Dramatic Photo: Jessica Alba’s Muzzled Plea

Dramatic Photos: Jessica Alba’s Muzzled Plea
Copyright 2008 / ET
A muzzled, teary-eyed, and jaw-bound Jessica Alba appears in a provocative and compelling new ad campaign encouraging young adults to get active in the upcoming presidential election.

The striking ad is for "Declare Yourself," a non-partisan, non-profit national voting initiative aimed to get young voters to register and vote in the 2008 presidential race. The ad bears the slogan: “Only You Can Silence Yourself.”

"These images, while incredibly unsettling, are extremely compelling to today’s young adults," said Marc Morgenstern, Declare Yourself Executive Director. "With less than 40 days left until the national election, we deliberately chose vivid and startling imagery to break through and underscore the grave consequences of not voting and in effect muzzling oneself."

The dramatic, eye-popping photo of a struggling Alba was taken by renowned photographer Mark Liddell.

Click here for more information on the "Declare Yourself" campaign.

Published 10/2/08 by the Insider

Comments (15)

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  • she's a joke.. used to think she was hot but not after her political remarks... cant stand it when stars do that stuff... i'm done watchin her movies not to mention many others
    Anonymous 1/28/09 Reply
  • Personally I wish the uninformed wouldn't vote. Too many vote based on appearance or MTV commercials or so on. Can't name a single reason why they like their candidate.

    And yes, choosing not to vote is an intelligent choice. No, you don't lose...
    Anonymous 10/7/08 Reply
  • The sad part is all these campaigns focus solely on voting. But pushing a button or pulling a lever every 2 or 4 years does little good. To make the changes necessary, it will require much more organization and effort than that. Voting for the turds...
    Anonymous 10/7/08 Reply
  • "underscore the grave consequences of not voting and in effect muzzling oneself"

    that is completely ridiculous

    go ahead and make your own lack of a voice heard

    there are so many people that make an intelligent decision to not vote. you...
    Anonymous 10/3/08 Reply
    • Since when is not voting an intelligent decision? When you don't vote, you forfeit your right to complain about anything. That's muzzling yourself. If you think you can not vote and still have a voice, you are either stupid or delusional.
      Anonymous 10/3/08
  • "underscore the grave consequences of not voting and in effect muzzling oneself"

    that is completely ridiculous

    go ahead and make your own lack of a voice heard

    there are so many people that make an intelligent decision to not vote. you...
    Anonymous 10/3/08 Reply
  • A muzzled and jaw-bound redundancy.
    Why has there been no media backlash with womans rights groups? I would think they are foaming at the mouth to associate this with domestic violence.
    Anonymous 10/3/08 Reply
  • she can't suck it with that muzzle on
    Anonymous 10/3/08 Reply
    • lol, i was wondering who would say something like that 1st.
      Anonymous 10/3/08
  • Striking image, definatly conveys the message. To use the stunningly beautiful Ms Alba, in such a stark image make it more powerful.
    Anonymous 10/2/08 Reply
  • Very nice ad ,I hope some day jessica will become the next woman to vote for ....
    MohanadQ 10/2/08 Reply
    • Oh god no. It's good that she's active in something important, but her as president is ridiculous.
      Anonymous 10/2/08
  • A very good ad campaign. Jessica Alba should be proud of herself.
    GeorgeJobson 10/2/08 Reply
  • ... it's a beautiful campaign of Jessica Alba ... so well defined .. to the point .. focussed ... it truely conveys the meaning .. and .. makes one think .. once .. twice .. on-and-on ...
    ambrishtyagi 10/2/08 Reply