Raise your glass... To speaking up.

Where do I start? First, who thinks this video is offensive, and who thinks it's eye-opening?

The video was directed by Dave Meyers, who just for your information has done many other controversial commercials and videos, if you'd like to take a look, check out his website. He's also vegan, which I am not, but I can still see the value in the shocking statement visual in this video when you see a row of blind-folded women being milked, and then their milk being fed to a cow. Let me tell you, that visual will be in my head the next time I have a glass of milk.

Other issues raised in this video include animal abuse, when pink goes to kill the matador execution style, bullying, same-sex marriage, and of course the ever-controvercial subject of religion.

I saw this video this morning, during a time when any other adult, teenager, or child could see it. Is this video too offensive to have on air at that time, especially since it's on a station that appeals to younger audiences? Or, is this video the perfect medium for provoking thought throughout youth?

In my opinion, these issues are ones that should be thought and talked about. I think conversations on these topics should happen more frequently. And youth especially should be able to have the opportunity to form their own opinion on whether or not these images or offensive or not, and also what the images and messages been thrown around today's commercials, advertisements, videos, etc. really mean to society in general, and also to them personally.