• recursive_recursion they/them
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    434 months ago

    The polarization and criticism isn’t unfounded as it comes off as 3 parts:

    1. Hey there fellow kids!
    2. Have you heard about our lord and savior jesus, totally not a sponsored ad.
    3. We totally have no perception of reality with the infamous history of kids and churches.

    This just reminds me of When Art Restoration Goes South in that the Vatican REALLY should’ve asked people and perhaps professionals in the Anime sphere before going all in on this idea, although with the blowup in free publicity maybe this would still be considered a win for the Vatican?

    • @[email protected]
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      264 months ago

      Yep, I can’t believe it is (according to the article) kind of working for some people. It’s just a mascot for one of the most powerful religious organizations that’s ever existed.

      You don’t get to be cute now to appeal to the kids. To me, this is blue raspberry flavored cigarettes, just as calculated and insidious.

      • @[email protected]
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        94 months ago

        I seen a suspicious white cargo van parked outside an elementary school near my house. Someone had spray painted “Free Anime’s” on the side, in an apparent attempt to lure children. I called the police but they said it was fine; it was just the local priest.

      • @Archer
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        74 months ago

        A more accurate mascot would be the anthropomorphization of centuries of murder, rape, genocide, and sexism. Wonder what that would be

  • @[email protected]
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    244 months ago

    Isnt this basically what the Catholic Church did in Dogma when they introduced Buddy Christ? Like down to the motivations and everything?

      • @fishos
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        Kevin Smith is a Catholic. Its more of “dude knew what he was talking about”. These rejuvenations happen every 25 years per this article.

    • @Evotech
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      04 months ago

      You’re thinking about Ligma

  • ‮redirtSdeR
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    really? cause i feel like i’ve seen nothing but people liking the character?

    • @Pilferjinx
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      114 months ago

      It’s fucking weird. The characters are fine and cute. Its just the old pedo priests behind it that creep me out.

    • @[email protected]
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      34 months ago

      cause i feel like i’ve seen nothing but people liking the character

      Especially the rule 34 weebs.

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    There is r34(porn) of it, there is r63(genderswapped version) of it and r85(pony) of it.

    Also, pony:

    I want version of it with Starlight’s staff

  • @[email protected]
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    54 months ago

    I have no opinion on this except that it immediately brings to mind the “lightbringer” in Christian mythology.

  • @[email protected]
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    -14 months ago

    I hope the internet is promptly getting to work “rule 34ing” this mascot. Personally I would like to see Luce getting railed by the pope.

    • molaveOP
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      34 months ago

      That counts as a caricature-criticism of the church tbf

  • @[email protected]
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    -84 months ago

    What’s to understand? Euphoric fedora tippers will shit themselves to death about anything connected to religion as a point of principle and papists will defend anything Catholic to the death, usually other peoples’ deaths.