Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Lady Gaga racist and intolerant?

We read:
"The 25-year-old pop star—who will portray prostitute-turned-disciple Mary Magdalene in the video—is being accused of racial intolerance by virtue of her fixation on Catholicism.

“So, Lady Gaga is playing Mary Magdelene [sic] in her new video,” says Jorge Serrano of Take Back Aztlán, a group that believes much of the Southwestern United States was stolen from people of Aztec descent.

Lady Gaga is just exploiting the Catholic religion, which many Latinos follow,” Serrano claims.

Another Latino group took issue with Gaga’s portrayal of Magdalene. “Why can’t Lady Gaga pretend to be Muhammad? Now, that would be very brave!” said Cecilia Maldonado of Chicanos Unidos Arizona, echoing complaints that recently came from the Catholic League.

Source

Rhetoric ratcheted up again. Anything you dislike is "racist". Not that I wish to defend the !@#$%&*. I personally see nothing good in her. But she entertains many so let her box-office takings be the judgment of how good or bad she is.

I myself speak respectfully of all Christian denominations (Episcopalians excepted). I usually refer to the head of the Roman Catholic church as "The Holy Father", for instance, but respect cannot be mandated.

Australia has stalwart conservative Cardinal -- Archbishop George Pell -- and in mentioning him on my blogs I follow Roman practice and refer to him as "His Eminence". I've got a fair idea that I irritate atheists by doing that just as much as Lady Gaga offends the Hispanics. Fair return for anti-Christian hatred

I think Roman theology is absurd but it is a great help and comfort to many people. So let their collection of offerings be the judgment of how good or bad they are.

As the original Romans used to say: De gustibus non disputandum est

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jon said, "I myself speak respectfully of all Christian denominations (Episcopalians excepted)."

WTF? Surely that must be some kind of joke.

Anonymous said...

Not a joke, the Episcopalians are the ones who ordained a gay Bishop and therefore caused a large percentage of their flock to flee. Their rush down the path of unrighteousness continues.

Stan B said...

Anon 12:19 AM - John tends to be a rather tolerant atheist - and he tolerates a lot. Don't mistake tolerance for approval, any more than many others often mistake disapproval for intolerance.

Stan B.
Vatican Catholic at Large

Anonymous said...

Jon should be applauded for his honesty. Tolerance and understanding are the foundations of, not only every religion, (except Islam) but of every fair and rational person.

As for GaGa "Lady", i'm still trying to figure out if she is a he!

Anonymous said...

Turning to the details of the post - how is the use to Mary Magdalene anti-Catholic. AFAIK she figures in all Christian religions as a companion of Jesus.
Anyway, how is offending Catholics (a large, worldwide religion not confined to any particular ethnicity) racist?

Anonymous said...

Lady "Gag-Gag" is more like it!

Maybe "Madonna" should play the harlot role.

Betcha Charlie Sheen would make a fantastic "Jesus"!

Anonymous said...

I thought that regarding Mary M as a former prostitute was inaccurate and a confusion with other female followers ??

Anonymous said...

they never take shots at muslims, that would take guts AND when the muslims went beserk over what free expression was expressed they'd blame the messenger not the murderer for the accompanying death.

Anonymous said...

Nor do they take shots at judaism. Christianity appears to be the religious whipping Boi of choice. Why is it so ?