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The ad then challenges victim-blaming, saying, \"The only illusion is if you think it was her choice.\"

\"One in six women are victims of abuse,\" the text continues. \"Stop abuse against women.\"

The powerful ad was produced by South African creative agency Ireland/Davenport as a charity piece for the Salvation Army just Thursday.

\"We wanted to take advantage of the hype of the meme to spread awareness for something important,\" Ireland/Davenport creative director Wihan Meerhloz told ABC News today. \"Our creative team brainstormed ways to send a greater message about overlooked abuse against women using the dress.\"

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Meerhloz said he credits team members Caitlyn Goldring and Werner Cloete as the people behind the project literally done in less than a day.

\"We thought of the idea, produced it and offered it completely free to the Salvation Army in less than 24 hours,\" he said. \"We hope it takes off on the Internet like the original dress did.\"

The PSA had over 1,200 retweets as of this morning, with dozens of positive feedback from Twitter users.

@SalvationArmySA Brilliant campaign. Let's hope it helps stop abuse blindness

— Julie Posetti (@julieposetti) March 6, 2015

@SalvationArmySA @garyadcock Wow. Turned that one around. Powerful re-use of social media.

— Erik Naso (@ErikNaso) March 6, 2015

\"Everybody on the Internet, thank you for retweeting, resending and sharing this strong message,\" Meerhloz said. \"Let's keep on going!\"

The Salvation Army in South Africa and #TheDress retailer Roman did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for additional comment.

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