Saturday, February 11, 2006

Jesus was a raghead

I read with some interest Ann Coulter's latest hate-gasm. Among her many vile remarks was a needlessly insulting reference to Muslims as "ragheads."

Some time ago, I immersed myself in an abortive project involving illustrations of the life of Christ. Naturally, I spent some time trying to research what people actually wore in that time and place. Sources disagree, of course; I never did figure out how the tzitzit were placed, or whether the outer garment was fringed. However, we have good reason to believe that ancient Israelites -- including Jesus -- usually wore the turban, which was called a "tsaniph" in Hebrew.

Coulter calls herself a Christian, yet she hates "ragheads" -- a category which almost certainly includes her presumed Lord and Savior.

I wonder if Southern fundamentalists would have appreciated my paintings of a Semitic-looking, turban-wearing Jesus? Maybe it's all for the best that the project was put on hold...

(By the way, most of the people who wear turbans in the United States are Sikhs -- who, as it happens, are neither Arabs nor Muslims. They have had to put up with many nasty remarks from the sort of ignorant fools who buy Coulter's books.)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Howdy -- Why is it that so many great liberal blogs (yourself included) take the bait when the cunt-from-hell shits a turd in the sandbox? (Or whatever metaphor you prefer.) She's probably laughing her boney ass off as the left gags, once again, on one of her intentionally inflammatory idiotic remarks. As they say, it only encourages her and ain't gonna shut her up (only one way to do that -- oops! :^> )

Joy Tomme said...

Coulter, Limbaugh and O'Reilly have no interest in commenting on the news.

Their only interest is getting in the news...not unlike serial killers.

Fundamentalists have no interest in the historical Jesus. They are only interested in the religion they have devised and which is elitist.

It's fine if you want to play their little game and get yourself all riled up, but at least know what you are doing: You are playing the fool for sociopaths who don't give a damn and you really give a damn. At least pick worthy opponents.

Joy Tomme
http://ratbangdiary.blogspot.com