Comments on: A 9/11 Inspired Ad… Too Soon?

By: Philip J Robar

Philip J Robar — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:56:22 +0000

“One of the worst tragedies in the history of humanity” Please, give me a break. In the long history of evil that humans have perpetrated on other humans (e.g. Mao, Stalin, Hitler, the killing fields of Cambodia, and on, and on, and on…) 9/11 doesn’t even qualify as a minor footnote.

BTW, depending on whom you ask, the number of innocent people killed in Iraq alone since the U.S. invasion is ~100,000 to over 600,000.

By: Fernando Alvirez

Fernando Alvirez — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:27:54 +0000

The ad seems to deliberately want to shock. Shocking entices interest and being noticed, nowadays everything else just passes unnoticed.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:43:25 +0000

It’s not a question of how long, I think it is and always will be inappropriate. I can’t imagine an ad ever being produced based on Pearl Harbor or Hiroshima. Something went horribly wrong in the decision to produce this and common sense was left at the door. There was more intent to get noticed than to be effective.

By: Witness

Witness — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:53:17 +0000

From a closeup eyewitness to 9-11, it will always be too soon. I support WWF and appreciate the devastation of the tsunami, but 9-11 was so evil and not a natural disaster. While I see the point and the message I don’t see the comparison. This ad was upsetting and not because of the need to protect our planet but to relive the evil of the attacks.