What's Jesusy about it? It's just a male face?
Dunno, but any time people see a bearded face in some image they tend to claim it's Jesus.
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Anya ,'Touched'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jul 18, 2005 5:49:14 am PDT #760 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 18, 2005 5:50:43 am PDT #761 of 10002
What is even happening?
Yes, and they claim a female face is Mary.
Gudanov - Jul 18, 2005 5:50:55 am PDT #762 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
What's Jesusy about it? It's just a male face?
Isn't "male face" about all we know about how Jesus actually looked? I suppose there are some cultural cues that can be assumed, but it's not like anyone really knows.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 18, 2005 5:52:23 am PDT #763 of 10002
What is even happening?
There was an image construction thing on Netscape a year or two ago, that gave him features that were much less Euro. Lemme see if I can find it.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 18, 2005 5:53:52 am PDT #764 of 10002
What is even happening?
tommyrot - Jul 18, 2005 5:55:16 am PDT #765 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
There was an image construction thing on Netscape a year or two ago, that gave him features that were much less Euro.
Yeah, that looks nothing at all like how Jesus is portrayed in American media.
Megan E. - Jul 18, 2005 6:05:47 am PDT #766 of 10002
-Ma request (my first)
I am about to give a big presentation about an important agreement that we are about to sign with the Government of Canada. Don't-throw-up-ma requested.
beekaytee - Jul 18, 2005 6:06:35 am PDT #767 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
I've always wondered...what's the diff what a prophet/messiah/leader looks like?
Okay, so it's been said that Confuscious was a nerdy guy that nobody liked when he was alive. Still? A 3rd of the world's religions based on stuff he is supposed to have said.
In Blink, Malcolm Gladwell talks about CEOs being tall.
So what?
Did Gandhi get taken less seriously because he was short?
I don't get it.
t /afraid of heightism
eta: calm tummy `ma to Megan. Good luck!
beekaytee - Jul 18, 2005 6:09:05 am PDT #768 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
Alpha Bits:
I'm hip to the biological need for male leaders to appear strong and capable of providing well. But in this, post-industrial age, it just does not make sense to me.
Nutty - Jul 18, 2005 6:15:40 am PDT #769 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
George W. Bush is proof that the taller presidential candidate does not always win. (I mean, there had to be a limit eventually, or else Gigantor would be president, but 6'4" is not really Out There in terms of height any more.)
There is a halo effect, where people who are pretty are assumed to be smart/competent/worthwhile solely on the basis of their being pretty. But, there are plenty of charismatic people who are funnylooking, and the funnylookingness is part of what makes them distinct from the sea of pretty sameness. Short, skinny, and sorrowful-looking Humphrey Bogart, for example. (Not that he ever ran a cult or a Fortune 500 company.)