to cleanse from my mind now.
All those little girls handed waffle cone ice cream by Biden.
Irish gov’mt surrendered to the Globalists years ago.
Ireland needs another Cromwell. IRA is worthless, they surrendered too. Wonder if they asked for the full 30 pieces or settled on fewer.
Starting from baseline Irish this is NOT good.
It's probably a net population IQ improvement to let flood after flood of African and ME immigrants into Ireland.
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