Drew Brees' PointsBet commercial has left lightning strike victims enraged with a major organization ripping the NFL superstar's "inappropriate" and "disgusting" stunt...(uhhh, is this a stunt too?)...

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Lightning Strike and Electric Shock Survivors International -- an organization that has members in 13 countries that helps those impacted by similar accidents -- got wind of Brees' commercial ... and they tell TMZ Sports they're not happy.

"The recent Drew Brees lightning commercial is an inappropriate, disgusting method of promoting gambling or any TV commercial campaign," a statement from LSESSI says.

"This is a deadly injury, and it is disappointing to see the continual ridicule of lightning and electrical injury survivors in comical light in which it is presented for commercial gain and profit."

The org. says it did not find any humor in the ad ... considering many survivors are forever impacted after an accident, and it affects their loved ones as well.

"To poke fun at these folks and make this injury trivial is unacceptable, and what example does it set for our children to learn?"

There's more -- "As a survivor, this is very disturbing, the thoughtlessness on the part of the participants who are trying to profit from tragedy is remarkable. Much progress through hard work and education has been made over the last twenty years to lower the lightning/electrical deaths and risk of injury through education and informed knowledge of the dangers."

The org. believes Brees' ad "just set us back 20 years."

Seriously, are we being pranked again?

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griswold•20 months

You can literally do absolutely nothing without some obscure individual or group getting butt hurt about it. frick 'em

REG861•20 months

I can just see the fake news outrage now. “lightning disproportionately strikes people of color.”

JackieTreehorn•20 months

Say their names.

Flashback•20 months

Yay, a new crowd gets to be offended!

Tiger in Texas•20 months

Another morning and like every morning, some weak arse pussies have found something to be offended by...good grief people!

3deadtrolls•20 months

"Lightning Strike and Electric Shock Survivors International -- an organization that has members in 13 countries"

Let's just be honest, y'all got like 13 members.

2geaux•20 months

Is there a woke support group for catching my pinky toe on the table leg? There would be more members than lightning strike victims!
This world is filled with p******s!

Errerrerrwere•20 months

Brees chose his Tpos WR over his grandfather. No fricks to grow in my frick garden

Twenty 49•20 months

What are the odds PointsBet formed LSESSI to stir up controversy and generate publicity for their ad?

NOSTRODAMUS•20 months

Imagine going through life being offended……by ANYTHING.

TeeRoy•20 months

As far as I am concerned it is kinda silly. But he deserves it after caving to the woke mob and not having a backbone to stand for the flag!!!!

Tigerfan56•20 months

The irony of TeeRoy calling it silly to be offended by trivial shite, all the while he was offended grown strangers peacefully knelt during :lol:

MOS0311•20 months

At least he isn't burning cities, having single moms fired for contradicting you with FBI data or gang jumping innocent people all because he was "offended by trivial shite" like your fellow mob of unwashed felons and child molesters, Tigerfan56...

panzer•20 months

All 116 members are REALLY PISSED!

MOS0311•20 months

You're being very generous here. Pregnant women don't count as two.

castorinho•20 months

Is this a joke lmao

Champs•20 months

Oh no… 12 people are upset

BlackPot•20 months

"Lightning Strike and Electric Shock Survivors International"

Jesus, this world is so weird

KurtSchrute•20 months

I identify as being struck by lightening, and on behalf of the entire LS/ESSI community (there are dozens of us), your comment is hate speech and won't be tolerated ;^)

Eli Goldfinger•20 months

Brees turned himself into a straight up pandering bitch. He deserves all the shite he has to eat.

TFH•20 months

All the shite he has to eat? That man eats nothing but steak lobster and pussy.

Datbayoubengal•20 months

If that dude was pandering for your bullshite, you'd have no problems. Why don't yall just come out and say it, "unless you like and agree with everything I do, you're forever dead to me". You're as weak and whiny as anybody else.

jbird7•20 months

Or goldfinger just doesn’t care for people who put a rapists name on their helmets? I for one find it hard to respect someone who does that. I don’t think Brees is a bad guy but it’s hard to have any respect for him.

TigerPaw7•20 months

Wow, the blowback from this commercial is Shocking.

jnethe1•20 months

Don’t worry, drew Bree’s kneeled for a convicted rapists. He’s good y’all.

CajunBullet•20 months

Yep, ole Drew "The Knees" Brees is a class act! I bet his grandfathers are proud of him?

DotBling•20 months

Lost all respect for this clown when he back BLM and Jacob Blake. What a loser.

3PieceSpicy•20 months

The entire team did ****. He was just pretending so he could his retirement season.

Strannix•20 months

Drew brought all of this on himself, NEVER APOLOGIZE for something you are morally correct on. He's now just a sad example of the consequences.

udtiger•20 months

Normally, I'd say these people need to get the frick over it. But Brees deserves every bit of bad PR and annoyance that comes his way for his frickery

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