[See updates below: This ad was not authorized by the WWF and the group has loudly condemned it. It was created by advertising agency DDB Brazil as a concept but not accepted by WWF.]
The World Wildlife Fund thought the approaching anniversary of 9/11 would be a good time to unveil their new IN YOUR FACE ad campaign.
The ad copy reads, “The tsunami killed 100 times more people than 9/11. The planet is brutally powerful. Respect it. Preserve it.“
Yes. Respect the planet. I wonder what else we might want to respect?
Is the WWF competing with PETA to be the biggest assholes in the world? It’s a close race.
UPDATE: The US wing of the WWF denies any knowledge of this ad, and says that they “strongly condemn both the message and the images.” So, is it a hoax? It appears to have won some award, so it would be a hell of a hoax.
Oh, and one more thing: If the planet is so damn deadly, why do we want to preserve it? Seems like we’d want to control it, since it’s obviously trying to kill us all. Just a thought.
UPDATE TWO: The WWF is strongly condemning this ad and would like to assure everyone that they did not authorize or endorse it. It appears to have been created as a concept by the advertising agency DDB Brazil.
My apologies to the WWF for comparing them to PETA.
You may continue supporting baby panda welfare now.
So, the WWF hired DDB Brasil to do some publicity. An ad guy came up with this and they weren’t sure so they leaked it to get a reaction. Surprise! It wasn’t a good one, so the WWF pulled it and had DDB Brasil write a condemnation of the ad. Big whoop!
Cressona,
Ad Hominem attack is the best you can do?
I guess you know your number is pure speculation. You are using the Cheney philosophy of “Absence of evidence doesn’t mean evidence of absence.” Sure, anything is possible, but what evidence do you have supporting your assertion?
You may want to understand proximate cause before trotting out your list of horribles (possible increased malaria, more hurricanes, more heat-stroke deaths, malnutrition, etc…).
Throwing around vague, speculative and inflammatory death tolls is simply an unproductive scare tactic. If you can prove it, then do it. Otherwise, hold your tongue.
way to go Anthony!
You IRRESPONSIBLE ASSHOLE
Even for Slog this is bad.
@52,
Cressona didn’t even insult you, and you’re calling his comment an ad hominem? You don’t get around the Internet much, do you?
FYI, those estimates of how many people are likely to die and why are figured out by scientists with computer models and the like. Why are you assuming that you’re smarter and more knowledgeable than they?
@53 How many blogs actually have editors?
Kesh, re-read his 2nd paragraph. That’s called sarcasm. It is an insult. Thanks for playing.
Also, please provide these computer modeled estimates as evidence and name some of these scientists (other than James Lovelock).
Now finish complete your homework before getting back to me. Thanks.