Comments | debate_religion: oh for the love of the gods

evilgrins in debate_religion

oh for the love of the gods

Oct 01, 2007 20:44

11:13 PM 9/30/07 · I was rather saddened that I couldn't goto the Folsom Street Fair but other pressing matters concerned me. Okay, not really, but still...

...all this hoopla about a certain poster and some advertising for the event has got me more than a little pissy. The specific poster you've probably seen if you've been following the news ( ( Read more... )

Comments 6

mythicalmenace October 2 2007, 07:19:47 UTC

Do you have any bigger sized pictures of either the even flyer or that zombie version? I'd really like to make a desktop out of it.

mythicalmenace October 2 2007, 07:20:02 UTC

event flyer*

evilgrins October 8 2007, 07:31:46 UTC

nope

e_burke October 2 2007, 23:53:14 UTC

It's not the picture, it's the intent. They only chose these images and this position and the obvious singularity of one person in the center, because it represented Jesus.

Why didn't they just have leathered up guys playing poker, instead of dogs? Or perhaps why didn't they have the zombies in a Norman Rockwell Barber shop? Well, because people wouldn't be offended(or amused) as much by it, as it isn't a slight against the person of Jesus.

It isn't the action, it's the intent. I don't see why it's on the news, though. What'd they try to do? Send them to blasphemy prison?

evilgrins October 8 2007, 07:48:42 UTC

Their intent wasn't to cause problems...though they realized it probably might go down that way. People are natural complainers.

mostly just pull away sponsors from the event.

e_burke October 9 2007, 04:27:05 UTC

No, but the significance of the picture is derived from the sanctity of that which is depicted, and the parody artists chose this one because of Jesus, not because of a painter.

THAT is why people get offended.