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The Vatican randomly dropped their new anime mascot and it is polarizing the internet (www.dailydot.com)

submitted 1 week ago by mo_lave@reddthat.com to c/anime@ani.social

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[–] recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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?

[–] domdanial@reddthat.com 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week 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@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

An old fat guy with orange skin and a toupee?

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Naw, that lacks any semblance of religion.

Give him a Bible to hold upside down.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago

It's like a Buddy Christ moment from Dogma

[–] Godort@lemm.ee 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Life imitates art, as they say.

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

You're thinking about Ligma

[–] RedStrider@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

really? cause i feel like i've seen nothing but people liking the character?

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

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

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 week ago

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

Especially the rule 34 weebs.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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~~

[–] spiderman@ani.social 0 points 1 week ago

I wish those part of internet just doesn't exist.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah what next? Sam and Lily?

[–] Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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.

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago

That counts as a caricature-criticism of the church tbf

[–] pipariturbiini@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Getting to work? There are already hundreds of pictures on sites ;).