Did Seville's Easter week poster go too far? ¡Gay Jesús!

[marylander1940]

'Effeminate' Christ poster angers Spanish conservatives

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A poster of Christ to promote Easter week in Seville has drawn a sharp backlash from Spanish ultra-conservatives, who denounced it as "effeminate" and "offensive" to...

OP note: Why all the fuss when artists have always portrayed a hot Jesus. 

Edited January 31, 2024 by marylander1940

[soloyo215]

He doesn't look effeminate to me. Also, nothing wrong with making him gay. People have made him white, so...

[CuriousByNature]

I'm not sure what the hubbub is about.  It's art.  And maybe an image like that makes him more relatable to those who haven't felt that way before.

[wsc]

It would have been a miracle if somebody didn't bitch about it; right up his alley, actually.

[+ WilliamM]

21 hours ago, marylander1940 said:

'Effeminate' Christ poster angers Spanish conservatives

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A poster of Christ to promote Easter week in Seville has drawn a sharp backlash from Spanish ultra-conservatives, who denounced it as "effeminate" and "offensive" to...

OP note: Why all the fuss when artists have always portrayed a hot Jesus. 

It is  a quite conservative   group!  So I am not upset 

[+ nycman]

I think it’s funny as fuck. The conservatives are pissed that he looks like a hot homo, and the woke masses are pissed that he looks white. You know your art is great, when you manage to piss off the extremist wings nuts on both ends of the spectrum. 

[marylander1940]

2 hours ago, nycman said:

I think it’s funny as fuck. The conservatives are pissed that he looks like a hot homo, and the woke masses are pissed that he looks white. You know your art is great, when you manage to piss off the extremist wings nuts on both ends of the spectrum. 

Something being controversial doesn't mean it's great art! 

Are you a moderate centrist when it comes to art? 

 

Edited February 2, 2024 by marylander1940

[+ nycman]

1 hour ago, marylander1940 said:

Are you a moderate centrist when it comes to art? 

I’m a punk at heart.

If a piece of art pisses someone off…I’m happy.