For those living under a rock, there are plans to build a 13-story mosque on ground zero in NYC. You might ask yourself, what does the American public especially the family of the victims have to say about this potential build? Let’s just say they’re friggin pissed! A bunch of people put all their money together and created a public service announcement(above) to vent and get all Tea Party-like that this idea was even being considered. As is to be expected, CBS and NBC are afraid to touch it with a 10-foot-pole and are refusing to air it.
Jennifer Riley, universal advertising standards manager for NBC, writes, “An ad questioning the wisdom of building a mosque at ground zero would meet our issues of public controversy advertising criteria. She continues,”However, this ad which ambiguously defines ‘they’ as referenced in the spot makes it unclear as to whether the reference is to terrorists or to the Islamic religious organization that is sponsoring the building of the mosque. Consequently, the ad is not acceptable under our guidelines for broadcast.”
This is America. Everyone has the right to free speech and religion and I’m all for that but a mosque right at ground zero? A bit much? Just a tad? It can’t be a mile away or at least not in view of tragic spot that still weighs heavily in the hearts of New Yorkers and America. My question is why? Why do something you know is going to cause a giant shitstorm for lack of a better word?
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