9-11 is not clip art!

[drewan]

Okay... there is something that is starting to piss me off these days. I hate it when people sneak in video of the World Trade Center towers exploding into videos that have no direct connection to the tragedy. I was just checking out a YouTube music video, that was put together well, but all of a sudden I'm seeing WTC footage, and I'm getting shivers down my spine.

9-11 and WTC footage is not video clip art that you can use in what ever video product you want. This even still has a significant emotion impact on many people, and how dare he exploit those emotions in his video. Grrr.

Comments

[pierce-79.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that. I guess there are a lot of idiots out there. But perhaps the clip had something to do with the music-video; maybe it was being used to make a statement or something.

Take courage and faith in your reverence for such things, and pray that others will have the sense to see those things too. :)

[kj.livejournal.com]

If it's the video I'm thinking it is, I think that was the entire point, given the other things used in there as well.

Tragedy is not clip art

[drewan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's the video you're thinking of. I finally went back and watched the rest of the video, and while he does go on to show other tragedies, and I understand the context, I still don't appreciate it.

Maybe I should change my original title to Tragedy is not clip art.