the Ninja Turtles Twin Tower episode

[Anarky]

Originally Posted by Sewer Bull

I daresay it was actually popculture that inspired Al-Quaida.

Not quite, but the media does have its effect on today's so-called terrorism. It's all about attention. You know, the Twin Towers held no strategic value to anyone, so why knock them down and kill thousands of unnecessary lives? Because people will be watching. It's no longer about political targets or strategic value, it's about being seen, attention, your personal 15 seconds in the spotlight.

The Pentagon, I can sort of understand, but then again, there's too much left for conspiracy theoreticians (is that even a word?) to blahblah about and sadly, most of it sounds more or less credible.

To go back to the subject. I feel it's a disgrace to cut out the Twin Towers from any movie and media. It's not like they never existed! People should see it the way they were protrayed, the mighty, beautiful Twin Towers that were in the middle of a really friggin' huge city. It's not like that big hole in the ground was always a big hole in the ground. And people died in there, people died to save other people who the media doesn't give a damn about. It was a really big act of humans helping humans, the way it should be. But what do we get? "Al Qaida this" and "Saddam Hussein... oh no, not him... oops sorry." and "Bin Laden that". All those unsung heroes... Sure, you see the guy with the Twin Towers tattoo on TV or in the newspaper, but that's about it.

I'd even pay money to see Spider-Man with the Twin Towers in cinemas again. So, no, I don't think that cutting Twin-Towers-Scenes is of any use.