Should i run this banner?

[MarkG]

it's you failing to accept an opinion...

what opinion? the one based on the ignorance of the reference to the movie or of what the movie is about?

[Clear Skies]

Originally posted by MarkG
what opinion? the one based on the ignorance of the reference to the movie or of what the movie is about?

Ignorance isn't the issue, it's the immediate reaction of the viewer to the banner. You don't get the opportunity to educate them before they see it...
Maybe a better option would've been a banner competition...

[Hurricane]

Originally posted by Godraz
Hmm.. i allways tought that there was something between genious and bad taste you know like between black and white is grey.

No, that is mainstream.

By the way, did you guys hear that Siemens was about to launch a range of gas ovens with the brand "Zyklon", but dumped the idea after protests from jews.

What were they thinking?

[Sava]

I say NAY...

Why don't you put a banner with a Turkish Sultan on Markos

[Q Classic]

i think some other sneaker company also had that brand name for their shoes.

now, siemens was just dumb about that. gas ovens? oy.

[-Jrabbit]

Interesting. 5 pages of responses yet only 25 votes.

MarkG, are you trying to test perceptions or increase sales?

There's a show-biz saying that goes, "Tragedy plus time equals comedy." I find it interesting that we can joke about Jim Jones/KoolAid and John Wayne Gacy, but light-hearted references to the Holocaust seem forever out of bounds.

As I stand firmly with freedom of expression, I would suggest that the subject banner is acceptable if the site owners think it is.

[Thrawn05]

Since I know that's Charlie... I wound't mind it.



If you really want to make it funny, put a banana in his hand.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Originally posted by MarkG
it's not someone dressed up as hitler, it's someone ridiculling hitler

Very few of these culturally challenged posters have ever seen "The Great Dictator"; I have not seen a colorized version, but maybe that still was colorized separatly

[dunk]

My opinion is no. Whole heartedly no.

The banner isn't in a context of parody. It's in a context of advertising. Chaplin had a political agenda for that film. You don't.

[Thrawn05]

I still think the UBL eating dog was better.

[Bereta_Eder]

defibtely run it. it's very funny! and i'd advice not to even put the warning that is not hitler. it's so obvious it's chaplin, but some people might not know it.

[BeBMan]

Well, Ive seen the movie, and like it. But when so many people have problems with the banner, it would probably wiser not to use it...

[Bereta_Eder]

i didnt read the thread. just expresses my opinion. so whatever the masses want its ok

[MarkG]

The banner isn't in a context of parody. It's in a context of advertising. Chaplin had a political agenda for that film. You don't.

i'm using chaplin's parody of nazism to make an analogous statement about today's advertising, while at the same time of course promoting our store

if in the past we had oppressive goverments telling people what to do, today we have the companies doing the same thing through mass media and advertising

the idea of the banner is really simple....

[Arrian]

I voted banana, because I don't see myself buying anything from the store, regardless of this, or any other, banner.

-Arrian

ps Speaking of Mel Brooks (several pages ago), every time I see History of the World, Part I I can't help but giggle (yes, giggle) uncontrolably at the end, during the "previews" of Part II, when they show "Hitler... on ice!" followed by "Jeeeeeeeewwwwwwsssss in Space!" Mel Brooks kills me.