A new billboard for 'Man in the High Castle' shows the Statue of Liberty giving the Nazi salute
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Amazon's original series "The Man in the High Castle" has quickly become known for its provocative marketing.
Last year, advertisements for the first season of the show — which depicts a world in which the Allies lost World War II — included seats in New York City subway cars on its shuttle line between Times Square and Grand Central covered in the US flag with a German imperial eagle and iron crosses on one side and Japanese rising-sun flags on the other.
Amazon puled the ads due to public outrage over the Nazi-inspired imagery.
Now for season two, Amazon has ads of the Statue of Liberty giving the Nazi salute (also known as the Hitler salute). A giant billboard of Lady Liberty giving the salute is now up in Times Square, Gothamist reports.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805892169865297920
Statue Of Liberty Gives Nazi Salute In Huge Times Square Billboard For Amazon's 'The Man In The High Castle' https://t.co/OS7uS7QLM6 pic.twitter.com/YGhvpfENP2
People on Twitter can't help but compare the ad to the current political landscape, in which there have been reports of Nazi supporters celebrating the victory of President-elect Donald Trump.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805517774005170179
A month ago this was just a TV ad. Today, I can't help but have a more queasy feeling seeing this. #themaninthehighcastle #election2016 pic.twitter.com/W9cfjZlRHj
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/805894775090118666
I mean this probably isn't realistic *enough* at this point https://t.co/GIGMAWJij6
The ad also showed up on IMDb. Some people have been outraged by the advertising.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/670930219767717888
@IMDb are you aware your site features an image of the Statue of Liberty giving a Nazi salute???? Very poor taste. pic.twitter.com/1SGh1o8LuC
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/668439417749680128
Hey @IMDb um i think your website has been hacked considering theres a Statue of Liberty giving a Nazi Salute lmfao? pic.twitter.com/hP8DnKsWz1
Business Insider reached out to Amazon for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
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