Comments on: Jesus and his peeps http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/ "She is very powerful, so be nice to her." Former Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents, Eric Fingerhut Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:51:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jill http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28742 Jill Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:16:00 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/#comment-28742 Thank you Derek! Someone who gets my turn of phrases. Sigh of relief - there's one of you. :) Thank you Derek! Someone who gets my turn of phrases. Sigh of relief – there’s one of you. :)

]]> By: derek http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28677 derek Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:44:00 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/#comment-28677 It's nothing more than a witty play on words. It's as innocuous as a fingerpainting of Jeuss.<br/><br/>Anyone taking umbrage should relax...and have a Peep. It’s nothing more than a witty play on words. It’s as innocuous as a fingerpainting of Jeuss.

Anyone taking umbrage should relax…and have a Peep.

]]> By: Jill http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28572 Jill Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:24:00 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/#comment-28572 Yes, I can kind of see that, although if I saw a naked Moses, it wouldn't bother me, I don't think. But a naked Gandhi or MLK, yeah - that could be disturbing. Interesting what affects our sensitivities.<br/><br/>Thanks for the comment and reading.<br/><br/>Oh, and, well, with me-I confess - anything having to do with peeps is bound to make me smile - they are just so curious to me! lol Yes, I can kind of see that, although if I saw a naked Moses, it wouldn’t bother me, I don’t think. But a naked Gandhi or MLK, yeah – that could be disturbing. Interesting what affects our sensitivities.

Thanks for the comment and reading.

Oh, and, well, with me-I confess – anything having to do with peeps is bound to make me smile – they are just so curious to me! lol

]]> By: Cee Jay http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28565 Cee Jay Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:08:00 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/#comment-28565 For me it wasn't that the artist created Jesus crucified in chocolate, the irreverence was showing him totally naked. That is the part to me that seems designed to anger instead of provoke thought. I guess that is why the peeps Jesus seems ok to me, but the "sweet Jesus" makes me a bit uncomfortable. I'm really not a prude about naked art objects, but I'd rather see people whose lives I esteem shown with some clothing. Though I guess Michelangelo did show David without his clothing and<br/>God creating the naked Adam. Hummm, I don't have the same reaction to these. I don't think I would be happy to see someone depict a naked <br/>Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr. either.<br/> Actually, I find the whole crucifix image distasteful. I'd rather focus on the life of Jesus, not his death. That is another reason the Jesus and his peeps doesn't bother me, but the other one does.<br/> Thanks for encouraging me to ponder my reaction to this. For me it wasn’t that the artist created Jesus crucified in chocolate, the irreverence was showing him totally naked. That is the part to me that seems designed to anger instead of provoke thought. I guess that is why the peeps Jesus seems ok to me, but the “sweet Jesus” makes me a bit uncomfortable. I’m really not a prude about naked art objects, but I’d rather see people whose lives I esteem shown with some clothing. Though I guess Michelangelo did show David without his clothing and
God creating the naked Adam. Hummm, I don’t have the same reaction to these. I don’t think I would be happy to see someone depict a naked
Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr. either.
Actually, I find the whole crucifix image distasteful. I’d rather focus on the life of Jesus, not his death. That is another reason the Jesus and his peeps doesn’t bother me, but the other one does.
Thanks for encouraging me to ponder my reaction to this.

]]> By: Jill http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28560 Jill Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:28:00 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/#comment-28560 Excellent point, Fahrender. Couldn't say it better. Excellent point, Fahrender. Couldn’t say it better.

]]> By: Tim Ferris http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28558 Tim Ferris Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/#comment-28558 The "art" makes its point in a jejune juxtaposition that jams together disparate elements having to do with a particular theme, neither of which has a lot to do with the other, and therefore there's some humor, and some irreverence, some "aha" value, some glee in the attempt "d'epater la bourgeoisie". It's almost like a formula used by college students to make people squeal. The interpretations are usually along the lines of contrasting the commercial with the spiritual, the sacred with the profane, the elevated with the mundane. Ain't nothing new, ain't no big thing. The “art” makes its point in a jejune juxtaposition that jams together disparate elements having to do with a particular theme, neither of which has a lot to do with the other, and therefore there’s some humor, and some irreverence, some “aha” value, some glee in the attempt “d’epater la bourgeoisie”. It’s almost like a formula used by college students to make people squeal. The interpretations are usually along the lines of contrasting the commercial with the spiritual, the sacred with the profane, the elevated with the mundane. Ain’t nothing new, ain’t no big thing.

]]> By: fahrender http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28556 fahrender Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:03:00 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/#comment-28556 people who freak out over controversial art, ridicule of their religious beliefs or humor about same are either insecure in their faith or disingenuous in their protestations. jesus was pretty clear about his feeling toward hypocrites and people who made a show of their religion. it would be really interesting to know how he would react to a bill donohue or a mel gibson. anybody can hijack a religion for their own purposes. <br/>if bill donohue had wanted to raise the profile of callivaro's art he couldn't have done a better job. more people have seen his work in the past week than have ever seen it before.<br/><br/>fahrender people who freak out over controversial art, ridicule of their religious beliefs or humor about same are either insecure in their faith or disingenuous in their protestations. jesus was pretty clear about his feeling toward hypocrites and people who made a show of their religion. it would be really interesting to know how he would react to a bill donohue or a mel gibson. anybody can hijack a religion for their own purposes.
if bill donohue had wanted to raise the profile of callivaro’s art he couldn’t have done a better job. more people have seen his work in the past week than have ever seen it before.

fahrender

]]> By: Jill http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28554 Jill Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:02:00 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/#comment-28554 Liz - Thanks for reading and commenting! I really like your Library Tavern blog and am adding it to the blogroll on the left. There's another Ohioan who is a librarian, Christine of Really Bad Cleveland Accent. She's got a good blog too.<br/><br/>Thanks re: the Peeps. It is truly scary what some people do to those things. Liz – Thanks for reading and commenting! I really like your Library Tavern blog and am adding it to the blogroll on the left. There’s another Ohioan who is a librarian, Christine of Really Bad Cleveland Accent. She’s got a good blog too.

Thanks re: the Peeps. It is truly scary what some people do to those things.

]]> By: Jill http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28553 Jill Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/#comment-28553 Thanks, Paul - I appreciate the latitude. I did mean it as an, "okay, if chocolate is okay, what about.., and if that's okay, then what about" since I don't quite know where the sensitivity would be too much. I can tell you that when there was some exhibit not too long ago with urine and feces involved with Jesus or the Madonna or something, I thought that was just ridiculous but I know I simply wouldn't patronize anyone who would do such a thing - I don't know that I would ban it.<br/><br/>As a Jew, I have to live with a lot of things that I might otherwise say shouldn't be allowed, but that's just how it is. When something goes beyond my comfort zone, I say something. Sometimes it sticks, sometimes not.<br/><br/>But I do have a question about the intent: why does the artist's intent matter so much? I mean, why isn't it dependent on how it makes you feel? That confuses me - can you say more about that? Thanks, Paul – I appreciate the latitude. I did mean it as an, “okay, if chocolate is okay, what about.., and if that’s okay, then what about” since I don’t quite know where the sensitivity would be too much. I can tell you that when there was some exhibit not too long ago with urine and feces involved with Jesus or the Madonna or something, I thought that was just ridiculous but I know I simply wouldn’t patronize anyone who would do such a thing – I don’t know that I would ban it.

As a Jew, I have to live with a lot of things that I might otherwise say shouldn’t be allowed, but that’s just how it is. When something goes beyond my comfort zone, I say something. Sometimes it sticks, sometimes not.

But I do have a question about the intent: why does the artist’s intent matter so much? I mean, why isn’t it dependent on how it makes you feel? That confuses me – can you say more about that?

]]> By: Liz http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28552 Liz Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2007/04/01/jesus-and-his-peeps-3/#comment-28552 I like your peep-head Jesus. But I have a warped sense of humor sometimes. I like your peep-head Jesus. But I have a warped sense of humor sometimes.

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