Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agoGoing back in time to see how the fishes and loaves trick was donelemmy.worldimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1290arrow-down1151
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minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 hours agoYou can’t change the race to reinforce historical and present power dynamics. Changes that don’t affect the dynamics or which counter them are fine.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoI don’t get it. If changing Jesus isn’t fine then who could you change?
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 hours agoYou can change Jesus. Just not to races that have appropriated him as a symbol while oppressing his people.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoDoesn’t that rule out pretty much everyone or what would you find acceptable to change him into?
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·7 hours agoDrag doesn’t think the Koreans have oppressed the middle easterners. Or the Ethiopians. Or the Cherokee.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 hours agoWould making him look like a Finn or Latvian be okay? Or maybe Belarusian?
You can’t change the race to reinforce historical and present power dynamics. Changes that don’t affect the dynamics or which counter them are fine.
I don’t get it. If changing Jesus isn’t fine then who could you change?
You can change Jesus. Just not to races that have appropriated him as a symbol while oppressing his people.
Doesn’t that rule out pretty much everyone or what would you find acceptable to change him into?
Drag doesn’t think the Koreans have oppressed the middle easterners. Or the Ethiopians. Or the Cherokee.
Would making him look like a Finn or Latvian be okay? Or maybe Belarusian?