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pathetic insensitive

survivorman — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:45:58 -0800

This project is offensive beyond the pale for those who worship the Son of God, and who are grateful He gave His life and defeated death. While people are evidently allowed to broadcast their insensitive and tasteless hate and "humour" like this regarding someone elses faith, I should be allowed to express my view also. And I am. And you've heard it.

By: dersins

dersins — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:49:51 -0800

It's nice of you to give the project much more exposure than it would have had otherwise.

By: ND¢

ND¢ — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:50:50 -0800

Okay wait! Everyone take a deep breath and really think about it before you respond to this.

By: dersins

dersins — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:51:04 -0800

Wait-- weren't you banned under, like, two or three account names already?

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:51:36 -0800

So?

By: InfidelZombie

InfidelZombie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:53:05 -0800

I really feel like I should write a song for this project.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:54:58 -0800

Is there a way to get software to flag this mefi project automatically? My church and I would like to help the police flag this kind of thing in our community before anyone else sends us stolen laptops from eBay.

By: JanetLand

JanetLand — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:55:10 -0800

Why is it offensive?

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:57:51 -0800

Zombie Jesus is only after brains. You needn’t worry.

By: Krrrlson

Krrrlson — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:58:09 -0800

Okay wait! Everyone take a deep breath and really think about it before you respond to this.

Gahhh! Why did you have to DO this?

By: ND¢

ND¢ — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:59:05 -0800

I'm helping?

By: dirtdirt

dirtdirt — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:15 -0800

I think this is one of those times when you just have to be offended. Seriously.

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:36 -0800

I should be allowed to express my view also. And I am. And you've heard it.

There is a more effective way to stop such a project from gaining ground - stop giving it more attention. I never would have heard about it if you hadn't posted about it here and now I kind of want to see it (and I'm a pretty big fan of Jesus, myself.)

By: ericb

ericb — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:44 -0800

I guess you wouldn't have enjoyed the annual Hunky Jesus Contest [photos] held in S.F.'s Dolores Park last weekend.

By: dersins

dersins — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:00:55 -0800

Wait-- weren't you banned under, like, two or three account names already?

Ah, yes. You were indeed, weren't you?

By: Stynxno

Stynxno — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:01:32 -0800

If this project somehow involves Zombie Jesus eating the brains of Dan Brown, I just might not get annoyed that it's a project asking metafilter to give it money.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:02:09 -0800

This is a user's project and the best place to give feedback is on the projects page itself.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:02:19 -0800

take a deep breath and really think about it

What's funny is that that period of thought made me much angrier.

survivorman, do you have a course of action you'd like any/all of us to pursue? If I was being a flip asshole before, it's because I feel like you haven't left us much of an opening for a genuine conversation about this.

By: gnomeloaf

gnomeloaf — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:02:19 -0800

A song for song parody of Jesus Christ Superstar

You did save the other gunbarrel of outrage for Andrew Lloyd Webber, right?

By: deern the headlice

deern the headlice — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:03:44 -0800

No one's claiming there was an actual zombie Jesus. The project falls under what's known as "fiction" and/or, parody. Similar to the infamous cartoons that made thousands of halfwits shoot people and set things on fire.

Religion really is a refuge for the humorless.

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:04:51 -0800

You did save the other gunbarrel of outrage for Andrew Lloyd Webber, right?

Doesn't everybody? All the time? Everywhere?

By: ThePinkSuperhero

ThePinkSuperhero — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:04:58 -0800

There is a more effective way to stop such a project from gaining ground - stop giving it more attention.

True.

By: konolia

konolia — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:05:31 -0800

Yeah, this project is pretty blasphemous. Which is why I am ignoring it.

But, unlike Baal, Jesus really is Lord, and I think He can take care of this sort of thing Himself on His own schedule.

By: John Kenneth Fisher

John Kenneth Fisher — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:06:28 -0800

I've always had a weird amount of affection for Jesus Christ Superstar. Especially Gethsemene.

Odd that, considering my militant atheism.

By: Stynxno

Stynxno — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:07:54 -0800

You do realize you could have me.mailed the big guy and asked him about how he feels about the whole thing, right?

By: Brandon Blatcher

Brandon Blatcher — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:08:05 -0800

Consider this pair of quotes:

"God is dead."
- Nietzsche

"Nietzche is dead."
-God

By: loquacious

loquacious — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:08:16 -0800

JESUS WAS A GAY BLACK MAN.

By: [@I][:+:][@I]

[@I][:+:][@I] — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:09:27 -0800

survivorman: ..."for those who worship the Son of God" ...

What does this have to do with Ganesh?

By: loquacious

loquacious — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:09:38 -0800

I mean, seriously. How else could he be the perfect Son of God?

By: East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:01 -0800

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Boomstick

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:07 -0800

Do not bear a grudge against others, but settle your differences with them, so that you will not commit a sin because of them. Do not take revenge on others or continue to hate them, but love your neighbors as you love yourself.

By: ND¢

ND¢ — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:10 -0800

But, unlike Baal, Jesus really is Lord, and I think He can take care of this sort of thing Himself on His own schedule.

That sentence is offensive beyond the pale for those who worship the Son of El, and who are grateful He gave us rain, thunder, fertility and agriculture.

By: ericb

ericb — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:11 -0800

Jesus Dress-up (from Normal Bob Smith)! Previously - 1, 2, 3.

By: Dasein

Dasein — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:22 -0800

I should be allowed to express my view also. And I am. And you've heard it.

Uh...okay. Did anyone ever suggest you're not allowed to express your view? Is there some reason that the fact that you find this offensive should concern other members of this site? Or are you just wasting our time with your precious, offended self, that secretly pines for the days when blasphemers like this would have been strung up like they deserved?

God is undead. We have ki- uh, nevermind.

By: MrMoonPie

MrMoonPie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:11:30 -0800

I think He can take care of this sort of thing Himself on His own schedule.

I can give an amen to that.

By: kittens for breakfast

kittens for breakfast — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:12:00 -0800

So...this is pretty blatant trolling, yes? Am I missing something here, or does someone really think there's anything remotely good faith about this post?

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:12:46 -0800

You do realize you could have me.mailed the big guy and asked him about how he feels about the whole thing, right?

Wait, there's been a coup and Cortex is The Man now? Or is this a Holy Trinity thang that I wouldn't understand?

By: Brandon Blatcher

Brandon Blatcher — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:12:59 -0800

JESUS WAS A GAY BLACK MAN.

You're fucked.

By: Artw

Artw — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:13:26 -0800

Well, to this atheist Jesus Christ Superstar seems to be largely about how Judas was misunderstood, and most of the other followers come off as kind of sycophantic, so I'm not sure that it's that much in line with the Christian mainstream. Also: Incredibly funky baseline!

By: Skorgu

Skorgu — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:13:27 -0800

LOL...something. Wait, what are we mocking again?

By: John Kenneth Fisher

John Kenneth Fisher — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:13:39 -0800

Does someone really think there's anything remotely good faith about this post?

Oh my word, no. Clearly trolling, or trying to support a project no one would have seen otherwise.

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:16:58 -0800

Oh my word, no. Clearly trolling, or trying to support a project no one would have seen otherwise.

Oooh, yeah, you're probably right, which means I have taken the bait once again. But that means he's a filthy self-linker so I can still tut-tut, right?

(I support Zombie Jesus in '08!)

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:17:09 -0800

You'd have preferred Pirate Jesus, Ninja Jesus or Robot Jesus?

By: WPW

WPW — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:17:18 -0800

Eponysterical.

Plus, I think this counts as the most grudging acceptance of the principle of free speech I have ever read.

By: LeeJay

LeeJay — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:19:11 -0800

You'd have preferred Pirate Jesus, Ninja Jesus or Robot Jesus?

Do we really have to choose? Pirate Ninja Robot Zombie Jesus.

By: R. Mutt

R. Mutt — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:19:27 -0800

Yes, even trolls have a God, and apparently He has forsaken them.

By: Skorgu

Skorgu — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:20:06 -0800

Nerf^® Jesus!

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:20:49 -0800

I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I AM OUTRAGED! I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT I. AM. NOT. HAPPY. THERE. I DID IT.

By: nevercalm

nevercalm — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:22:10 -0800

Jesus Christ, Son of God...please spare me from everyone who follows you.

By: East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:22:12 -0800

Please don't do this with the quran

By: cortex

cortex — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:23:14 -0800

Why is this a metatalk post, survivorman? You're welcome to leave feedback, positive or otherwise, on the post itself, which isn't news to you since a quick peek behind the scenes shows you did just that fifteen minutes before you made this post. Beyond that, you can flag a project just like any other post or comment here, you could email the author if you wanted to have an actual conversation about it with them, and if you've got a specific issue that none of the above covers you could drop a note into the contact form to give us a heads up.

Shouting your opinion in Metatalk and then apparently disappearing for a half an hour (so far) right after posting isn't really seeming like a constructive path to take. We can try leaving this open, but it'd be nice to know what exactly you were expecting from the community with this.

By: slogger

slogger — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:23:57 -0800

Wow, another inflammatory religious protestation by an OP who drops a bomb and never returns to the thread. I'm sensing a trend here.

Maybe it's best we just close this thread, and forgo another opportunity for epic lulz.

By: adamdschneider

adamdschneider — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:24:01 -0800

You do realize you could have me.mailed the big guy and asked him about how he feels about the whole thing, right?
posted by Stynxno at 2:07 PM on March 28

I would just like to go on record as saying that Jesus H. Shatner is the best username in the history of the internet.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:28:39 -0800

Yes! I'm in before it closes.

By: mrzarquon

mrzarquon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:29:12 -0800

From his LinkedIN profile (or his sons or his dad's):

Writer, website designer, SEO specialist and fitness enthusiast interested in collaboration and cross linking with similar and neutral websites.

While he does list "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" as his group, so he could actually be a pissed off person, the fact that he is also an SEO specialist may also mean he is somehow involved in promoting this with Clay, who signed up just to post this:

However, Clay, who has just signed up to add his page to the projects section has one forward and reverse mutual contact, which is Robocop is Bleeding. (he does appear legit, according to his profile page).

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:29:31 -0800

Best $5 Clay ever spent.

By: juliplease

juliplease — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:30:29 -0800

Did somebody say Zombie Jesus?

By: psmealey

psmealey — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:30:49 -0800

Lighten up, Francis.

By: y2karl

y2karl — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:31:04 -0800

... Midnight, and the kitties are sleeping
downstairs by the furnace
while birdies are cheeping.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:33:03 -0800

It is also offensive to zombies, but not one of you motherfuckers has said one word about that, because you are so full of anti-zombie prejudices that not one of you can step up and point out all the great things zombies have done for humanity. Well, I spit on you, or would, anyway, were my spit glands not decayed.

By: ludwig_van

ludwig_van — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:33:05 -0800

I've always had a weird amount of affection for Jesus Christ Superstar. Especially Gethsemene.

Odd that, considering my militant atheism.

Why should that be odd? JCS is fucking awesome.

Also thanks for posting this thread, I never would've seen that project otherwise.

By: veedubya

veedubya — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:33:37 -0800

WWZJD?

By: found missing

found missing — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:33:54 -0800

This might be a good time for me to say that I just don't get the concept of the trinity. To me it is one of those things that makes lots of sense until you actually think about it.

By: box

box — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:34:19 -0800

Christ, what an asshole.

By: item

item — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:35:03 -0800

Christ: what an asshole.

By: Ragma

Ragma — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:35:03 -0800

I think survivorman is trying to tell us -

1) There are things said about Jesus on the intranet that offend him.
2) That's just wrong. And he's not happy about it.

Fair enough. Not much to disagree with there.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:35:19 -0800

Nerf® Jesus!-some guy on internet.

Jesus should be nerfed, he's more ridiculous than Superman, with the walking on water, the transmutation of things into other things, curing people of restless legs syndrome, ability to create a rock so huge that even He can't lift it (this last was conclusively proven in the XIII Convocation of Pope St. Pius XII in Ghent), and so forth. Jesus needs an arch-enemy, maybe someone in a red outfit, with some sort of multi-pronged weapon, perhaps...

Also, Jesus should be vulnerable to kryptonite and fart jokes.

By: R. Mutt

R. Mutt — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:36:40 -0800

If God had a daughter, well maybe I would at least think about it.

By: deern the headlice

deern the headlice — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:37:10 -0800

Frankly I'd trust the word of a religious fundamentalist before that of an SEO Specialist.

By: ND¢

ND¢ — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:38:11 -0800

But of course, no studio in their right mind would touch this with a 100 foot pole

God that project/plea for money is offensive to people who don't like lameness.

By: telstar

telstar — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:38:45 -0800

Dang, survivorman. I guess you don't want an invitation to the "Dead Meat on a Stick" party that gets thrown around here every spring equinox.

By: lukemeister

lukemeister — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:39:44 -0800

Fair Game

I think this post originated in Wyoming.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:43:12 -0800

This project is offensive beyond the pale for those who worship the Son of God, and who are grateful He gave His life and defeated death.

That's such a weird way to frame a complaint. I mean, I know they are the tenants of Christianity, but if you don't share them, it sounds like someone is demanding that a satire be suppressed because they offend the crazy: "This project is offensive to those of us who think the moon is a giant breast and worship it as we wait for the coming of its milky earth nourishment."

By: found missing

found missing — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:46:39 -0800

The little known fact is that Jesus was God's only begotten son, but, he also begot a daughter. Unfortunately, she suffered perinatal brain damage due to a restrictively small maternal (virginal) birth canal and spent the majority of her life in a residential care facility in Wisconsin until her death on January 5, 2005.

By: mr_roboto

mr_roboto — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:46:55 -0800

I'm a little surprised that, a full hour after this Metatalk post was made, the project in question has still not been posted to the front page. Good show of restraint, guys!

By: Armitage Shanks

Armitage Shanks — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:48:03 -0800

I know they are the tenants of Christianity

Jesus is (slum)Lord.

By: everichon

everichon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:50:39 -0800

What do the tenants of Christianity pay a month?

By: psmealey

psmealey — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:52:18 -0800

This callout is itself an affront to Satan, and all those who have renounced their faith in the false christian prophets and now worship at the dark altar of the Fallen One the true King of Kings, the One to whom we all belong whether we serve Him willingly or not.

By: jmd82

jmd82 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:52:46 -0800

I'm Catholic and far from offended. Really, I eat stuff like this up. Mmmmm, tastey!

And, why should I care? It's not like this is going to weaken my faith. And I don't see it casting any more doubt on those who don't believe.

I'm not the one supposedly blaspheming. It's someone else, and that's between them and God, not between you; God; and myself.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:53:13 -0800

I should be allowed to express my view also. And I am. And my opinion is, "meh?"

By: ND¢

ND¢ — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:56:28 -0800

Wow, another inflammatory religious protestation by an OP who drops a bomb and never returns to the thread. I'm sensing a trend here.

The whole post-the-thread-about-how-you-are-offended-and-then-leave routine is very in character. It is indicative of this attitude of "I am right and I am so sure I am right that I don't have to sit here and listen to you tell me I am wrong and there is no point in talking to a bunch of unsaved heathens that are soon to be in hell anyway, so I am just going to let you know what the truth is and you should just accept it and there is no point in discussing it and so I will not discuss it with you." So, lolxtians, when you get mad about how people on the internet give you a hard time and don't treat your personal faith as if it were absolute truth, this is one of the reasons why.

By: everichon

everichon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:58:51 -0800

It is indicative of this attitude of "I am right..."

It might be indicative of "I am bored...", no? What do we call the appetite of trolls? Not hunger, not thirst, but...HEY WE NEED A NEOLOGISM DOWN HERE.

By: amyms

amyms — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:02:51 -0800

What do we call the appetite of trolls?

The trolls who guard bridges like to eat billy goats.

By: The Straightener

The Straightener — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:03:23 -0800

Zombie Jesus wants you to turn the other cheek SO HE CAN FINISH EATING YOUR FACE.

By: Lentrohamsanin

Lentrohamsanin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:04:17 -0800

Dersins' point that Survivorman has already been banned under three other user names is a pretty darn important point here. It's Brand New Day, not Brand New Week , greedy guts!

By: vrakatar

vrakatar — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:06:33 -0800

Ass! What a Christ hole.

By: Mister_A

Mister_A — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:08:15 -0800

everi, you're thinking of trollendurst verrücktheit! That is the name of the unseemly trollsome appetite.

By: oaf

oaf — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:08:42 -0800

People actually read projects.metafilter.com?

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:08:57 -0800

The trolls who guard bridges like to eat billy goats.

No, these trolls.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:09:55 -0800

Oh, and trolls lust, as opposted to hunger or thirst.

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:10:00 -0800

How, exactly, is rising from the grave not a sign of zombiism?

Also: Who ate your brain?

By: nomisxid

nomisxid — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:12:13 -0800

It's too bad Seatle's own polterchrist never made it past post-production.

By: Pastabagel

Pastabagel — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:12:14 -0800

This project is offensive beyond the pale for those who worship the Son of God, and who are grateful He gave His life and defeated death.

Using the language of your own statement, the post is offensive to people who worship the Son of God, but not God himself. While almost every Christian faith makes it a sin to offend God, I don't know of any Christian faith that prohibits offending Christians. In fact, the new testament makes it clear that Christians are to turn the other cheek.

So within the confines of your own belief system, the project you linked to is acceptable, as it only offends Christians, who are given no special protection from offense under the New Testament.

It's perfectly normal, of course, to question one's own beliefs. But please don't use Metafilter as a public forum for your crisis of faith.

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:13:24 -0800

Holy crap! Here I was, feeling kinda bad that my friend's project wasn't getting much attention and you come along and make everything awesome.

By: Marie Mon Dieu

Marie Mon Dieu — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:13:29 -0800

No worries, Nunzilla will save you from Zombie Jesus!

By: Baby_Balrog

Baby_Balrog — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:13:32 -0800

Man. I wish someone would get so offended by my project that they'd post it to metatalk. I mean, seriously. it's so offensive. please be offended?

By: Free word order!

Free word order! — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:16:19 -0800

"And if your eye offend you, pluck it out, and cast it from you..." No wait. Ignore that kind of advice. The source is not to be trusted.

By: oaf

oaf — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:17:02 -0800

Account's disabled.

By: Huw

Huw — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:17:36 -0800

survivorman's account is disabled (either by himself or Matt, Jess or Cortex) so he won't be responding soon...

By: oaf

oaf — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:18:36 -0800

Brevity: faster.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:21:31 -0800

This MeTa thread has unfortunately drawn our attention to the fact that this particular user has a few sock puppets which have been cross-voting on each other's projects which is pretty much totaly against the rules and ban worthy. So, sorry to break up everyone's fun, but once we've banned the account with the [pseudo] complaint it's polite to close the thread before the impending pile-on.