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by basil-rash 770 days ago
Okay so don’t watch it? If I buy a $60 trumpet and a $30,000 dollar ad slot, I expect to be able to show whatever I damn please involving my $60 trumpet on my $30,000 ad slot, modulo laws of the land concerning acceptable use of broadcast media. If you are emotionally attached to the $60 trumpet I have used as a prop on my $30,000 ad slot in service of my personal artistic expression: fuck off, I don’t give a a shit, and there’s no reason I should. (Apologies for the crassness, but I really do believe the laws of the land correctly provide us significant rights of “uncouthuness” on public broadcasting channels)
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drdeca 770 days ago
?? I don’t understand this response. People aren’t saying that they shouldn’t have been allowed to run the ad. You seem to be responding as if they were.

People are saying they found the content of the ad objectionable/upsetting.

Is your position that no one should find any ads to be objectionable or upsetting?

What are you arguing here?

Edit: to be clear, I’m not upset with apple over this. I wasn’t upset by the ad (which I haven’t even watched)

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basil-rash 770 days ago
My position is that if people find it objectionable (and it’s not actually causing any real harm) they should carry on with their life pretending like it doesn’t exist. This pitchfork army debacle is a load of bologna.
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dheera 768 days ago
> they should carry on with their life pretending like it doesn’t exist

No, they don't have to listen to you or pretend it doesn't exist. They are perfectly entitled to loudly express their own free speech criticism of Apple's ad or criticism of anything, really.

Creators are also likely one of the biggest market sectors for iPads, so if you were Apple it would do good for your sales to listen to their voices and not offend the people you are trying to sell to.

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tekknik 770 days ago
not parent, the suggestion is to stop being so sensitive. if this is what you worry about then life is pretty damn good for you clearly.

meanwhile parts of the rest of the world are concerned with legitimate matters like being bombed.

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