Offensive or Funny?

[Coffee Cakes]

I'm a Christian and I have no idea how it would be offensive.

It didn't amuse me, but the idea was at least fun.

[Grenartia]

Funny in the same way poop jokes are funny, but not to as great an extent.

I want to see the Moses and Mohammed versions as well though.

Edit: Ohholycrapthere'saMohammedversion!

This isn't very well known, I doubt it'll start a shitfest.

I hope it doesn't start a shitfest.

Its kind of inferior to the Jesus one, due to not having as many options.

I'm a Christian and I have no idea how it would be offensive.

It didn't amuse me, but the idea was at least fun.

Exactly my thoughts.

[The Tectonic Plates]

This isn't very well known, I doubt it'll start a shitfest.

I hope it doesn't start a shitfest.

Its kind of inferior to the Jesus one, due to not having as many options.

Let's hope no one picks up to it. >.>

I'm a Christian and I have no idea how it would be offensive.

It didn't amuse me, but the idea was at least fun.

Exactly my thoughts.

I'm an Atheist, I got bored of it within thirty seconds.

Considering how much I'm taxing my internet right now, It may have taken longer to load than I used it for.

[Gravengoth]

Actually, Christians believe him as a prophet as well as the Son of God.
I got a small giggle when I first saw it, but, if I'm being completely honest, I feel it's disrespectful to the Christians. All for jokes made against them, but this is kinda crossing a line. If he wasn't crucified, I wouldn't say anything, but come on guys.

It comes down to that it can't be disrespectful. I'd be fine if it was just "Dress Jesus up in Wacky Costumes!", but the fact that he's nailed to a cross is a bit much.

Sorta the same with the Muhammad Dress-Up I saw on the same site, only that's outright disrespectful just for showing him.

Christians can wear gold and silver depictions of Jesus on the cross as jewlery and that isn't offensive? Didn't Jesus have a couple lesson in the Bible about how flaunting your faith is wrong and also so is being obsessed with material wealth is not the way to heaven? I mean, the crucifixion necklace thing seems to violate both.

[Winland]

I would've loved this back when I had a hate-boner for religion.

[Erucia]

It comes down to that it can't be disrespectful. I'd be fine if it was just "Dress Jesus up in Wacky Costumes!", but the fact that he's nailed to a cross is a bit much.

Sorta the same with the Muhammad Dress-Up I saw on the same site, only that's outright disrespectful just for showing him.

Christians can wear gold and silver depictions of Jesus on the cross as jewlery and that isn't offensive? Didn't Jesus have a couple lesson in the Bible about how flaunting your faith is wrong and also so is being obsessed with material wealth is not the way to heaven? I mean, the crucifixion necklace thing seems to violate both.

Did I ever mention or defend crucifixion necklaces, or did I advertise my faith?

I don't agree with wearing crucifixion necklaces in the least, since it's rather distasteful. I really don't see a good reasoning for people wearing them; please don't make such assumptions about me.

On a side note: after some time, I really don't feel offended by the "Dress Up Jesus on a Cross" thing more than I feel it's just distasteful.

[Valentir]

Christians can wear gold and silver depictions of Jesus on the cross as jewlery and that isn't offensive? Didn't Jesus have a couple lesson in the Bible about how flaunting your faith is wrong and also so is being obsessed with material wealth is not the way to heaven? I mean, the crucifixion necklace thing seems to violate both.

Did I ever mention or defend crucifixion necklaces, or did I advertise my faith?

I don't agree with wearing crucifixion necklaces in the least, since it's rather distasteful. I really don't see a good reasoning for people wearing them; please don't make such assumptions about me.

On a side note: after some time, I really don't feel offended by the "Dress Up Jesus on a Cross" thing more than I feel it's just distasteful.

I agree. It's more rude and distasteful than offensive.

[DogDoo 7]

Funny in the same way poop jokes are funny, but not to as great an extent.

I want to see the Moses and Mohammed versions as well though.

Edit: Ohholycrapthere'saMohammedversion!

MosesDressup would be far less offensive. Now "torah scroll dressup" (in not appropriate clothing) WOULD be offensive.

[Torisakia]

Funny

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I'm a Christian and I have no idea how it would be offensive.

It didn't amuse me, but the idea was at least fun.

Finally, another reasonable individual.

BTW: Olthar, I agree with you.

[The Independent States]

Might even be offensive to some people who aren't Christians, I would suggest leaving religious and political figures out of "dress up".

[Sedikal]

Got a quick chuckle out of it bit other then that it's nothing special.

[Dyakovo]

This hasn't been posted here in ... years, possibly not since Jolt. Anyway, I'm posting it as a form of, oh, test, I guess. That's not really the right word for it, but nothing better comes to mind.

The first time I saw this, I thought it was hysterically funny, as I got a bit older, I decided it was mildly amusing, now I think it's sort of meh.

I guess I really just want to know how you feel about it ... amused, bored, offended.

http://www.jesusdressup.com/

I'm going to go with: it's just stupid.

[Genivaria]

Mmm, meh. Not really all that amusing.

[Disserbia]

Stupid, but not offensive in the least.

^
Saying this as a Christian btdubbz

[Aurora Novus]

Why do you consider the two mutually exclusive?

Of course it's offensive; and that's precisely the point, and what makes it so funny. Part of humor (and in particular, dark humor) is it's offensive nature, which serves to gauge reactions from shock value, and to play up the absurdity of certain situations, thereby disarming them.

In other words, what makes it funny, is exactly the fact that it is offensive. And that's not a bad thing. Whether or not you personally enjoy dark humor, it's important that we have it as a society, as it allows us to deal with and overcome the terrible things in life, by finding ways to mentally disarm them.


Case in point: This site (which makes a mockery of Jesus) can be important to both Christains and non-Christaisn alike. For Christains, it can be a humorous way of dealing with the reality of their perceived circumstances, and the suffering experienced by their God. For the non-believer, it can be a way to laugh at and cope with the reality that people believe in something which they perceive to be nonsense, or even harmful.

Dark humor is a great thing, and I wish people would stop shaming it and trying to drive it out of society.

[Greater Beggnig]

I think it was mildly amusing.

[Ostroeuropa]

The superman outfit got a smirk, though I didn't bother to actually put any of them on him.
I got the joke without actually having to participate. "yeh, jesus in funny outfits. got it."
It's amusing for a few seconds. Nothing more.
Anyone offended by this is out to find something to be offended by.

[Australian rePublic]

As a Christian I find this offensive

[Warda]

As a Christian I find this offensive

Find the place in duh bebil that says this is wrong/bad.

[Ostroeuropa]

As a Christian I find this offensive

How so?

[Genivaria]

As a Christian I find this offensive

And as an Atheist I find this hilarious....I guess, I mean as long as we're hiding behind group identity.
Really though it's boring and lame and pointless to get upset over.

[Ostroeuropa]

Found it.
This is my response to all the people here who are offended.

[Vorshka]

This hasn't been posted here in ... years, possibly not since Jolt. Anyway, I'm posting it as a form of, oh, test, I guess. That's not really the right word for it, but nothing better comes to mind.

The first time I saw this, I thought it was hysterically funny, as I got a bit older, I decided it was mildly amusing, now I think it's sort of meh.

I guess I really just want to know how you feel about it ... amused, bored, offended.

http://www.jesusdressup.com/

I got a small laugh.

[Australian rePublic]

Found it.
This is my response to all the people here who are offended.

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Tell me when I once complained? Tell me when I once carried on? Tell me when I didn't ignore it. All that I did is state that I didn't like it