9/11 Special: Satirical or just sick?

The Observer ^ | Sunday March 24, 2002 | The Observer

[colette_g]

9/11 Special: Satirical or just sick?

Sunday March 24, 2002
The Observer

'Terror's March Backwards' by Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris represents one of the most tasteless and offensive pieces of 'journalism' I have ever read. There are no words that can appropriately describe your paper's callous disregard for the dead.

As a New York City resident, I live and work near the World Trade Center site. As an attorney, I am engaged in a pro bono representation of two families that lost loved ones in that brutal terror attack. Many people, including myself, know people who were either murdered or barely escaped death. There are others who will never fully recover psychologically or economically, yet you allow the publication of such an offensive article. The editors of The Observer should be embarrassed. There are certain lines which are not acceptable to be crossed.
Steven R. Ebert
New York

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[colette_g]

To quote, "There are certain lines which are not acceptable to be crossed".

Original articles can be viewed via these links.

9/11: An Absolute Atrocity Special
Poster front (PDF file)
Terror's march backwards, part one (PDF file)
Terror's march backwards, part two (PDF file)
Exclusively commisioned commemorabiliart (PDF file)

9/11 special: text version
17.03.2002: Six months that changed a year
17.03.2002: Terror's march backwards
17.03.2002: 9/11: George Bush's day
17.03.2002: What they said

[flicker]

I don't understand any of this, on their part or your's!

Most of the articals would not come up and the ones that did were too small to read. Who ARE these people (other than President Bush?

[gcruse]

Actually, what I read was some pretty funny stuff. If you don't like satire, don't read it.

[The Old Hoosier]

You're right. Let's create a Holocaust parody. It'll be a real riot.

[gcruse]

Still a registered Democrat?

[The Old Hoosier]

Yep. Just re-registered the other day in my new home. But before you get angry with me over that, so is JimRob.

[The Old Hoosier]

My vote in the primary goes to Al Sharpton.

[gcruse]

Heh. I voted for Perot in '92, and look where THAT got us...

[ArcLight]

I gotta admit, this is funny!

[sixmil]

Where's the parody on Lockerby? I bet Brits would find that pretty funny.

[colette_g]

Thanks for that, I totally agree - but the author (Chris Morris) wouldn't dare - too close to home.

[The Old Hoosier]

Well, I've never voted for a third party, and I never will. But I've never voted for a Dem candidate for national office either.