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Barbie as the Virgin Mary? Ken as Jesus? Italian Catholics are not amused
The State ^
| September 24, 2014
| JOSEPHINE MCKENNA
Posted on 09/25/2014 1:50:57 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
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Barbie has had a number of careers in her 55 years flight attendant, veterinarian, astronaut, even president. Her latest role, however, is raising eyebrows....Two Argentinian artists, Marianela Perelli and Pool Paolini, produced 33 dolls of various religious figures for a show named Barbie, The Plastic Religion, which opens in Buenos Aires on Oct. 11....The artists collection featured on their Facebook page includes religious figures from Catholicism, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. Although the artists decided against creating a Ken doll as Islams Prophet Muhammad, they do depict Jesus being crucified on the cross. On their Facebook page the two artists write in Spanish that there was no way they would depict Muhammad out of their great respect for Islam but stressed they did not intend to offend any religion....
....SIR, an Italian website backed by the Italian bishops conference, denounced the controversial toys in an editorial, which asks: What is the difference between provocation and bad taste?
To: Alex Murphy
Although the artists decided against creating a Ken doll as Islams Prophet MuhammadWimps.
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posted on
09/25/2014 1:52:28 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
To: Alex Murphy
"Although the artists decided against creating a Ken doll as Islams Prophet Muhammad"
Gutless weasels.
To: Alex Murphy
On their Facebook page the two artists write in Spanish that there was no way they would depict Muhammad out of their great respect for Islam No, they didn't depict him because they want to keep their heads.
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posted on
09/25/2014 1:54:09 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
To: Alex Murphy
On their Facebook page the two artists write in Spanish that there was no way they would depict Muhammad out of their great respect for Islam...
Translation - We are scared ****less of our heads being removed from our bodies.
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posted on
09/25/2014 1:55:05 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Alex Murphy
Re: the artists...The Stupid. It Burns.
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posted on
09/25/2014 1:56:49 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
("In the name of Allah, The Inexorable, The Irresistible...")
To: dfwgator
Shall I make enough popcorn for two?
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posted on
09/25/2014 1:57:57 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
To: Alex Murphy; Salvation; narses; NYer; Chode
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posted on
09/25/2014 2:06:24 PM PDT
by
Morgana
( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
To: Alex Murphy
WOW! A blond Aryan Jesus and Mary, from the land of the Semites? Its not Jesus, its a trick, he is obviously Thor!
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posted on
09/25/2014 2:06:49 PM PDT
by
Bringbackthedraft
(Hillary or Warren 2016! Why? Just to have a woman for Historical Purpose?? At least pick a looker!)
To: Alex Murphy
“On their Facebook page the two artists write in Spanish that there was no way they would depict Muhammad out of their great respect for Islam but stressed they did not intend to offend any religion.”
Liars! Just like their father below.
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posted on
09/25/2014 2:09:30 PM PDT
by
OpusatFR
(I did make that. No one else did the work.)
To: Bringbackthedraft
You know I did not even notice how blonde the baby Jesus was. Yes Mattel the stupid it BURNS.
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posted on
09/25/2014 2:10:13 PM PDT
by
Morgana
( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
To: dfwgator
Although the artists decided against creating a Ken doll as Islams Prophet Muhammad
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posted on
09/25/2014 2:23:22 PM PDT
by
GraceG
(No, My Initials are not A.B.)
To: Bringbackthedraft
WOW! A blond Aryan Jesus and Mary, from the land of the Semites? Its not Jesus, its a trick, he is obviously Thor!
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posted on
09/25/2014 2:25:52 PM PDT
by
GraceG
(No, My Initials are not A.B.)
To: dfwgator; fieldmarshaldj
Why Not? They could have had the Prophet Muhammad holding skipper, Barbie's little sister.
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posted on
09/25/2014 2:34:20 PM PDT
by
BBell
(I'm cynical and sarcastic and therefore I love Ann Coulter)
To: Alex Murphy
I did that one Christmas for a home made nativity. Only I used my son’s GI Joseph and a generic Barbie. Being a Protestant I really don’t like Jesus on the cross but like the empty tomb. One of my favorite stories is when Jesus goes to see Mary Magdalene before seeing the Father.
To: OpusatFR
the two artists write in Spanish that there was no way they would depict Muhammad out of their great desire to keep
on living and not have their sexual parts lopped off.
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posted on
09/25/2014 2:45:14 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Morgana
feh... spit
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posted on
09/25/2014 3:08:59 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Alex Murphy
Well, this is the logical end of the progression that the “Rennaisance” abandonment of iconographic standards in favor of humanistic, sentimental, artistic portrayals of Our Lord, His Blessed Mother and the saints started.
Everyone should read the critique of Western religious art that Pope Benedict XVI penned when he was a Cardinal.
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posted on
09/25/2014 3:17:26 PM PDT
by
The_Reader_David
(And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know...)
To: Alex Murphy
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posted on
09/25/2014 3:33:22 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Morgana; Salvation
Im so not amused!Im not amused either.
I wasn't aware that my sole existence on this Earth and in this Forum was to amuse you. Perhaps confining yourselves to Caucus or Devotional threads would better suit you?
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posted on
09/25/2014 3:58:46 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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