I can't believe that anyone actually thought this was a good idea

[andrewducker]

Comments

[a-pawson.livejournal.com]

A good idea? In terms of publicity generation it worked. I had never heard of this group before today. Now I have and have visited their website - if only to check it wasn't some sort of spoof.

[momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com]

Bit cheesy.

But the softly softly message clearly has insufficient impact.

[kurosau.livejournal.com]

I think it's hilarious. And effective. And think about this. The people that think that this is a sign of how horrible the climate change activists are, well, let me paint a picture for you.

They believe that if you're a climate change activist, then you'd like to blow up anyone that disagrees with you. Violently. With lots of gore.

That's a good way to make fun of climate change skeptics, I'd say.

[crm.livejournal.com]

i cant even tell the difference between a climate change skeptic and a normal person any more, i cant tell wat the message is.

all i know is that of all the people i meet and speek to while the majority acknowlege climate change as as close as dammit scientific consensus only a hand-full have forsworn air-travel. I must therefore assume that you are all climate change deniers and that this video is a jibe at me and the few others who have actually made lifestyle changes.

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

I agree with you, frankly. I don't think this movie is going to convince anyone who wasn't already convinced. Also, um, no.

[broin.livejournal.com]

OH COME ON. Where did your sense of humour burrow off to? :D

Dude. I know how sick your sense of humour is. _Dude_.

Are you saying that it's not funny, or that the joe would be misread, or...?

[undeadbydawn.livejournal.com]

I absolutely love this. best thing I've seen in ages.


and no, I'm not joking.

[chuma.livejournal.com]

I concur. It seems utterly stupid and pointless.

[meico.livejournal.com]

Wow. That was a bit sick. It actually made me a bit ill to watch the whole thing through. The first one- portraying the murder of school children- was especially tasteless.

[sarcasm]
Being someone who is actively for environmental stewardship I really appreciate being portrayed as a child murderer- thanks.
[/sarcasm]

[daisyflip.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when I heard it had been withdrawn, I was looking forward to seeing it as it sounded like something I'd find funny and try to defend. But...don't think it got the point over and don't think it was funny*. And now people will be talking about how offended they are and forgetting the message.

*Nothing to do with being offended (I can easily see something's offensive and still find it guilt-inducingly funny)

[octopoid-horror.livejournal.com]

Withdrawing an ad is pretty meaningless these days. Links to it are cropping up all over the place, specifically [i]because[/i] because it was withdrawn.

[luckylove.livejournal.com]

I don't get it at all. And now I hope that the people behind this advert get their heads exploded. It makes me want to turn the thermostat up to 30, open all the doors and windows and switch on all the lights just to spite them and I'm fairly certain that's not the sort of impact they were hoping for. If this is their idea of good advertising then I will not be supporting them.