An idea for an atheist p.s.a.
In my post about if money were no object I mentioned that I'd like to create public service announcements for blacks and atheists. Now, I'm not a media expert (but I do know someone who is), so I don't know if my idea is any good. Either way here's my idea for an atheist public service announcement/commercial:
Opening Scene
Soft inspirational music plays in the background. We see Lance Armstrong sitting on a stool looking at the camera
Lance: Hi, my name is Lance Armstrong and I'm an atheist.
Below Lance we have a caption with his name and his accomplishments, i.e. Lance Armstrong: 7-time Tour de France winner, atheist
Fade to black, music continues. Next we see Cassandra
Cassandra: Hi, my name is Cassandra and I'm an atheist.
Caption reads: Cassandra, wife, mother of two, atheist
Fade to black, next is Penn Jillette
Penn: Hi, my name is Penn Jillette and I'm an atheist.
Caption: Penn Jillette, magician, atheist
Fade to black, finally we come to the FSA
FSA: Hi my name is Frank, and I'm an atheist.
Caption: Frank, father of three, atheist
Fade to black and the there would be a message on the screen that says: Atheist are people too...or something like that.
You get the idea. The last message would have to be changed, of course, seeing as how I couldn't think of anything better.
But imagine if I wanted to have this air during the Super Bowl? Think about the outrage from religious fundamentalist. There's nothing controversial about the commercial at all, in fact, it's pretty boring from what I've described. The idea was to juxtapose famous atheists with everyday people. It puts a face on atheists and makes people realize that we're not just faceless boogeymen/women to be reviled.
The good thing about any kind of outrage is that it would give us more publicity even if the network wouldn't show the commercial. I can see the news stories popping up on CNN now: "Atheist commerical won't be broadcasted during superbowl". Just a thought. What do people think?
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4 comments:
Maybe I'm just an outlier in the statistics, but this has never particularly been a problem for me. I realize that a statistically significant portion of the American population is atheist; in fact, quite a few of my friends are atheists. So, on the one hand, it almost seems like such a PSA would be preaching to the choir (to abuse an old cliché); but on the other, maybe there really are people out there with the naiveté you describe.
Would religious fundamentalists cry out against such a PSA? I have no idea. I wouldn't, but who's to say that others wouldn't. If they did, I think it would be a terrible waste of time and energy.
I can see them as reacting badly- probably with more ire than they did over the Janet Jackson boob.
I mean, what Christian wants their children watching pro atheist PSA's?
Oh, I love it! I'm honored! ;-)
How cool it would be to be in between Lance and Penn! LOL!!
Jim, I guess it really depends on where you live and who you hang out with. As a mother living in the suburbs of a city, I can tell you that atheists are very rare, I've only actually met 2 (other than the humanist group I belong to).
But I guess I would have to agree with vile blasphemer. I can see people boycotting the channel that would broadcast such a commercial.
Hmmmm... What about PBS??
given how much I’ve rad recently about the hostility and mistrust directed toward us by theists, I thinkthis is an excellent idea.
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