We’re Screwed! Fake NY Post – 9.21.09
Again, my site is still not letting me upload image galleries, but I wanted to get these shots up asap.
Today a large group of environmental and political activists came together to create a fake NY Post that they handed out all over New York. This issue addressed climate change and was timed with a global summit on climate change at the UN. Last year they came out with a fake New York Times that showed a world 6 months in the future where the war had ended and progressive causes had been championed by the world. This issue was less optimistic with a big “WE’RE SCREWED” headline.
I went out with the Yes Men today, one of the groups behind the paper and photographed them handing out the special issue. I am not sure anyone even realized it was fake since “We’re Screwed!” is not that inconceivable for a NY Post headline. I think people are much less shocked by bad news than they are good news.
Watch out. The Yes Men are not done with their climate change shenanigans. Just be on the look out for some really big balls.
Check out the photos from today on my Flickr account until I have my site up and running again.
Update: The above link now goes to my site and not the Flickr.
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