comic Urinates on Jesus Painting

[William Joyce]

I have some really fun plot ideas about Anne Frank being urinated on... maybe Larry David will do 'em up?

 

[manifold]

The Diary of Anne Frank, the lost entries: Chapter 1 - The Golden Shower.

 

[Sunni Man]

I have some really fun plot ideas about Anne Frank being urinated on... maybe Larry David will do 'em up?

LOL!! the jews would go crazy screaming anti-semitism!!!

 

[noose4]

I'm calling Bullshit.

I can't think of ONE single lib here that would be reacting any differently if it were muhammed. Not one.

You FAIL.

mohammed is a fictional character and the koran is a book written by man to control others just like the bible is.

Doh!!! That right there is fightin' words.

That would get you stoned, burned and it would subject your family to terrorism and honor killings.

bring it on, they tried to drop 2 110 story buildings on me and failed.

 

[Kalam]

A thread about Jesus and half of you fuckstains begin by whining about Muslims and Muhammad? Congratulations USMB.

 

[Sarah_Tonin]

artistic expression....freedom of expression...


on and off button....do i need to find ya the instructions?

I didn't watch it..heard about it and commented on it...it's called having an opinion...funny how that artistic expression of yours doesn't apply to Imus and others? do i need to remind ya

 

[Emma]

Comedian Larry David is under attack from critics who say he pushed the mocking of religion and Christian belief in miracles over the edge in the latest episode of his HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

On the show's most recent installment, which aired Sunday, David urinates on a painting of Jesus Christ, causing a woman to believe the painting depicts Jesus crying.

Deal Hudson, author and publisher of InsideCatholic.com, said he doesn't find any humor in the episode.

"I don't think it's funny," Hudson told Foxnews.com. "Why is it that people are allowed to publicly show that level of disrespect for Christian symbols? If the same thing was done to a symbol of any other religions -- Jewish or Muslim -- there'd be a huge outcry. It's simply not a level playing field."

Hudson said an apology from the show's producers and writing team should be issued.

"Somebody should [apologize]," Hudson said. "When is it going to stop? When is common sense going to dictate that people realize this willingness of artists to do to Christianity what they would never do to Judaism or Islam?"

In a statement to Foxnews.com, HBO downplayed the controversy.

"Anyone who follows Curb Your Enthusiasm knows that the show is full of parody and satire," the statement read. "Larry David makes fun of everyone, most especially himself. The humor is always playful and certainly never malicious."

Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, also criticized the episode, saying David should "quit while he's ahead," and that the show is proof that the comedian's best years are behind him.

"Was Larry David always this crude? Would he think it's comedic if someone urinated on a picture of his mother?" Donohue said in a statement. "This might be fun to watch, but since HBO only likes to dump on Catholics (it was just a couple of weeks ago that Sarah Silverman insulted Catholics on 'Real Time with Bill Maher') and David is Jewish, we'll never know."

During Sunday's episode, David, who created, wrote and produced "Seinfeld," visits a bathroom in his assistant's home and splatters urine on a picture of Jesus. Instead of wiping it off, David leaves the restroom. Minutes later, David's assistant enters the bathroom and concludes that Jesus is crying. She then summons her mother to the bathroom, where both women kneel in prayer.

"When David and Jerry Seinfeld (playing himself) are asked if they ever experienced a miracle, David answers, 'every erection is a miracle,' Donohue's statement continued. "That's what passes for creativity these days."

The episode, "The Bare Midriff," primarily revolves around David's assistant and her belly-revealing attire. According to the show's Web site, a "new pill" increased David's urine flow, leading to the "misunderstanding about a miraculously weeping Jesus."

HBO promoted the controversial scene on the show's site, complete with a "squirm-o-meter" that ranked the urine incident ahead of David's confronting his assistant about her exposed midriff.

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just another example of our corrupt and decayed society

Last time I checked with my cable company, HBO was a subscription service.

 

[Gunny]

This is a stupid thread, and anyone that wants to call an attempt to offend people "artistic expression" is an idiot. There is NOTHING artistic about pissing on the religious icon of a vast majority of people.

it's called abusing your freedoms while bitching about the freedoms of others.

 

[Sarah_Tonin]

This is a stupid thread, and anyone that wants to call an attempt to offend people "artistic expression" is an idiot. There is NOTHING artistic about pissing on the religious icon of a vast majority of people.

it's called abusing your freedoms while bitching about the freedoms of others.

ahhh brilliant post.... it seems that some demand respect but don't return it....one way street....urinating on a picture of Jesus is in very poor taste and quite ignorant even for a so-called comedian....

 

[Mr. H.]

Go ahead. I dare ya.

 

[chanel]

Just sayin...

 

[JimH52]

He is an idiot. That should be obvious by now.

 

[manifold]

Yeah, I wouldn't call it art either. Just funny. Damn fuck'n funny.

 

[Fatality]

The pictures of Mo were intentionally insulting. Just putting one in print is considered an insult.

There is no difference.

In your opinion. Do you know what the context of those cartoons were? Do you know what the intention of the artist was? Sounds like you think you do.

Immie

Mo with a bomb in his turban? GMAFB.

It doesn't matter if they were perfectly innocent pictures of the guy...it is forbidden in Islam to print pictures of him. Get it?

no, its forbidden for mohametans to do it, or do you bow at the feet of mohamet too?

 

[Freeman]

yeah, no wonder !

since Larry david and Israel weinberg are two judeosupremacists...
their hatred against jesus is pathogens

 

[KittenKoder]

Tell you what, when you take other religious symbols seriously ... then people can whine about this. There were two movies insulting Imhotep (though they were good movies) making him out to be a bad guy and all, not to mention the twisting of the pentacle, the destruction of the meaning of Yule icons, the twisting of other such icons and images into something meaningless by many. The list goes on ...


This is an all or nothing venture, you can't have your imagery and idols be respected until you are willing to respect others.

 

[CindyInKentucky]

I knew there was a reason I never liked that show.

 

[JW Frogen]

When Larry David pisses on a Koran I will have respect for his comic courage.

 

[JW Frogen]

I would piss on a Koran in an Allah actual minute if it would get me an HBO spot.

 

[Freeman]

Tell you what, when you take other religious symbols seriously ... then people can whine about this. There were two movies insulting Imhotep (though they were good movies) making him out to be a bad guy and all, not to mention the twisting of the pentacle, the destruction of the meaning of Yule icons, the twisting of other such icons and images into something meaningless by many. The list goes on ...


This is an all or nothing venture, you can't have your imagery and idols be respected until you are willing to respect others.

I bet that you will cry and bawl like a hen :" antishemizm, " if Mel Gibson would re-issue his movie, yeah?