Avatar Week: Jesus Edition

[puglover]

Sounds like a fun idea. I mean, as long as it isn't mocking Jesus of course (I'm sure that's not the original poster's intent )

I won't be participating, as I don't own paintshop.

EDIT: Looks like the original poster meant well, but my spider sense tells me the other posters will run with it. Image removed.

 

[nonconformist]

Okay, I think the antagonised posts in this thread jsut tipped me from "meh" to "hell yeah!"

 

[Till]

This one's a winner:

 

[MobBoss]

That's like Elvis fans saying that they take offense at the various treatments of Elvis in pop culture.

While Jesus may = Elvis in your eyes, this is not the case in my eyes as a christian. It may actually surprise you that some people take their religion seriously.

All one can say is: too bad.

Which seems to be the typical atheist/non-christian answer to pretty much everything around here in the OT.

There are two Elvises: the actual real Elvis who lived and died decades ago, and the Elvis who exists as an artifical construct animated by the modern culture and has superficial or no relation to the original Elvis. The Elvis fan has the choice to either constantly be offended by jokes about pompadours, UFOs and velvet paintings in redneck diners, or he can recognize that mocking an icon of pop culture is not the same as mocking the man who originated it.

Again, Elvis isnt God, nor is he the main icon of a worldwide religion.

I'm Jewish and I celebrate Christmas for two simple reasons:

Well, good for you. But that doesnt give you the right to antagonize other posters here in the OT by making light of their religous dieties that they care/love/respect.

Okay, I think the antagonised posts in this thread jsut tipped me from "meh" to "hell yeah!"

Finding pleasure in other peoples misery?

 

[nonconformist]

Here's some source material;
I call dibs on the first one

 

[Sidhe]

This one's a winner:

See now that's a Jesus everyone can get on board with. I don't know what MB is worried about, oh yeah, noncom

 

[Phlegmak]

While Jesus may = Elvis in your eyes, this is not the case in my eyes as a christian. It may actually surprise you that some people take their religion seriously.



Which seems to be the typical atheist/non-christian answer to pretty much everything around here in the OT.



Again, Elvis isnt God, nor is he the main icon of a worldwide religion.



Well, good for you. But that doesnt give you the right to antagonize other posters here in the OT by making light of their religous dieties that they care/love/respect.



Finding pleasure in other peoples misery?

You either:
1. Have the worst reading comprehension among all of humanity.
2. Love the straw man arguments.

Pontiuth clearly did not equate god with Elvis, he was using an analogy. That should be obvious to a five year old.

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[Phlegmak]

Cyborg Ninja IPOD Jesus:

Robot Jesus??

Lego Jesus

Superhero Jesus

Spoiler :

?? Jesus

 

[Perfection]

Did it/would it ever occur to you that perhaps, just perhaps, some people would find "funny" pictures of their lord and savior somewhat offensive?

Of course, that just makes it funnier!

Finding pleasure in other peoples misery?

This makes you miserable?

 

[Erik Mesoy]

But you are familiar with Zombie Jesus, Anarchist Jesus and all the other Jesuses in here?

Familiar enough to understand without having to ask.

Incidentally, more source material:

http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Church_of_the_Resurrection

 

[Veritass]

Finding pleasure in other peoples misery?

The word of the day is: Schadenfreude.

 

[Pontiuth Pilate]

Again, Elvis isnt God, nor is he the main icon of a worldwide religion.

Exactly! And whether someone is or isn't a God isn't relevant to how they are absorbed and iconized by pop culture.

Have you noticed that all the Jesuses in this thread are portrayed the same way? White, long brown hair, bearded, robed.

In the same way, Elvis is always portrayed sneering, with well-slicked hair, and in one of those cliche white Elvis suits. Surely he didn't wear an Elvis suit all the time. Yet in terms of his portrayal in culture, that's how he's been "iconized."

Similarly, if I chose Reconstructed Jesus as my avatar - that study a few years ago by anthropologists that tried to show what a typical Nazarene at the time looked like, or Black Jesus, those would be surprising and striking images precisely because they contradict and call into question our stereotypical image of Jesus, one that really has no basis in reality yet has a strong foundation in our pop culture. See the difference?

Well, good for you. But that doesnt give you the right to antagonize other posters here in the OT by making light of their religous dieties that they care/love/respect.

That's not my intent and if you take offense, I apologize, but I won't refrain from examining Jesus-as-cultural-icon just because it offends people who follow Jesus-as-deity. The fault doesn't lie with me, it lies with those who cannot recognize the distinction.

 

[MobBoss]

See now that's a Jesus everyone can get on board with. I don't know what MB is worried about, oh yeah, noncom

Here is what I worry about. I truly believe that Jesus is the son of God and my savior. He died upon the cross for us. He endured pain unimaginable for us. He bled for us. In order to save us. He gave everything for us and loves us beyond all reason.

Such depictions of him here are no different than what the Romans did when they stuck a crown of thorns upon his head and mocked him.

Thats what this thread is. Mockery. No more, no less. It is totally unappropriate any time of the year and even more so considering that it is Christmas time when we are supposed to be honoring Jesus and what he did for us instead of mocking his memory.

Shame on you for your intolerance and disrespect for peoples faith.

 

[Pontiuth Pilate]

I do hope people will keep some of the less tasteful Jesii out of this thread however. The point is satire and light-hearted fun at the expense of the cultural icon, not to create an image so outrageous that it can indeed legitimately be offensive to Christianity. For example my avatar is meant to poke fun at the cultural cliche of "What Would Jesus" do/say/be if he were here today. Stockbroker? Now that's incongruous in a funny way

Mob: all I gotta say is, read, and if you don't understand then you don't understand.

 

[Mathilda]

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