Paramount Deletes "9/11" Ninja Turtles Poster

[ThatMarvelousGuy]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyorley/p...tant-ninja-tur

People take everything so seriously these days...

[LincolnHawk]

I agree....heard this was for the UK release, who by last check, had no relation to that event in history


apparently we are still living in the past...are film makers not allowed to show a building being blown up in fear of memories from 13 yrs ago, there really are some overly sensitive people in this world

[IndigoErth]

Saw that... Unfortunate faux pas by the company. I wouldn't say that people aren't right to be sensitive about something like that, a major gaff for sure, but no torches and pitchforks necessary.

[CyberCubed]

9/11 happened 13 years ago, and this was a poster for Australia. I don't see the problem.

Is every exploding building in a movie going to be linked to 9/11 now? Might as well ban every action movie ever made

[Asha]

But that poster is so Michael Bay. I kinda want a printed copy.

[plastroncafe]

It wasn't the UK poster, it was the Australian one.

http://www.themarysue.com/australian-tmnt/

Eh, it's a tumblr-level faux pas if anything.

[LincolnHawk]

one of the comments from the article:

Look, while australians may sympathise with the tragedy of the 9/11, i don't think they give a damn about the relation between the date and the poster. It's just something people outside US will probably not even consider an issue because, and i don't want this to sound the wrong way, it is americans the ones who care about this.

my sentiments exactly

[IndigoErth]

Who are the ones mostly speaking against it?


If it was instead a July 7th date on a U.S. poster featuring an exploding subway system - no my country probably isn't going to care too much, though - and maybe I'm just a sympathetic heart - I couldn't blame those in London who might easily see it online and find it distasteful.


Granted it was the World Trade Center, it was not only Americans who were lost and we don't know if any international opinions might be linked to that event or not.

[Cipher]

That ... was a pretty terrible call, honestly. Internet marketing is global, and that was really easy to avoid.

[Candy Kappa]

It was a unfortunate goof, taking it down just makes it awkward.

[ranger_scout]

Here is the statement they have released in case no one saw it.

“We are deeply sorry to have used that artwork for the marketing materials promoting the September 11 opening in Australia," said Paramount Australia in a statement. "Combining that image and date was a mistake. We intended no offense and have taken immediate action to discontinue its use.”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...-poster-722023

[Vicky82]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Who are the ones mostly speaking against it?


If it was instead a July 7th date on a U.S. poster featuring an exploding subway system - no my country probably isn't going to care too much, though - and maybe I'm just a sympathetic heart - I couldn't blame those in London who might easily see it online and find it distasteful.

I wouldn't have been upset over that (maybe a few sensitive people would) It was awful what happened that day and they still have a small memorial service for the 30+ people who died but we still continue as normal on July 7th (working, shopping ect).

If the July 7th bombing happend a day earlier a lot more people would have died (On July 6th we found out we got the olympics, thousands of people were in London that day)

Also the July 7th 2007 terror attack wasn't the only attack we had (cough IRA cough) I think the last one before that was 1999.

[Commenter 42]

Wow! Stupid is as stupid does?
They just can't do ANYTHING right.

[Walkabout]

Originally Posted by LincolnHawk

one of the comments from the article:

"Look, while Australians may sympathise with the tragedy of 9/11, I don't think they give a damn about the relation between the date and the poster. It's just something people outside the US will probably not even consider an issue because, and I don't want this to sound the wrong, it is Americans who are the ones who care about this"

my sentiments exactly

As an Aussie, I strongly disagree.
Besides the fact Australians died in the Twin Towers attacks, we are traditionally very fond of America and it's culture to the point of idolising/mimicking it...it was and is seen as an attack on us as much as the US- an attack on "the free world" if you will.
We watched it unfold on live TV too, and pretty much the whole country was absolutely horrified and devastated by 9/11, a truly global event.

Don't particularly mean to single you out or to get heavy, but it is most certainly a big deal here.

[Xav]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Who are the ones mostly speaking against it?

No one really. People are just pointing out how stupid it is.

[Shark_Blade]

Originally Posted by ranger_scout

Here is the statement they have released in case no one saw it.



http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...-poster-722023

Paramount is very professional and took care of it. Though I feel that some of those complainers are just looking for reasons to get angry for stupid reasons. Like they're overly dramatic sods, attention seekers and trouble makers.

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

9/11 happened 13 years ago, and this was a poster for Australia. I don't see the problem.

Is every exploding building in a movie going to be linked to 9/11 now? Might as well ban every action movie ever made

Agree.

[Sighphi]

This is stupid.
So now we can have images of exploding buildings ever on Sept 11?
Get out of here.

Stuff happens every day, pretty sure there have been several posters released on days that will offend some one.

[Bry]

I'm not outraged or anything - I'm just amazed that someone was able to type "September 11" on top of an image of an exploding building without making any connection at all.

I'm sure it was just an oversight, or someone was just following a direction and didn't want to question it, but... yow.

[Shark_Blade]

Originally Posted by Sighphi

This is stupid.
So now we can have images of exploding buildings ever on Sept 11?
Get out of here.

Stuff happens every day, pretty sure there have been several posters released on days that will offend some one.

Exactly.

So what, like Titanic sunk on 15th April 1912, so we can't ever have a poster with a sinking ship with the date 15th April, EVER?

Stupid.

[Cipher]

I'm sure no one was totally outraged over this poster, but ... guys. That connection was so easy to make when you have that date above the poster in a tweet. The Turtles were jumping/falling from an exploding skyscraper with the words "September 11" above the poster. That's pretty astounding. Why even chance dredging that up for someone when you're trying to promote a fun movie?

They messed up, did the right thing by cordially apologizing and taking that down, and promotion goes on. End of story.

Hyper-sensitive outrage isn't cool but neither is glib dismissal.

So what, like Titanic sunk on 15th April 1912, so we can't ever have a poster with a sinking ship with the date 15th April, EVER?

I'm sure it would've seemed like a bad call to do it while those directly impacted were still alive, yeah.