[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11458726"]BBCnews[/URL]
[quote]Environmental campaigners 10:10 have withdrawn a film showing a teacher graphically exploding two of her students who refuse to reduce their carbon emmissions, after complaints.
In a statement, the group apologised to anyone offended.
The film aimed to "bring this critical issue back into the headlines whilst making people laugh," the group said.
Starring Gillian Anderson it was scripted by Richard Curtis, whose films include Four Weddings and a Funeral.
It was directed by a leading commercials director.
In the film, which was subsequently posted to Youtube and which contains disturbing images, a teacher invites her class to take part in the environmental campaign. Two children, who do not want to, are asked why.
The teacher tells them: "Fine, it's absolutely fine. It's your own choice."
But moments later she presses a button and the children explode into a mess.
Similar scenes are played out in an office where four workers are blown up and a football training session where footballer David Ginola, who also says he does not want to do his bit to combat climate change, disappears in an explosion.
In the final scene, Gillian Anderson, who provides the voice- over is similarly dispatched after saying she thought doing the voice over was enough of a contribution to the campaign.
'This is dreadful'
Comments left on the Guardian website where the film was posted before being taken down on the 10:10 site, were split between those congratulating the team and others who thought it was in bad taste.
"I think this is dreadful," said one comment.
"To suggest that people who disagree with you deserve to die is incredibly stupid. Imagine if some Christian group in the US did that to gays, Muslims, or anyone else they disagree with. The outrage would be palpable. And deserved.
"It's like a parody of something that people mocking enviros would do."
Lizze Gillett, Global Campaign Director for 10:10, told the BBC: "As you can see from various comments and social media sites some people thought it was funny and a good tool to get people talking about climate change but others strongly disliked the mini-movie. We decided to take it off our website to avoid upsetting people. "
In the official campaign statement, the group said: "At 10:10 we're all about trying new and creative ways of getting people to take action on climate change. Unfortunately in this instance we missed the mark. Oh well, we live and learn."
However, 10:10 said they would not make any attempt "to censor or remove other versions currently in circulation on the internet."[/quote]
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Oh man, that video is hilarious.
Why wouldn't they air that? It's hilarious, in any case the 10:10 thing is a good idea. I do agree with the posters below me though, it is a little dumb to say "If you don't agree with us you die."
Thats so weird :whoptc:
This is great
[QUOTE=Blitzkreig;25197108]Why wouldn't they air that? It's hilarious, in any case the 10:10 thing is a good idea.[/QUOTE]
Because soccer moms.
Oh my god they turned the kids into strawberry jam
Reminds me of Dead Rising
It should've been taken down because it's idiotic.
Funny, but they do seem a little extreme to me.
I mean what is the point of these ads?
Why would you blow them up?
What a stupid advert. "if you dun agre with us you gonna die lol"
Way too extreme.
Although funny I don't see how you can equate not wanting to cut down CO2 emissions to blowing someone up. Is it supposed to mean that by not cutting down emissions you'll end up killing people?
[QUOTE=tepholman;25197327]What a stupid advert. "if you dun agre with us you gonna die lol"[/QUOTE]
Pretty much this.
I am farting as much co2 as I want, fuck you guys
Well this is a problem, I have a problem involving the pumping of water.
I could use a environmentally friendly water pump.
Naaaa, fuck you green activists, I'm going to use this:
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I suggest we begin pumping more CO2 into the sky now.
I wouldn't mind it if it was just funny, but this is pretty much saying " do it or we'll blow you up ".
Anyone who continues killing this planet DESERVES to be executed.
Tortured first though.
Sorry, I don't know what came over me. I forgot that I was posting on Facepunch, the place where everyone always suggests reasonable punishments for things
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If they just went 'poof' in a cloud of smoke it may not have been extreme and people wouldn't complain so much. The blood and guts sort of made it over the top.
Oh wow that was just awesome, Somehow expected the others to just act normal, love they actually reacted.
Also
[QUOTE=markg06;25197283]It should've been taken down because it's idiotic.[/QUOTE]
Really?...Really?! Out of all the youtube videos this is the one that should of been taken down for being idiotic?
[QUOTE=ZekeTwo;25198249]Anyone who continues killing this planet DESERVES to be executed.
Tortured first though.
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Fuck that. When we move to another planet, just nuke this piece of shit.
I wish I had that button
Lovely extremism. Kill everyone who isn't green. Great way to get a point across and doesn't make you look like terrorists in anyway.
I don't even know how that would convince anyone to do anything in the first place. It just shows "do what we say or you die".
[QUOTE=Umi-hebi;25198351][/QUOTE]That made me laugh pretty good, thank you for that.
That was stupid as fuck and the message was horribly thought out.
[QUOTE=tepholman;25197327]What a stupid advert. "if you dun agre with us you gonna die lol"[/QUOTE]
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did they really think that would work? REALLY?
Eeeeewww! It's everywhere!
Well the kids exploding surely got me by surprise
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