Cultural influence of the September 11 attacks

Prominent social issues at the time, such as the public discourse in the wake of the Columbine High School massacre, became overshadowed by the attacks.

Immediate responses to 9/11 included greater focus on home life and time spent with family, higher church attendance, and increased expressions of patriotism such as the flying of American flags.

[1] The radio industry responded by removing certain songs from playlists, and the attacks have subsequently been used as background, narrative or thematic elements in film, television, music, and literature.

One of the most well-known references and events of the 9/11 attacks is President George W. Bush's response to the situation while visiting students at Emma E. Booker Elementary in Sarasota, Florida.

[19] Other filmmakers such as Michael Bay, who directed the 1998 film Armageddon, opposed retroactively removing references to the World Trade Center based on post-9/11 attitudes.

[11] Hip-Hop group The Coup’s 4th studio album, called “Party Music,” briefly stopped production after the attacks because it depicted them “blowing up” the Twin Towers.

In the film, billionaire Tony Stark learns his weapons were sold without his knowledge to various terrorist groups after he was kidnapped and tortured in Afghanistan.

Various slogans and captions were employed by media outlets to brand coverage of the September 11 terrorist attack, its aftereffects, and the U.S. government's response.

The slogans for American media were typically positioned on the bottom third of television broadcasts, or as banners across the top of newspaper pages.

Designs typically incorporated a patriotic red, white, and blue motif, along with an explicit graphic of the American flag.