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To: Col Freeper
Isn't that exactly what they indicated that they planned to do? I.E., take their money elsewhere. BTW, I missed the part about anyone "screaming" about being offended.

Then you should read the article again:

Responses like "I really hate it when the theory of evolution is presented as fact," or "I don't agree with their presentation of human existence" doomed the film's chances. "Some people said it was blasphemous," says Carol Murray, the museum's director of marketing. "If it's not going to draw a crowd and it is going to create controversy," she concludes, "from a marketing standpoint I cannot make a recommendation" to screen it. [...] Bayley Silleck, who wrote and directed "Cosmic Voyage," another IMAX offering that drew religious complaints, expects to encounter criticism on his upcoming project about dinosaurs.
They sound offended and vocal to me.
45 posted on 03/20/2005 12:41:55 PM PST by Ichneumon
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To: Ichneumon
They sound offended and vocal to me.

Come on now. I clearly emphasized "screaming" in my post, and did not argue that they didn't say that they were offended. Yes, they said they were offended. As is their right to in America.

BTW, wasn't it a screening to see what the reaction of the planned audience was going to be. Thus weren't they probably asked to provide feedback.

If I just speak softly, I am still being vocal. But your suggestion that they were "screaming" was, I believe, intended to infer some sort of out of control "fundamentalists", instead of some people responding to a request for feedback.

I'm still trying to figure out what your position is.

You said they should not attend the IMAX showing, but the point of the article is that if they don't, the films won't make any money, and won't be shown.

Are you upset at them because they plan to take your advice, or are you upset at them because they won't agree with you and spend their money to support the films, and just shut up about their concerns?

94 posted on 03/20/2005 1:16:24 PM PST by Col Freeper
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