Mark Wahlberg's 9/11 Statement

Mark Wahlberg's 9/11 Statement

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Mark Wahlberg's 9/11 Statement sometimes referred to as "It Wouldn't Have Went Down The Way It Did," refers to a viral catchphrase and phrasal template meme sparked by a statement issued by Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg in 2012 regarding the September 11, 2001 hijackings. In an interview with Men's Journal, Wahlberg said, "If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it did." The statement has been parodied and repurposed to reference different moments in popular culture and media in consecutive years.

Origin

In an interview with Men's Journal[1] for their February 2012 issue, Mark Wahlberg was quoted to have said the following statement about the September 11, 2001 hijackings and terrorist attacks in New York City;

"If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, 'OK, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry.' "

Wahlberg had previously discussed the 9/11 attacks, since he was originally scheduled to take one of the hijacked planes out of Boston, and avoided doing so by leaving for Toronto a week earlier than planned.[2] Wahlberg later apologized for his words, calling his statement, "ridiculous … irresponsible … [and] insensitive."[3]

Spread

On January 19th, 2012 YouTuber[4] Action Figure Therapy posted a video joking about how Mark Wahlberg could have stopped 9/11. The video gathered over 230,000 views in twelve years (seen below).



While Wahlberg's statement was often reposted online in the 2010s, memes using his statement as a phrasal template did now grow popular until the 2020s. X[5] user @justinboldaji posted an image containing Wahlberg's face and his quote on September 11, 2020, alongside a crown emoji, gathering over 12,000 likes in four years (seen below, left). On July 4th, 2023, The Onion posted a satirical headline that read, "Mark Wahlberg Claims 9/11 Would’ve Gone Down Differently If He Were In Al-Qaeda" (seen below, right).


"If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it did.There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin." MARK WAHLBERG CLAIMS HE WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE 9/11 TERRORISTS. HE LATER APOLOGISED (Men's Journal) Mark Wahlberg Claims 9/11 Would've Gone Down Differently If He Were In Al-Qaeda Published July 4, 2023 f S MUNICIPAL

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michaelia cash updates @verynormalman 0:15 "If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn't have went down like it did.There MARK WAHLBERG CLAIMS HE WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE 9/11 TERRORISTS. HE LATER APOLOGISED (Men's Journal) would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin." Nikhil Siddhartha @actor_Nikhil. Feb 16 In Australia unknowingly Got onto a flight full with Taylor Swiftys on Board OMG Mid Air songs and dancing ... #Taylorswift ™ 11:02 PM. Feb 16, 2024 42.7K Views Justin Whang @JustinWhang If Mark Wahlberg was in Jerusalem it wouldn't have went down like it did Sophie Haigney @SophieHaigney • Feb 23, 2023 Rebranding Lent as "Mark Wahlberg's 40 day challenge" MARK WAHLBERG'S 40-DAY CHALLENGE HIGH 86* LOW 60 OCALA 2:53 PM Feb 24, 2023 160.7K Views PATCHY FOG Subscribe NBC NEWS 8:38 63
atrophy wife @zuza_real Mark Wahlberg opens up about Princess Mononoke in new interview: "If I was there, let's just say it wouldn't have went down like it did. The great forest spirit Shishigami would be alive and well today" 9:06 AM Sep 20, 2023 133.5K Views : • BOI @Bolverk15 Mark Wahlberg commented on the nuclear attack against Arasaka Headquarters, August 20 2023: "If I had been in Night City that day it wouldn't have went down the way it did" LIX USE 8:27 AM Dec 16, 2023 95.3K Views ;: www.

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External References

[1] Internet Archive – Men's Journal

[2] Huffington Post – Mark Wahlberg

[3] NPR – Mark Wahlberg Statement

[4]  YouTube – Action Figure Therapy

[5] X – justinboldaji

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