Moonlight Graham Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) Sometimes violence against women is necessary if you're a super-powerful evil mutant using alien technology to conquer the universe and a naked blue lizard-woman is trying to use her shape-shifting mutant powers to stop you. That's the message of this billboard and I agree with it whole-heartedly Edited June 4, 2016 by Moonlight Graham Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
WestCoastRunner Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 If the men on this forum thought just for a minute that if these types of billboard ads were eliminated that they would reduce the incidence of domestic violence would they agree to having the marketing gurus to take another look? And let's assume the proof is in the pudding. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
msj Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 Nope. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
WestCoastRunner Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 Nope. Can you explain why? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
Hal 9000 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) If the men on this forum thought just for a minute that if these types of billboard ads were eliminated that they would reduce the incidence of domestic violence would they agree to having the marketing gurus to take another look? And let's assume the proof is in the pudding. Of course! But, can we also do something about the domestic violence shown in videos by singers like Carrie Underwood, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift...just to name a few. Edited June 4, 2016 by Hal 9000 Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
Bonam Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 Why not just ban any form of expression that has ever led anyone to have had any violent thought, idea, or impulse? Quote
msj Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 Exactly. Is asinine .... Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Hal 9000 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 Why not just ban any form of expression that has ever led anyone to have had any violent thought, idea, or impulse? I'm trying to ban 1980's heavy metal music. Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
WestCoastRunner Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 The people have spoken and been listened to. The ad has been pulled. Perhaps it wasn't such a little trivial matter. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
Guest Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 The people have spoken and been listened to. The ad has been pulled. Perhaps it wasn't such a little trivial matter. Actually, as Argus's recent Status Update indicates, trivial seems to matter a lot. Quote
Hal 9000 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 The people have spoken and been listened to. The ad has been pulled. Perhaps it wasn't such a little trivial matter. Of course it was gonna get pulled. The question is; did they pull it because they made a mistake or because they fear the wrath of the left? Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
WestCoastRunner Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 Of course it was gonna get pulled. The question is; did they pull it because they made a mistake or because they fear the wrath of the left? It doesn't matter. It was pulled. A success story. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
eyeball Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 Of course it was gonna get pulled. The question is; did they pull it because they made a mistake or because they fear the wrath of the left? Probably more concerned about the arguments the right is making on their behalf. Who would want to be associated with that? Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
Hal 9000 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 It doesn't matter. It was pulled. A success story. Honestly, I don't care one way or another. As I said, my first thought was "another horrible man that needs killing" - nothing new here. Ho hum! There seems to be a glut of movies that celebrate women killing men. I know what I'd see in this movie, so I'll never bother with it. Quote The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so. - Ronald Reagan I have said that the Western world is just as violent as the Islamic world - Dialamah Europe seems to excel at fooling people to immigrate there from the ME only to chew them up and spit them back. - Eyeball Unfortunately our policies have contributed to retarding and limiting their (Muslim's) society's natural progression towards the same enlightened state we take for granted. - Eyeball
msj Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 Of course it was gonna get pulled. The question is; did they pull it because they made a mistake or because they fear the wrath of the left? More likely because there is no further use for the ad and it was likely to come down soon anyway. Promtion after the first week of release is pointless except for Oscar reasons (clearly not applicable here) or for nostalgia re-release reasons (also n/a here). Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
Guest Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 More likely because there is no further use for the ad and it was likely to come down soon anyway. I think the ad has had its desired effect. I certainly had no idea there was an X-Men movie before the controversy spread to MLW. Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 If the men on this forum thought just for a minute that if these types of billboard ads were eliminated that they would reduce the incidence of domestic violence would they agree to having the marketing gurus to take another look? Yes. After this billboard went up domestic abuse against blue mutant women by their evil male mutant-alien overlords rose by 250%. We need to stop this. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
WestCoastRunner Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 Of all the images they could have used to draw in fans they chose an image of violence towards a woman. I wonder how many women are on the marketing team at fox? Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
-1=e^ipi Posted June 4, 2016 Report Posted June 4, 2016 Of all the images they could have used to draw in fans they chose an image of violence towards a woman. I know. They should know that only violence against men is accepted. That's how equality works in crazy feminist land. Quote
GostHacked Posted June 5, 2016 Report Posted June 5, 2016 People complaining about this have no idea what X-men are about. They see an image and have a knee-jerk reaction to what it implies without knowing the context of why that would even happen in the movie. They are mutants, beyond human and have abilities far above any human. Seems like the SJWs are hitting out at anything they can bitch about. Quote
Big Guy Posted June 5, 2016 Report Posted June 5, 2016 You mean there are folks on here who have an agenda searching for an issue? Say it ain't so! Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
cybercoma Posted June 5, 2016 Report Posted June 5, 2016 And these same people wouldn't be upset over women choking men. That's equality works in our society. You're sure making a lot of assumptions. Quote
cybercoma Posted June 5, 2016 Report Posted June 5, 2016 Why not just ban any form of expression that has ever led anyone to have had any violent thought, idea, or impulse? That's ridiculous. I don't think anyone thinks this will promote violence against women. The issue is with being insensitive to survivors of violence, who may see that billboard while suffering from PTSD. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Posted June 5, 2016 Gosh...no wonder The Right Honourable Justin P. J. Trudeau apologized profusely for his violence against a woman. That may be in an NDP campaign ad in the future. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Guest Posted June 5, 2016 Report Posted June 5, 2016 That's ridiculous. I don't think anyone thinks this will promote violence against women. The issue is with being insensitive to survivors of violence, who may see that billboard while suffering from PTSD. Blue survivors? Quote
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