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About 5 - 7 years ago...KLSX Radio ran an ad campaign that featured the Hiddenburgh fully engulfed in flames as it fell to earth.....
....only this was an ad for Howard Sterne's Radio show on KLSX radio....I hated the ad, I thought it was the most crass and insensitve thing ever put out as a television commercial...and they showed it over and over and over...daily, nightly, I'd say it ran several hundred times.
My question is, does anyone expect to ever see such an ad involving the WTC...???
I say we never will see it.
But then, what is the difference between the Howard Sterne television ad depicting Rock Music over a shot of the fully engulfed in flames Hiddenburgh as being "acceptable or broadcastable", yet a different standard may apply to the WTC....
Why?
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[This message has been edited by Alex (edited November 23, 2001).]
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They're already using American flags & "patriotism" to sell auto's. It's only a matter of time before the WTC collapse footage is used to sell McDonald's Happy Meals.
Seriously, the govt. is coming out with war bonds again. I think it's likely that we'll see the WTC footage MANY times in the tv commercials that are bound to come out advertising these new war bonds.
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alex, you have too much compassion for humans.
you know, as well as i, that you will live to see that day.
it almost makes me want to puke thinking about it.
but what am i?
only the minority in a capitalistic (or should i say, fascist), elitist society.
*pukes*
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S.S.D.D.?
(same shit, different day) ?
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I'm not sure I see the actual footage of the WTC collapsing being used in overt commercialization.
Just like I don't think a comedian will ever joke about the WTC either.
Sure do wonder why it was OK to use the Hiddenburgh footage in a KLSX television commercial to promote the radio station.
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tard--
yes! http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>I'm not sure I see the actual footage of the WTC collapsing being used in overt commercialization.
Just like I don't think a comedian will ever joke about the WTC either.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
ummm...alex?
we are speaking of the same genus of animal, aren't we????
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Alex; considering how shallow & lowbrow many commedians are today, believe it's only a matter of time before seeing a WTC-skit on SNL or MAD-TV.
As for War-Bonds; the actual footage would be used for sympathy purchases. Make people feel "unpatriotic" for not supporting the war effort, when "so many innocent citizens paid with their lives".
As for the Hindenberg footage, it happened a long time ago. Someone in 30 or 40 years is gonna use the WTC footage of people jumping out of the buildings from 80-stories to sell videocameras.
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ok. now i'm fired up!
alex, i completely agree. i was freakin PISSED when i saw wal-mart bringin' anything red, white and blue up front.
i about spat on the floor in a huff.
one of these days i'm gonna just blow...
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SHATOUSHKA:
ok. now i'm fired up!
alex, i completely agree. i was freakin PISSED when i saw wal-mart bringin' anything red, white and blue up front.
i about spat on the floor in a huff.
one of these days i'm gonna just blow...
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I read your response two times, with a hour gap in between.
It hit me entirely differently the second time compared with the first.
The first time I read your post, I thought you were referring to the American Flag.
But after rereading it what I think you mean is they are creating a red white and blue motiff out of anything they sell.
That is creepy, but perhaps more profitable.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Tard:
Alex; considering how shallow & lowbrow many commedians are today, believe it's only a matter of time before seeing a WTC-skit on SNL or MAD-TV.
As for War-Bonds; the actual footage would be used for sympathy purchases. Make people feel "unpatriotic" for not supporting the war effort, when "so many innocent citizens paid with their lives".
As for the Hindenberg footage, it happened a long time ago. Someone in 30 or 40 years is gonna use the WTC footage of people jumping out of the buildings from 80-stories to sell videocameras.
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Well, lets expose the crassness now in an effort to quell the need by others to be creative at a later date.
NO "going out of business" commercials with a shot of the WTC crumbling.
Since the destruction was caused by a terrorist act, we either already have laws or should have a law that prevents the commercialization of such an act to sell private enterprise products....although that could not include education....sigh...
There are laws on the books that prevent those convicted of heinous crimes to not profit from their act.
Has any commercial ever been made showing the Rodney King beating footage?
Perhaps there is a fine line to consider here...profiting from the WTC disaster to educate about how buildings are made is one thing...or even if a hospital wants to promote how it operates in times of tragedy might even be acceptable...as long as they already have a proven track record...
So the passing of time may someday mean the WTC news event will crossover to sell some type of product.
EITheR way, I'm not buying it.
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Congratulations Mayor Guiliani, for using your newfound celebrityhood tooooooooooo.....drum rollllllll....pleasssssssse.......
To film commercials for your political buds running for office...IN CALIFORNIA!!!
Never dreamed the mayor would be the one so overtly capitalizing. Interviews on TV are one thing, but actually taping a commercial for a political candidate from California, running in California, is, sadly, profiteering from the WTC.
For Shame.
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kinda like reagan.
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The Acropolis
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Its been almost 7 years and I havent seen the OKC federal building being used as the focal point of any jokes.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TastinGood:
Its been almost 7 years and I havent seen the OKC federal building being used as the focal point of any jokes.
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Well, your answer has inspired a new topic post.
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Yeah, I would hope that people would have enough compassion and respect to leave well enough alone, but honestly, I can very easily see Chris Kattan aping around pretending the WTC is falling down around his ears...
Perhaps OKC wasn't disastrous enough for jokesters...?
