Easyjet Holocaust gaffe
 

http://www.newstatesman.com/2009/11/...syjet-magazine

That's pretty bad. How could they not know?

What were they thinking :nope:

Ouch. :doh:

I am not familiar with German law. If it is illegal to take such pictures without permission than I can understand the issue. If, however, the law permits it, I frankly don't see the issue.

I don't see why you'd want to take such pictures at such a site in the first place...

Well I guess it's just a question of good/bad taste. Better to err on the side of caution in these things.

The Holocaust memorial site is not a historic location. It is just a few concrete blocks in Berlin. AFAIK nothing holocaust regarding happened there so to a lot of people it is just that, a bunch of concrete blocks and nothing more.

I think the world has become to hyper sensitive. Really if it was Neo Nazi's taking photo's I could understand the anger but this just falls into the category of ....yawn.

If we are going to start subjecting marketing to this standard a lot will have to change.

And, of course, who gets to choose what is in "good" or "bad" "taste"?

I totally agree with Biggles, I don't know why they would shoot there.

But if the law allows it, they should be able to.

Let us observe a moment of silence for all the millions of people who helped to make such a witty ad possible.

It made me realize how rare raw concrete has become these days.

Hardly anti-sematism.

Just thoughtlessness.

No point in discussing this. Either you have the class and sensibility to understand why this was a bad idea and is an example of extremely bad taste, or you have not.

I personally find the "Stelenfeld" unneeded in idea, and lousy in visual execution, btw. But liking it or not is not the point here. However, there have been other examples of thoughtlessness before, from punks smearing on the blocks, over tourists jumping from head to head of the blocks, to people bringing music, dancing and having Gothic picnic between the blocks.

So, lack of class and lack of sensibility goes far beyond Easyjet.

Wow, way to insult and nullify people who may disagree with your opinion. :nope:

hmm... bad choice of place to take a pic for a magazine...

You either have what it takes to see the bad taste in this story, or you have not. And if you haven't, it says more about you than about me.

Some things are so basic and elemental that it is useless to even wanting to explain them - that's like sowing on a frozen field in mid-winter. the farmer's opinion has little to do with it, he either knows the right time of the year for sowing, or he does not.

Either you have the class and sensibility to see why it is bad taste, or you have not. If it would need an explanation, the explanation necessarily would be wasted.