So, Mad Men put out posters depicting a man falling from a rooftop to advertise the new series. New Yorkers are up in arms about this because it brings back haunting memories of 9/11 and the iconic man falling from the building.
Deborah Burlingame, daughter of the pilot of the jet that hit the Pentagon on 9/11 said that the advertisement was cruel and tasteless, and that putting those images so close to the site of 9/11 is ridiculous and it will obviously evoke emotion of that day.
AMC, the network that is responsible for Mad Men said that they have been using that image since 2007 to represent a man whose life is in turmoil and they didn't do it to purposely hurt those affected by 9/11.
There will be many arguments about if it is defensive, yet there will be many that say it is not. What do you think?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2108253/Mad-Men-falling-man-poster-Creators-accused-insensitivity-9-11-victims-families.html
3 comments:
(Staci):
Per our discussion in class, if people knew about the show starting off with this image, then there shouldn't be an issue with them posted all over NYC. The posters aren't meant to be criticizing or attacking anyone, they are simply for advertisement and display.
I agree with Staci. I think people are choosing to be offended without knowing the full story.
I understand the poster has been the same for the show for several seasons, but you have to think about the location of where it is being placed. People are sensitive about things relating to 9/11 in NYC just like when they wanted to build a Mosque by the Twin Towers memorial.
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