Is the 9/11 Pokemon offensive?

[Small Waves]

HERP DERP POKEMANS CAME OUT IN THE US LET'S JAM DAT SHIT IN SOMEWHERE LOL POP CULTURE RELEVANCE

Cracked tries way too hard sometimes.

 

[bbad89]

since 9/11 is not a big deal (unless you are an American with your head stuck up your own ass) then it is impossible to get offended by it
America kills triple the amount that died in the towers every year and while it is sad for the people who died then USA as a nation did deserve it

That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my entire life.
/sarcasm
yes the U.S. purposely kills innocent people in numbers three times greater than the deaths on 9/11.
/sarcasm
Next time you think of writing something, say it aloud, then see if you still want to write it.

 

[soren7550]

Ok, as a New Yorker that lives right across the river from Manhattan, I gotta say: you're putting way too much thought into this.

And Bulbpidia puts the bad-ass looking dragon at 9'10".

 

[icame]

I have to ask who is really getting offended by this?

A video game is making reference to a tragedy in real life. I AM OFFENDED!1!!!!!1!

 

[LuzGutierrez]

So I don't know if there was already a post about this, but I guess in the new Pokemon games Unova is modeled after New York City, complete with it's own Ground Zero. This is caused by a meteor which then leaves a pokemon who happens to 9 feet 11 inches tall. Obviously, I doubt that the Pokemon team had any serious negative intentions here, but it does seem a bit insensitive.

That is a REALLY BIG stretch. Only one part of the entire region is based on New York City, which is on the southern tip of the central peninsula. The "Ground Zero" area is a small town in the North Eastern area of the region, and it's being "Terrorized" by a 9' 11" tall Pokémon is merely a myth, told to you by an old lady. The Pokémon in question is really just a giant Comet, it's an Ice and Dragon type. The crater is even further north than the town, and it's actually an interesting place, since it's full of fog and forests, it's more of like the miracle of life restarting after a large natural disaster, like a Volcano or a Flood. Honestly, I don't know who was retarded enough to even THINK that a Comet Pokémon terrorizing a city in what would essentially be Maine would be considered a jab at 9/11.

Seriously, it's been 10 years, let the people of that catastrophe rest in peace, Jegus Chris...

 

[SpaceCadetMarty]

I think that it's hilarious.

 

[DarkenedWolfEye]

I personally think it's in poor taste to include a 9/11 reference in what is primarily a children-to-preteen franchise, but the reference seems subtle enough that younger kids aren't going to get it, so I don't think there's any harm in it.

 

[Susan Arendt]

Offensive? Nah, I don't think so. An odd choice? Oh, yes, most definitely.

 

[LuzGutierrez]

Double Post, my bad. My server's acting all funny...

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

I'm confused. What happened on November the 9th?

 

[Temah]

Oh wow, that article was probably the funniest thing i've read in a long time.

And because i'm a pokemon nerd i want to join in in pointing out you don't catch him anywhere near that dessert.

 

[Bloodysoldier]

I stopped caring about 9/11 after a year, this is just pointless rubbish.

edit: if you want something to cry about cry about this fetis looking poke'mon
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Musharna_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29

 

[Yopaz]

*Is from England*

It's not so much the amount of people who died - it's the fact that it was intentional.

I don't think any human-created events but large-scale wars have caused that much death, and certainly not that quickly.

And part of the reason I'm so opposed to it is because I once said something along mowin's lines, and got my first ever mod wrath because of it. And during that 3-day suspension, I realised that a lot of friends on this site were still affected by it.

I stand by my statement.

So you don't think Hiroshima's 166000 victims and Nagasaki's 60000 victims come close to have done as much as the 3000 who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11. 2001?
Yes, you have friends affected by it, thus you have some personal ties to it. Concentration camps were worse than this because that was done with a system. This was planned, but the victims were random.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki was part of a war, but far more than 3000 were killed in a flash. It should also be mentioned that the targets were chosen partially because there wouldn't be much military action, easily said, the U.S. government chose a place where most would be civilians.
I have never said that what happened with World TRade Center wasn't a tragedy, I'm just saying that it's not that big in the context. There has been, and there are so many tragedies in the past and tragedies going on as we speak. Libya, Iraq, Guantanamo, Japan, Israel.

Explain, what makes the incident with World Trade Center the biggest tragedy in history?

 

[Anchupom]

I'm British, so I don't really have much of a say...
But I don't get super-offended by London 7/7 bombing references.
I know September 11[super]th[/super] is slightly worse than it, great human tragedy, yadda yadda yadda...

But in my opinion, man the fuck up America. Only those of you who are still getting really uppity about it.

It's ok to be a bit offended when people say jokes about it, but it's part of culture now, get over it.

 

[jonyboy13]

Yes, Pokemon are terrorists.
Why would a sane person with a common sense be offended by this?
Damn qqing Americans. GET OVER IT! OTHER SHIT HAPPEN IN THE WORLD, NOT JUST IN YOUR SMALL BUBBLE.
Try living in the middle east for a week, you won't be qqing about 2 damn towers.

 

[Nero Haven]

I'm really disappointed by how many people just reply to the article without looking at the posts or checking facts at all, just buying into it. It's obviously not what the article calls it, the pokemon isn't 9' 11", there is no Ground Zero(It's a desert outside town limits), and the pokemon in question isn't even near the area mentioned.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

*Is from England*

It's not so much the amount of people who died - it's the fact that it was intentional.

I don't think any human-created events but large-scale wars have caused that much American death on home soil, and certainly not that quickly.

And part of the reason I'm so opposed to it is because I once said something along mowin's lines, and got my first ever mod wrath because of it. And during that 3-day suspension, I realised that a lot of friends on this site were still affected by it.

I stand by my statement.

Your post, it makes more sense now. Otherwise, you really need to look at some history books again before you consider 9/11 to be "the worst" human-created event that killed several thousand people.

Yeah america should get over this happening but in the same thought I realised this: Think about your country, Has any thing like this happened in your country? Has your country "got over it?" Or does it still remembe and get offended if something like this happens?

Funny. Japan brings up Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and American's tend to pass it off with a "Meh, get over it" or "You deserved it" reaction. Nice double standards some people have of tragic events, eh?

Also, the only historical event beating 9/11 in terms of American persistence to the global community is World War II. Or more specifically, Nazis in video games.

 

[Hunter15]

so it seems that only people with anime pictures answered this thread...i wonder what that means (expect the Dr. evil spy vs spy and a few others) well anyway to a gamer that doesn't care about the real world and sits in a ditch so no one can tell him any news other then a new video game to waste your life on, they wont care. to an average American that got over it and moved on (like myself) they will say "well that's kind of a strange and hurtful coincidence" to an overacting conspiring nut-ball who is also very patriotic " OH MY GOD I KNEW THE JAPANESE WERE IN ON IT ALL ALONG....CALL THE NATIONAL GUARDS....CRUCIFY THE UNHOLY SPAWN BACK TO HELL AHHHHHHDOAFOSOCSODCOEOSCS