"We've had autistic children who are obsessed with Titanic... they love coming here and going on it because they know all the facts and all the figures," he said.
He said: "It never even crossed our minds that there would be any backlash."
"Because all we saw were £ symbols and a chance to profit, safe in the knowledge we could hold autistic children in front of ourselves to shield us and deflect any criticism. Next year we have a bumper opening of 9/11, 7/7, and Hindenburg rides! That way we can cover all forms of transport obsessed autistic children to ensure we can never be held accountable for our vile profiteering from death and disaster."
James Cameron earned over $650,000,000 for directing Titanic, if you want to pearl clutch about profiteering start with him. Must be exhausting being so righteous all the time.
What about video games based on conflict? What about novels about tragedies? What about disaster movies? Where is the line that shouldn't be crossed? What context or medium makes a form of entertainment from a tragedy acceptable? Is this ride in poor taste? Maybe. Is it beyond the pale? No I don't believe it is. Has it existed for nearly 30 years with barely a ripple of "offense" before this moral panic about an obscure ride at a tiny family fun park that noone outside the local area has even heard of.
18 Comments
blackn1ght@feddit.uk · 13 pts · 19d
Too soon?
Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 19d
Guess I'll have to rethink my Chernobyl ride.
blackn1ght@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 19d
I'm sure you'd get glowing reviews.
Cypher@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 19d
Strangely they keep asking where I got the Elephants foot.
I keep telling them it’s from an Elephant but they won’t stop asking!
Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 19d
That would be the reaction I hoped for.
RobotToaster@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 18d
Sounds like a blast
JillSteinsPuckeredAnus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 18d
This idea is going down hard
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 18d
Too soon!
RobotToaster@mander.xyz · 9 pts · 19d
Nobody has the same criticism for the dozens of inaccurate movies made about it.
JillSteinsPuckeredAnus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 18d
The should put this idea on ice
markz@suppo.fi · 9 pts · 19d
people just jump at any opportunity to become outraged
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 18d
This looks like a ride to remember!
JillSteinsPuckeredAnus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 18d
I have a sinking feeling about it.
Zombie@feddit.uk · -15 pts · 19d
"Because all we saw were £ symbols and a chance to profit, safe in the knowledge we could hold autistic children in front of ourselves to shield us and deflect any criticism. Next year we have a bumper opening of 9/11, 7/7, and Hindenburg rides! That way we can cover all forms of transport obsessed autistic children to ensure we can never be held accountable for our vile profiteering from death and disaster."
Denjin@feddit.uk · 17 pts · 19d
James Cameron earned over $650,000,000 for directing Titanic, if you want to pearl clutch about profiteering start with him. Must be exhausting being so righteous all the time.
Zombie@feddit.uk · -7 pts · 19d
Nice whataboutism.
Just because one thing is shit doesn't mean another can't also be.
https://youtu.be/uJqEKYbh-LU
Maybe it's coming around to the time where we could have the Holocaust paintball arena?
Denjin@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 19d
What about video games based on conflict? What about novels about tragedies? What about disaster movies? Where is the line that shouldn't be crossed? What context or medium makes a form of entertainment from a tragedy acceptable? Is this ride in poor taste? Maybe. Is it beyond the pale? No I don't believe it is. Has it existed for nearly 30 years with barely a ripple of "offense" before this moral panic about an obscure ride at a tiny family fun park that noone outside the local area has even heard of.
Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
Once, more, you opened the door, and I know that my heart will go oooooon.