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Comment on The Vatican randomly dropped their new anime mascot and it is polarizing the internet

recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

Hey there fellow kids!
Have you heard about our lord and savior jesus, totally not a sponsored ad.
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?

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domdanial@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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- jabathekek@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.
  
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- Archer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  A more accurate mascot would be the anthropomorphization of centuries of murder, rape, genocide, and sexism. Wonder what that would be
  
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  - jabathekek@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    An old fat guy with orange skin and a toupee?
    
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altima_neo@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It’s like a Buddy Christ moment from Dogma

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