Think cigarette warning labels are bad? You鈥檝e seen nothing yet.
Seemingly taking a page out of the Ontario government鈥檚 anti-smoking handbook, students at the University of Windsor are using some shocking and even disturbing imagery to encourage responsible drinking on campus.
From repulsive gore to scantily-clad women, student anti-drinking posters depict the harsh realities associated with poor drinking decisions for their .
But some of those posters have raised concerns on campus about whether they鈥檝e crossed the line.
One poster shows the bloody and disfigured face of a man after a brutal drunk driving accident. Another depicts a young woman bending over.
鈥淟et鈥檚 see how many guys will buy me a drink tonight,鈥� reads the poster. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 wear this outfit for nothing.鈥�
鈥淭hat poster is so clearly something to be concerned about,鈥� University of Windsor psychology professor Charlene Senn told 麻豆传媒 Windsor. 鈥淚t fits into woman-blaming myths of sexual assault and suggests that women are, in some way, responsible.鈥�
The student who made the poster stands by her work.
鈥淚 was that girl once,鈥� said artist Hillary Miller. 鈥淚 started getting myself into really bad situations that I really regretted.鈥�
Student reactions have been mixed.
鈥淭here鈥檚 kind of this implication that the woman in the picture is only getting dressed up for the sake of getting the attention of guys,鈥� said one student.
鈥淚 know girls like this,鈥� said another.
One thing鈥檚 for sure, students certainly have people thinking about alcohol abuse. Considering the staggering numbers, maybe that's not such a bad thing.
An estimated 90 per cent of Canadian university students drink alcohol while 32 per cent drink heavily at least once a month, according to a report by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness.
With a report from CTV Windsor's Christie Bezaire
