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Having My Say: The Banned Ad For "The Nun"




Mike S here with words and shit.

Not too long ago, Jay briefly discussed an advertisement for "The Nun" that was removed from YouTube due to "shocking content".  And he did so without calling anyone the "P" word.

Props to him on that!

I've had a few days to ruminate and ponder this situation, and felt I was ready to weigh in on it as well.

I fully agree with Jay that YouTube pulling the trailer (which is at the top for you to have a gander and judge for yourself), was... well, dumb.

As are those that complained about it scaring them.  If a six second jump scare video is able to reduce an adult to tears that easily, then that adult either needs better medication to deal with their anxiety issues... or they need to curse a bit, then carry on with their lives.

Or, you know... change the Ad Settings for YouTube to the sorts of ads that suit them.

Like a rational fucking adult.

This situation unfortunately sets a precedent.  Will it lead to horror movie trailers in the theatre being banned?  What about their posters in the lobby?  Or horror movies in general?

Personally, I could see it happening.  Why?  Humans.  Humans as a whole are pretty stupid, selfish and self centered.  There are exceptions (Jay, Shawn and I are exceptional exceptions no less), but on whole, our species makes me shake my head and reach for the Scotch with each new idiocy I read.

Having removed THIS ad, shouldn't YouTube then remove ALL of the jump videos on the platform- such as this classic automobile jump scare commercial?




Seriously.  At what point do we stop in our futile attempts to sanitize our entertainment and the world around us in order to coddle the select few that can't handle the Reality the we live in?  Life isn't "safe".  It's messy.  It's violent at times.  It's in a word: scary.

And you'd rather complain about a fucking ad on YouTube for startling you when there are far more horrific things that are happening in the world around you?  What about growing poverty?  The lack of clean water in many countries?  Children being separated from their parents?  Dictators who think ethnic cleansing is a perfectly legitimate means of population control?

A six second scary ad is the most dangerous and offensive thing you can think of to complain about?

Just... just fuck you.  Grow up, and get over it.  The world doesn't revolve around you and your hurt feelings.  Get your priorities straight and get offended about shit that actually deserves our attention as a species.

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