JUST GOT MY FEBRUARY EDITION OF GQ

[Rison]

and on the top right is what appears to be a poke at our struggle against terror: BUY THIS MAGAZINE OR THE TERRORISTS WILL HAVE WON

It's highly disturbing that these assholes would find something like this funny. I'm now considering cancelling my subscription.

 

[geno]

if it's mocking those dumbass anti-drug commercials, then cool. But if it's not even related to those, then its not that funny.

 

[Rison]

I don't think it's mocking those commercials cause they just came out last Sunday. The publishers thought of this way before that, I believe.

 

[GrumpyMan]

I'm sure they are mocking that commercial, still stupid though.

 

[CichliSuite]

They are mocking the marketing device that everyone and their mother is using to peddle products.

Those who urge the purchase of their products "or else the terrorists have won" should be taken out back and shot.

 

[Rison]

to be honest, I never though GQ would stoop this low. Never known them for having a sense of humor, just gay europeans that know how to make excellent clothes.

 

[Sluggo]

I am more surprised that you admit to subscribing to it. 😉

 

[pulse8]

I think you're overreacting.

It's a joke. Take it as such.

 

[BlueApple]

Well maybe you can find the answer to it on their website, or you can write a letter, IN ALL CAPS, to their editor. 🙂

 

[Rison]

If it's a joke, then where's the source of the joke? That thousands of people died and we've vowed not to let the terrorists destroy our way of life?

BTW, GQ is a great mag. My girlfriend signed me up cause all I used to wear were suits or white shirts with black pants. Now I have a wide variety of choices. Articles are O.K., I guess.

 

[pulse8]

<< If it's a joke, then where's the source of the joke? That thousands of people died and we've vowed not to let the terrorists destroy our way of life? >>

Someone already mentioned this, but it seems to be mocking some other advertisers who have taken the route of basically saying, "if you don't buy our products, you're supporting terrorism."

 

[Rison]

Someone already mentioned this, but it seems to be mocking some other advertisers who have taken the route of basically saying, "if you don't buy our products, you're supporting terrorism."

and like I said earlier, that didn't come until after the Super Bowl. This edition was out by then.

 

[Soulflare]

<< I think you're overreacting.

It's a joke. Take it as such. >>



^^^

Jay Leno has only been using that line as a joke every day for about the last
six months to make fun of some of the ridiculous statements that were made
at the time... such as if you don't continue shopping, terrorism will have won...
if you don't go to that expensive restaurant, terrorism will have won and so
on and so forth.

The joke (and it wasn't really that funny to begin with) has nothing to do with
those who died, but rather some of the directives given to the public afterwards.

 

[Emos]

It's just a joke...albeit in questionable taste. It does remind me of the famous "Buy this magazine or we'll shoot this dog" National Lampoon cover.

 

[db]

"B/c I got high" can now be replaced with another song.
Everybody blames 9/11 for what ever problem or poor performance they are accountable for.

 

[bonk102]

i stopped subscribing to GQ about 2 years ago when their writing went down the tubes and articles began to suck. although, there is a GQ article i really want to find, it's an interview with Osama Bin Laden from maybe 2 years ago. it might have been Esquire, but i'm pretty sure it was GQ, it was WAAAAAAYYYY before any of the terrorist stuff that happened this past year, and he warned that the US was going to be hit, when, and if i remember correctly, when the next attacks would come. I REALLY want to find this article, can anyone help???

 

[pulse8]

<< and like I said earlier, that didn't come until after the Super Bowl. This edition was out by then >>


You haven't been paying enough attention. This has been going on since a month after Sept. 11th, not since after the Super Bowl.

You're making a mountain out of a mole hill. It's a joke. If you don't want to believe it, then don't.