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Vatican outcry over Playstation Ad
- Thread starter Matlock
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So, does Sony actually think that people who believe that Jesus is the Son of God are actually going to be pleased with this?
I have differing opinions with others regarding religion, but I don't openly mock others beliefs because it is rude and crass. Sony does it, and puts it up for all of Italy to see. Nice.
Then we get nitwits in the forums jumping on the bandwagon, furthering it along even more.
I guess their marketing department responsible for this has never learned what their parents taught them (or their parents just didn't teach them).
Don't talk about religion of politics. It's never going to end well.
I have differing opinions with others regarding religion, but I don't openly mock others beliefs because it is rude and crass. Sony does it, and puts it up for all of Italy to see. Nice.
Then we get nitwits in the forums jumping on the bandwagon, furthering it along even more.
I guess their marketing department responsible for this has never learned what their parents taught them (or their parents just didn't teach them).
Don't talk about religion of politics. It's never going to end well.
SolidSnakex
Member
Dr_Cogent said:
I doubt they really care, and in a week or 2, neither will the people that are mad about it now.
It's not funny, in poor taste, and to the point where making fun of peoples religion is okay.
Fuck everyone who thinks it's funny to mock someones beliefs.
Why bring religion into a realm that has zero to do with it, and then mock it?
How many christians are in the world?
WTF Sony?
Fuck everyone who thinks it's funny to mock someones beliefs.
Why bring religion into a realm that has zero to do with it, and then mock it?
How many christians are in the world?
WTF Sony?
I LOVE that ad, and I don't really see how it's particularly mocking - I mean if they were trying to mock religious conviction wouldn't that destroy the point of the ad since they're trying to exhault the 10 years worth of conviction of Playstation gamers by correlating it with religious conviction?
Solid said:
"Do not mock the Gods!"
Serious look what happened when Cassiopeia mocked Hera!
Here's some Kraken for dat ass!
I hope the Vatican has some outcry over its priests diddling little boys which I somehow think is a bit more concerning than some stupid marketing print ad... BTW has there ever been an official statement on the various... uh.. settlements and such?
JackFrost2012
Banned
Late Stage Marxist
Member
Just to even things up a bit
http://www.the7thfire.com/new_world_order/zionism/jewish_pedophilia.html
Just because some Jewish rabbis and Catholic priests are criminals does it make the whole religion criminal?
http://www.the7thfire.com/new_world_order/zionism/jewish_pedophilia.html
Just because some Jewish rabbis and Catholic priests are criminals does it make the whole religion criminal?
Those links are valid enough but that website is just insane.trippingmartian said:
From Jewish Dominance in the Prostitution Industry, quoting my favorite mag, "Jewsweek":
Jewsweek via The 7th Fire said:
Late Stage Marxist
Member
Yeah that site just came up in a google search. It's not in my bookmarks or anything. :lol
Now whenever I see illuminati I think Drinky
Now whenever I see illuminati I think Drinky
chaostrophy
Member
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
this is getting out of hand...
it's not even about whether the advert is cool or not,
it's just never a good idea to touch religious iconography EVER no matter what.
I don't think it's a particular bad or good advert. It's a totally confused message.
You are jesus? Playstation is a crown of thorns? Playstation hurts you, but you've put up with it for 10 years? Passion of christ came out, OMG THE WORD PASSION - you are PASSIONate about games - OMG - crown of thorns JESUS-->PASSION OF CHRIST--> WE USED THE WORD PASSION TOO ... subliminal link... PASSION... GAMES... JESUS... OBVIOUS OFFENCE AND PRESS.....
err... okay!!!
it makes no sense if you ask me.
Next Advert? Guy in a kaftan facing towards mecca (actually a plasma tv) face down with a playstation controller in hand?
now THAT would be ballsy!
it's not even about whether the advert is cool or not,
it's just never a good idea to touch religious iconography EVER no matter what.
I don't think it's a particular bad or good advert. It's a totally confused message.
You are jesus? Playstation is a crown of thorns? Playstation hurts you, but you've put up with it for 10 years? Passion of christ came out, OMG THE WORD PASSION - you are PASSIONate about games - OMG - crown of thorns JESUS-->PASSION OF CHRIST--> WE USED THE WORD PASSION TOO ... subliminal link... PASSION... GAMES... JESUS... OBVIOUS OFFENCE AND PRESS.....
err... okay!!!
it makes no sense if you ask me.
Next Advert? Guy in a kaftan facing towards mecca (actually a plasma tv) face down with a playstation controller in hand?
now THAT would be ballsy!
Il Comodino
sorry about his english
http://www.playreview.it/public/coranto/ultimissime/all/dure-critiche-pubblic-sony.shtml
Sony say "excuse" and stop the advertising campaign, saying that it has been misinterpreted.
Sony say "excuse" and stop the advertising campaign, saying that it has been misinterpreted.
Il Comodino
sorry about his english
DarienA said:
:lol True
but you must uderstund, Italy is the country were live Pope, and the Pope for us is similar at the Queen for the English.
but it is not said that all think it therefore.....for me the joke was good
From a marketing perspective, they really nailed the point. It's pure shock value, mixed with an awesome tagline for the anniversary celebration.
From a religious perspective, I'm fucking offended as a catholic. I'm very rarely offended by ANYTHING gaming related when it comes to mocking religion or making fun of religious themes. This is just a little much.
From a religious perspective, I'm fucking offended as a catholic. I'm very rarely offended by ANYTHING gaming related when it comes to mocking religion or making fun of religious themes. This is just a little much.
I think the mere fact that they are making light of the Passion is disgusting personally.
For those of you who think it's funny, do you understand what Passion actually means in reference to Christ? If you do, and you still think it's hilarious - well - I dunno what to say to that.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Passion
For those of you who think it's funny, do you understand what Passion actually means in reference to Christ? If you do, and you still think it's hilarious - well - I dunno what to say to that.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Passion
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
lollers - i'm a "roman catholic" - not particular practicing...
anyways, in an unrelated incident that showed my devotion, i was arranging my marriage at the RC church here in Tokyo , the comedy went like this :
[priest] : so you are a practicing RC ?
[DC] : err... yeah...
[priest] : really? that's great! we do stipulate that you are a practicing RC...
[DC] : ... he ... err.. yeah!
[priest] : so... what date were you thinking for the wedding?
[DC] : oh, the 15th April...
[priest] : *long silence* ... wouldn't that be holy saturday?
[DC] : err... is it? that's bad right?
[priest] : not a good day for a wedding, no...
[DC] : oh, what about the su....
[priest] : EASTER sunday....
[DC] : ... previous su...
[priest] : PALM SUNDAY...
[DC] : ...... hmmm.... i'm busted aren't i?
[priest] : pretty much.
nope - i know what it means. Despite being a lapsed RC.
anyways, in an unrelated incident that showed my devotion, i was arranging my marriage at the RC church here in Tokyo , the comedy went like this :
[priest] : so you are a practicing RC ?
[DC] : err... yeah...
[priest] : really? that's great! we do stipulate that you are a practicing RC...
[DC] : ... he ... err.. yeah!
[priest] : so... what date were you thinking for the wedding?
[DC] : oh, the 15th April...
[priest] : *long silence* ... wouldn't that be holy saturday?
[DC] : err... is it? that's bad right?
[priest] : not a good day for a wedding, no...
[DC] : oh, what about the su....
[priest] : EASTER sunday....
[DC] : ... previous su...
[priest] : PALM SUNDAY...
[DC] : ...... hmmm.... i'm busted aren't i?
[priest] : pretty much.
nope - i know what it means. Despite being a lapsed RC.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
That's how it works. These offensive ads are always retracted after a while, but always after they've got enough exposure. That way the offended are happy that they 'won' and that the advertiser is being reasonable after all, and all the others had their haha moment.
Success = complete.
Success = complete.
Wulfer
Member
What M$ and Nintendo should do now is use this marketing promo. Something like "Do you want to support a company that openly mocks your religion?" and then show a pic of Sony's ad. That would really put the screws to sony because they backed themselves into this corner and they can't lie and say no we didn't make that ad. This reminds me of the Saturn ad Sega made dropping the PSX that backfired on Sega. M$ and Nintendo have a lot of amo with this much of a screwed up ad....
P.S. Dr_Cogent my respect for you has gonna up some notches today and others have lost points for blind driving(speaking without thinking for those that can't read between the lines. Quit thinking about yourselves all the time and think of others for a change. I know it's hard but, you can do it!)....
P.S. Dr_Cogent my respect for you has gonna up some notches today and others have lost points for blind driving(speaking without thinking for those that can't read between the lines. Quit thinking about yourselves all the time and think of others for a change. I know it's hard but, you can do it!)....
chaostrophy
Member
Dr_Cogent said:
Good point. I'm an atheist and am not offended by insults to Christianity. But equating the Playstation to the Passion and using the button symbols in the crown of thorms just sends the message Playstation=suffering. Not a smart thing to say about a product you're trying to sell.
ManDudeChild
Member
Ironclad_Ninja said:
You know, after Sony trademarked Shock & Awe, then later dropped it, that Midway picked it up. They still have it too.
hukasmokincaterpillar
Member
Well they might as well offend everyone else while they're at it. Have ads with the flame headed clown from Twisted Metal sacrificing to Buddha, Mel Brooks spinning a dreidel with X, O, Square, Triangle on the sides, Tom Cruise beating Oprah over the head with a dual shock.
SolidSnakex
Member
WULFER said:
This isn't a presidential campaign.
DCharlie said:the only issue was i'd told most of my mates/family to book flights early to save cash! i had to call them all up "Guys, there has been a bit of a cock up!"
Dickhead
Cocklord
Numb bastard
and
fuckflaps
were 4 descriptions offered by various parties.
Oh, so they told you that you couldn't get married there? Why couldn't you just start attending church at that moment? They wouldn't accept that?
The thing is, it's basically up to the preist/preists at the particular church I think.
DCharlie said:the only issue was i'd told most of my mates/family to book flights early to save cash! i had to call them all up "Guys, there has been a bit of a cock up!"
Dickhead
Cocklord
Numb bastard
and
fuckflaps
were 4 descriptions offered by various parties.
Wow man... just wow...
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
it's kind of weird - the people telling the joke/doing the mocking have to be the right people
e.g. Goodness gracious me :
"Oh come on! this is what we always do! Go out on a friday night, get pissed up and go for an English! Hey... JEEMASSU ... give me the BLANDEST thing on the menu!"
e.g. Goodness gracious me :
"Oh come on! this is what we always do! Go out on a friday night, get pissed up and go for an English! Hey... JEEMASSU ... give me the BLANDEST thing on the menu!"