1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site

WWF condemns 9/11 ad by DDB Brazil

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by JeffRock, Sep 2, 2009.

  1. Sep 2, 2009 at 6:17 AM
    #1
    JeffRock

    JeffRock [OP] Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 18, 2009
    Member:
    #14910
    Messages:
    1,198
    Gender:
    Male
    Capital region, NY
    Vehicle:
    09 Tacoma accesscab 4x4 SR5 2.7L
    Toyota all weather floor mats. Mag light that clunks around in the jack compartment. Dog hair. Dog drool on the windows.
    Taken from Stern Fan network.
    Not funny at all. Caption in the right corner says "The Tsunami killed 100 times more people than 9/11
    [​IMG]

    NOTE: The WWF says it never approved this ad and is condemning it.

    It was bought to the WWF (Not world wrestling Federation) And immediately rejected.
     
  2. Sep 2, 2009 at 7:03 AM
    #2
    Burns

    Burns Excellent Member

    Joined:
    Jun 19, 2007
    Member:
    #1871
    Messages:
    3,944
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    17 DCSB Off-Road
    Bilstein 5100's @ 2.0", Wheelers 1.5" AAL, 265/75/16 Firestone Destination AT2's
    Its pretty focking sad how quick people forget what happened. I know my wife's two cousins never will, one is NYPD (he retired early because of 911) her other cousin is still FDNY(he lost 6 brothers from his firehouse).
     
  3. Sep 2, 2009 at 7:44 AM
    #3
    nd

    nd Radical Town. It's a hell of a place!

    Joined:
    Mar 12, 2007
    Member:
    #1047
    Messages:
    12,619
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Nate
    Greenville, SC
    Vehicle:
    07 TRD Off-Road 4x4 debadged
    De badged, 5100's, Black Toyota Baja wheels
    thats very poor taste
     
  4. Sep 2, 2009 at 7:50 AM
    #4
    JeffRock

    JeffRock [OP] Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 18, 2009
    Member:
    #14910
    Messages:
    1,198
    Gender:
    Male
    Capital region, NY
    Vehicle:
    09 Tacoma accesscab 4x4 SR5 2.7L
    Toyota all weather floor mats. Mag light that clunks around in the jack compartment. Dog hair. Dog drool on the windows.
    It is pretty sad how they could come up with this.. I guess in Brazil they lack compassion for us. Actually, they do lack it..
     
  5. Sep 2, 2009 at 12:56 PM
    #5
    Incognito

    Incognito No better friend, no worse enemy

    Joined:
    May 25, 2009
    Member:
    #17626
    Messages:
    13,752
    Gender:
    Male
    VA
    Vehicle:
    2012 Pyrite AC TRD OR
    Spacer lift, bumper stickers, ejector seat, etc.
    Very very poor taste. I completely agree.
     
  6. Sep 2, 2009 at 1:43 PM
    #6
    Krazie Sj

    Krazie Sj Resident Jackass

    Joined:
    Oct 9, 2008
    Member:
    #9849
    Messages:
    13,771
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Power Serge
    LV-426 (Acheron)
    Vehicle:
    07 TRD Off Road 4x4
    Borla Catback Exhaust, Snorkel, 33s on either 16's or 18's, ARB Bumper, All Pro LT w/Walker Evan Shocks front and back, All Pro expedition leaf pack, 10,000lb Superwinch, Intake Manifold Spacer, Bed Rack with ARB RTT, Rotopack and Hi Lift mounted, Husky Liner mats and an air freshener from 1995.
    They seem to forget that one is an unfortunate natural disaster and the other is willful deliberate human act of malice.
     
  7. Sep 2, 2009 at 6:05 PM
    #7
    squad314

    squad314 Thinks he's Steve McQueen

    Joined:
    Dec 1, 2007
    Member:
    #3665
    Messages:
    2,552
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Marc
    Into the mystic....(foggy Saint John, NB)
    Vehicle:
    2018 TrD Sport Upgrade
    "Hello Kitty" steering wheel cover.
    Nail on the head Krazie.
     
  8. Sep 2, 2009 at 7:25 PM
    #8
    JeffRock

    JeffRock [OP] Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 18, 2009
    Member:
    #14910
    Messages:
    1,198
    Gender:
    Male
    Capital region, NY
    Vehicle:
    09 Tacoma accesscab 4x4 SR5 2.7L
    Toyota all weather floor mats. Mag light that clunks around in the jack compartment. Dog hair. Dog drool on the windows.
    x 3,000,000
     
  9. Sep 2, 2009 at 7:54 PM
    #9
    tacoholic

    tacoholic Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2009
    Member:
    #12480
    Messages:
    4,072
    Gender:
    Male
    East Bay, CA
    They fucking serious? What piece of shit would make this?!?! :mad: Whoever was involved in making it should be lined up and shot...multiple times...unbelievable and unacceptable. :mad:
     
  10. Sep 2, 2009 at 7:56 PM
    #10
    gupster88

    gupster88 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 2, 2009
    Member:
    #16692
    Messages:
    3,792
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Brett
    Almost Heaven, WV
    Vehicle:
    2021 Cement Grey Off Road
    Stock
    fuck the wwf!
     
  11. Sep 2, 2009 at 8:09 PM
    #11
    wildjerseyfirefighter

    wildjerseyfirefighter I sell fishing and fishing accessories

    Joined:
    Dec 17, 2008
    Member:
    #11677
    Messages:
    7,937
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Joe
    NJ
    Vehicle:
    05 Tacoma TRD Sport
    stock, for now
    its hard to believe its been 9 years
     
  12. Sep 2, 2009 at 8:10 PM
    #12
    derekabraham

    derekabraham Living vicariously through everybody

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2008
    Member:
    #7822
    Messages:
    28,873
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    TW'S Hippy Liberal
    Portland, OR
    Vehicle:
    2002 4x4 4Runner
    Stick on hood scoop from Autozone.



    I wouldn't go that far.



    Fuck the person who made the ad!



    That's more like it.
     
  13. Sep 2, 2009 at 8:44 PM
    #13
    ilovetacos

    ilovetacos Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2008
    Member:
    #4464
    Messages:
    2,308
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Gavin
    Sacramento/Woodland
    Vehicle:
    2006 TRD Sport 4x4 DC
    Sold!
    Fcuk the WWF. I have always hated Vince McMahon.
     
  14. Sep 2, 2009 at 8:45 PM
    #14
    derekabraham

    derekabraham Living vicariously through everybody

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2008
    Member:
    #7822
    Messages:
    28,873
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    TW'S Hippy Liberal
    Portland, OR
    Vehicle:
    2002 4x4 4Runner
    Stick on hood scoop from Autozone.
    Dude. It's the World Wildlife Fund. :laugh:
     
  15. Sep 2, 2009 at 8:46 PM
    #15
    TacoNut

    TacoNut IgnoringChrisWatchingEdLi veVicariouslyThroughMJP2

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2008
    Member:
    #5597
    Messages:
    5,237
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Adam
    Denver, Co
    Vehicle:
    16 TRD OR DCSB Quicksand


    read!!!!!
     
  16. Sep 2, 2009 at 8:47 PM
    #16
    derekabraham

    derekabraham Living vicariously through everybody

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2008
    Member:
    #7822
    Messages:
    28,873
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    TW'S Hippy Liberal
    Portland, OR
    Vehicle:
    2002 4x4 4Runner
    Stick on hood scoop from Autozone.



    Dude. I know! I already corrected him. :p




    :laugh:
     
  17. Sep 2, 2009 at 8:53 PM
    #17
    ilovetacos

    ilovetacos Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2008
    Member:
    #4464
    Messages:
    2,308
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Gavin
    Sacramento/Woodland
    Vehicle:
    2006 TRD Sport 4x4 DC
    Sold!
    It was a joke! I did read the whole thing. I guess my sarcasm doesn't always come out on the intranets.
     
  18. Sep 2, 2009 at 8:55 PM
    #18
    derekabraham

    derekabraham Living vicariously through everybody

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2008
    Member:
    #7822
    Messages:
    28,873
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    TW'S Hippy Liberal
    Portland, OR
    Vehicle:
    2002 4x4 4Runner
    Stick on hood scoop from Autozone.
    Damn intrawebz. :p
     
  19. Sep 2, 2009 at 9:11 PM
    #19
    blackhawke88

    blackhawke88 wo ai ni bao bei ^_^

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2009
    Member:
    #12478
    Messages:
    16,639
    Gender:
    Male
    SGV, CA
    Vehicle:
    07 TRD Offroad
    That shit is disgusting, but I googled and found that this ad was never publicized and got rejected on the spot:

    http://www.wwf.org.br/informacoes/english/?21261/Note-of-Clarification
    Note of Clarification

    Posted on 01 September 2009




    WWF-Brazil asserts emphatically that the message of the ad "Tsunami" does not reflect under any circumstances the opinion of the organization and its staff members. We do vehemently repudiate its publication and circulation.

    Relating acts of terrorism, which killed thousands of people, with the effects of climate change is abhorent and has nothing to do with the message that we seek to convey in achieving our goals of conserving nature and using natural resources sustainably.

    Created by the publicity agency DM9DDB, this piece was presented to WWF-Brazil in December 2008, and we did not approve its circulation.

    According to DM9DDB, "the Tsunami ad for World Wildlife Fund was created by a team at DDB Brazil in December 2008. That team is no longer with the agency. DDB Brazil apologizes to anyone who was offended or affected by the ad. It should never have been made and it does not portray the philosophy of the agency".

    Due to the offensive nature of the message conveyed by the publicity piece, WWF-Brazil profoundly regrets this incident.
     
  20. Sep 2, 2009 at 9:46 PM
    #20
    TacoNut

    TacoNut IgnoringChrisWatchingEdLi veVicariouslyThroughMJP2

    Joined:
    Mar 29, 2008
    Member:
    #5597
    Messages:
    5,237
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Adam
    Denver, Co
    Vehicle:
    16 TRD OR DCSB Quicksand
    GAhhh I was a second too late
     

Products Discussed in

To Top