Homer Simpson upsets Paga...

Homer Simpson upsets Pagan's

Posted by SuperWill70 401 days ago.

Homer Simpson upsets Pagan's Pagans have pledged to perform "rain magic" to wash away a cartoon character painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant.
A doughnut-brandishing Homer Simpson was painted next to the giant on the hill above Cerne Abbas, Dorset, to promote the new Simpsons film.

Comments

  • kevsammal
    posted by kevsammal
    Who said I was a Pagan, blow-hard?

    I just said its 'fair game to joke about it in a movie', but you seemed to ignore the posts left by others before me (insulting Paganism - an entire religion).

    Have fun preaching your 'higher than thou' material in church.
    posted 387 days ago
  • willow2744
    posted by willow2744
    You gotta be kidding me. Homer is very clearly on a different section of field and far enough from the fertility symbol that he won't even affect energy. There is nothing more that pisses me off than "poor me" pagans. Yes we want better representations of ourselves in the media, but mostly I've seen insane nitpicking on the stupidest inconsequential garbage, like going off on "the craft" and "charmed" Those are fantasise people---one Fairuza Balk(The Craft) is pagan----2 "Charmed" puts us in a good light...3: It is very clear that Homer is raising his donut in supplication to the fertility god. My God---you really think a bunch of ad agency workers would do somethin purposely to piss off people that would be spending money to see their film?? It was probably done in an attempt to bring more nature religionists to the film, if it was done for any other reason than they thought it would look cool. It's an ad agency stunt and people need to lighten up--now hush before I send Hecate out.
    posted 389 days ago
  • kat4n
    posted by kat4n
    i think it's brill live not far from it and it looks great would prefer that to the other 1. people need to remove the sticks from their bums. it's not like it's affending n e 1!
    posted 391 days ago
  • Taliaesin
    posted by Taliaesin
    cool I think its funny. I like it. I say leave it, It will wash away soon enough, especially with the weather from the climate change. P.S. I am pagan and I think its funny.
    posted 393 days ago
  • primepicks
    posted by primepicks
    Amokster is right, everything is fair game in the simpsons ESPECIALLY their first movie ever that is how many years in the making.

    I don't think they intended for people to start fighting each other over it though.
    posted 400 days ago
  • theohiostateguy
    Can I wear goat leggings?

    I want a pair of goat leggings.
    posted 400 days ago
  • kevsammal
    posted by kevsammal
    Thanks for Jonny090's comment/insult.
    Confusing the argument doesn't make your point valid, Dan Brown reference aside.
    There were exponential numbers of Pagans killed, much more than your claimed '30'.
    Research religions (who came first) and you just might understand a little better than your 18 years has accumulated so far.

    Picking on 'em is fair game for a movie, but don't get hurtful.
    posted 400 days ago
  • Amokster
    posted by Amokster
    Christians, Athiests, Mormons, etc. get bashed all the damn time. Why not the fun loving Pagans? I say, go for it, otherwise it'll be like the PC police in Equilibrium--an OK movie. Either everything is fair game or it isn't. No in-betweens. Shittles, a donut sounds really good right now. Damn you, Homer!
    posted 400 days ago
  • ortizdove
    posted by ortizdove
    more funny than interesting lol
    posted 400 days ago
  • delicate12fairy
    It's mean that they would offend a civilization. It's sad that the Simpsons crew would do that to a group of people.
    posted 400 days ago
  • jonny090
    posted by jonny090
    do u know y hitler's nazi regime killed more pagans dan the chritians because wat uv read about d withccraft thing was out of the da vinci code which is well over the top. 30 women were actualy burned at the stake for witchcraft. others were ppl like joan of arc who was actually burnt for treason like william wallace was hung drawn and quatered for treason so d nazis actually killed more dan d christians. although the nazis were christians so u cud say it was d christians
    posted 400 days ago
  • kevsammal
    posted by kevsammal
    Interesting publicity seeker.

    If you wanna bash Pagans, I don't mind insulting your religion (to even the score).

    It seems Christians killed more Pagans than Hitler's Nazi regime, believing the Witchcraft propaganda purported by the church.
    Words kill, even if Priests speak them.
    posted 400 days ago
  • AbsintheDreams
    wow. yeah I agree, that is a really smartr advertissement move. especially if its going to be this big deal with the pagans. any news is good news
    posted 400 days ago
  • SuperWill70
    posted by SuperWill70
    The thing with this is, who gives a shit about Pagans anyway? Personally i think this kind of advertising stunt is extremely good, from a media studies perspective, becuase its so different and creative, that it has a greater impact. Not only does it advertise to those who see it driving through Dorset, but its made national, and possibly international news as well so it acts a large-scale advertisment, and im sure the people who came up with the idea for it knew this was going to happen. Well done to them, its funny stuff!
    posted 401 days ago