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79. Doesn't bother me.

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 12:32 AM

Oct 2013

The 911 series has been around for a long, long time. It's not like they just came up with that name and then made the ad. What are they supposed to do, never have an ad with a NYC skyline in it? Why? It's been over 10 years now. How long is enough time to wait? Or should they retire what is possibly their signature model because of the unfortunate date of the terrorist attack?

If you want to connect your car to NYC using the skyline is certainly the way to do it. You don't want a shot of it sitting in traffic.

I don't believe they are trying to make a statement with it, they're not showing a skyline at the time of the attack.

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Nice skyline, Porsche. [View all] rug Oct 2013 OP

Someone in marketing at Porsche wasn't thinking clearly. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #1

But it was clearly intentional. I don't see how it couldn't have been. morningfog Oct 2013 #4

Who in their right mind would intentionally create that ad? Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #5

Running away from the Apocalypse...fast... Junkdrawer Oct 2013 #7

I don't get it. krispos42 Oct 2013 #2

The 911 series is referred to as the "Porsche Nine Eleven" Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #3

I'm aware of that krispos42 Oct 2013 #8

Too soon? flvegan Oct 2013 #13

When you call 911 do they say "nine eleven, what is your emergency?" Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #18

So 50 years of history is erased because some Americans are idiots? flvegan Oct 2013 #23

I'm pretty sure the deadliest terrorist attack in modern human history is pretty iconic. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #28

So, knee-jerk then? flvegan Oct 2013 #34

I've always associated the Beetle moreso with Ferdinand Porsche than with Hitler. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #37

No? flvegan Oct 2013 #45

These bloodless scum are once again blinded to all except impending profits. rug Oct 2013 #6

I'm actually pretty sure the ad is fake. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #9

It's not. rug Oct 2013 #11

The car is so fast they couldn't get a good picture of it. nt rrneck Oct 2013 #20

There is outrage of some kind krispos42 Oct 2013 #25

I expect so. rrneck Oct 2013 #29

I'm pretty sure this is a fake advertisement. It exists nowhere other than on Imgur. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #10

Advertising Agency: Fred&Farid, Shanghai, China rug Oct 2013 #12

Wow... Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #14

nope Junkdrawer Oct 2013 #16

What are we pissed about on this one rug, please? flvegan Oct 2013 #15

I wouldn't say we, flvegan. rug Oct 2013 #17

So "be clear" was lost on you? flvegan Oct 2013 #19

The clarity isn't lost on me. rug Oct 2013 #26

Okay flvegan Oct 2013 #31

Read what Porsche is peddling it as. rug Oct 2013 #32

I clicked your link. flvegan Oct 2013 #38

Nothing subliminal about it. rug Oct 2013 #40

So it seems your real quarrel is with the concept of private property, not the ad. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #42

A Porsche is not a toothbrush. rug Oct 2013 #43

I should know as I used to own one. You are right. It was not a toothbrush. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #44

What happened to it? rug Oct 2013 #46

I couldn't afford the upkeep. It was in serious need of rust repair. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #48

For a time, Ferrari purists didn't consider the Dino. flvegan Oct 2013 #52

Wait..."mobile symbol of theft" flvegan Oct 2013 #47

I doubt that, flvegan. rug Oct 2013 #49

Yes, they are symbols of money and greed. They are also very fun to drive. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #50

A laptop is not a Porsche either. rug Oct 2013 #53

you can't red bait someone with a marx avatar.. just sayin... dionysus Oct 2013 #58

And the ownership of the factory is ownership of the means of production. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #65

Yes there is that difference. rug Oct 2013 #67

But that's not the comparison you attempted to make. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #68

So is it now the price? flvegan Oct 2013 #51

It is the price, it is the purpose, it is the concentration of resources for a select market. rug Oct 2013 #56

My defense of Porsche? flvegan Oct 2013 #63

In two tries you've produced this - como se dice? - blather. rug Oct 2013 #66

You are welcome to your opinion. flvegan Oct 2013 #70

Come back with a guardian ad litem. rug Oct 2013 #73

For what? flvegan Oct 2013 #74

I'll do better. I'll give you the definition. rug Oct 2013 #76

So you think flvegan Oct 2013 #77

They aren't really peddling. The 911 is one of the greatest cars ever made. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #39

If they're advertising it, they're peddling it. rug Oct 2013 #41

my late husband owned a porsche 911. DesertFlower Oct 2013 #54

My condolences. I'm sure he enjoyed it. rug Oct 2013 #55

The fruits of the "bloodless scum" you previously spoke of, right? flvegan Oct 2013 #57

Why don't you just answer the question upstream instead of pissing on this subthread? rug Oct 2013 #60

What question? Be specific, please. flvegan Oct 2013 #64

thank you. he did enjoy it. DesertFlower Oct 2013 #72

I think there comes a time that we, the American people, should (must really) ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #21

I guess each person has a different concept of it. But I will probably forever know nine eleven... Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #22

You're also in a post-Pearl Harbor world, a post-Columbine world... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #27

I'm not particularly upset. I just think it's a bad advertisement. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #30

I think it's a fine advertisement. I was 31 years old that day with an 11 year old ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #33

I don't understand how "moving on" means forgetting an iconic date. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #35

Moving on means not getting upset over ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #36

That "iconic date" means something entirely different to people in Chile alarimer Oct 2013 #82

Are you seriously trying to argue that New Yorkers chose to co-opt that date? Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #83

That car (and it's name) has been around for 40 years or more. alarimer Oct 2013 #80

Thank you alarimer... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #81

I don't think anyone in Shanghai was thinking the way we do about NYC and 911... TreasonousBastard Oct 2013 #24

Meh LittleBlue Oct 2013 #59

Lol, I like your scale. rug Oct 2013 #61

It's alright LittleBlue Oct 2013 #85

I stared at it for a while - I didn't get the problem petronius Oct 2013 #62

Reminds me a little of Starbucks' "Collapse Into Cool" ad campaign Electric Monk Oct 2013 #69

Huh, I hadn't seen that. rug Oct 2013 #71

That was when I realized that the nation was filled with idiots... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #84

If even SOME people look at the ad and think of the terrorist attacks XemaSab Oct 2013 #75

I read it as a stealth reference to the Nissan R35. The Skyline reference is a dead give away. Monk06 Oct 2013 #78

Doesn't bother me. cui bono Oct 2013 #79

I'm tired of the country living in the past. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #86