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Chocolate Jesus --Free expression or hate speech? |
"Artist" Cosimo Cavallaro, will release his newest sculpture, 鈥淢y Sweet Lord,鈥?an anatomically correct six-foot statue of the Savior made entirely of milk chocolate - in the lobby of a Manhattan hotel. Isn鈥檛 it time we demand common decency? How about a little respect for others beliefs? I have no problem with free expression鈥攈e has the right to create any vile piece of trash he wants. But doesn鈥檛 this belong in a private gallery and NOT on public display? And before you lefties start calling me a neo-con who is trying to stilfle 鈥榝ree speech鈥? (or that I have a problem with nudity in art), what if Cavallaro decide to make 6 foot chocolate anatomically correct naked Mohammed? Would there be consequences for such a disdainful display? I can guarantee you that his 鈥榓rtwork鈥?would get NO public attention and that he鈥檇 be called a bigot trying to incite the Muslim community鈥擧illary and Obama most likely leading the charge. Don't Christians deserve the same respect? No if this was done to Mohamed the artist would be under a death threat along with the bomb threats that would be made to the location and to our country. Look what happened in Europe when those comic strips of Islam appeared. This is not art it is meant to demean Christianity, only a lib would see otherwise. It goes along with the Crucifix in urine, the dung Virgin Mary and all the other "artists" who thought it was appropriate to demean a religion and its followers. These should not be allowed in any way. Why didn't he do a Choclate Mohammad? Just curious. So, you have a problem with a 6-foot statue of Jesus? If you are a good Christian, you wouldn't rely upon the image. Nobody knows what Jesus looks like. Most represent him as a white man with blue eyes....which is nearly impossible considering his mother was Ethiopian..... Don't get so hyper. Jesus loves you - I guess. I think it's inspired. A chocolate Jesus makes perfect sense, thanks to that holiday we call EASTER. I'm amazed I've never heard of anyone doing it before. A chocolate Mohammed would be pointless by comparison, unless they decided to have their own stupid commercial derivative of a religious holiday based on his life featuring chocolate pagan fertility symbols. As for naked, there's a long tradition of artists, even some great ones, doing religious stuff with nudity in it, and a long tradition of bluenoses complaining about it. "Eat Me" -- Jesus Figurines of the christ figure have been cast in crystal, pewter, wood, paper, metal, aluminum, copper, on and on and on . What is wrong with chocolate???? He is not asking you to bow down and worship it or anything. I want a chocolate Budha. I want to lick his belly ! MORE CHOCOLATE !!! You're 100% correct. It's OK to disrespect Christians, but all hell breaks loose if you say anything slightly disrespectful about Muslims. Is it not the muslims who are blowing up women and children in the name of Allah? You can't have it both ways. |
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