Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Is It For The Money?!
To start off this blog, I thought about 9/11. It is almost upon us and has been an issue for a while in the U.S.
I want to hear your thoughts about the following article regarding a situation that has occurred using it as a money making scheme. Here's the link to the article:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/19/us/9-11-memorial-museum-gift-shop/index.html?hpt=us_c2
What are your thoughts about the issue? Should the museum be allowed to do this? What other issues can arise from the museum's mission? Is it just a case of morality?
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In an ideal world, I think people should not have to pay such a price ($24) to go to a Museum, especially when it comes to a museum that has so much meaning and educational value to this country.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the gift shop, I can see that some people may get offended by its existence. When the purpose of the gift shop is framed as a means to help cover the museum's operational cost, it's hard to ask families of the deceased to sympathize.
this issue is one that merits sensitivity from the museum. i do think that decades down the line it can serve as an educational establishment of 9/11 memoirs.
ReplyDeleteI believe the proximity to the event and high cost of admissions are the major factors here. In an ideal word, Ly is right, we wouldn't have to pay such high fees to get into museums. That said, I think that there are plenty of museums that are memorials to dead souls, and they tend not to garner such controversy because the event the memorialize is much further back in history.
ReplyDeleteThere is the major issue, however, of the 8000 some unidentified remains within. This pay-to-enter museum seems like the wrong place for them.
It's always for the money. At least that's a leading motive, the head(s) of this operation might very well also be looking to honor those affected by 9/11. Honestly, it's all about where the proceeds go.. and not just donating the bare minimum to be able to say that they are helping out.
ReplyDeleteThis facility might prove to be educational for generations to come. 9/11 is still a very recent and sensitive issue for those families that lost their loved ones. I do understand their anger/reluctance towards this museum. At the same time, there are a lot of museums in the U.S that 'pay tribute' to the individuals lost in battle throughout history. I think that the museum will prove to be a valuable resource for the country.
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