Brickbat: Jesus

Highland Park High School in Illinois allows students to wear costumes to class on Halloween. But when Mashon Sanders showed up as Jesus, officials pulled him out of class and made him change. They said some teachers found the costume offensive.

Comments

[Swiss Servator, Sail Genfersee]

Highland Park HS, why hast thou forsaken me?

[Live Free or Diet]

Malpana lama sabachthani?

[Agammamon]

lama, lama, dingdong. Alpaca?

[GILMORE]

No, this is genuine cashmere (snif)

[Old Man With Candy]

Mene mene tekel upharshin?

[Doctor Whom]

Jesus Christ, Superstar,
From Highland Park you must stay so far.

[Zombie Jimbo]

Maybe they thought he was imitating Obama. Can't have that.

[General Butt Naked]

If Obama had a son, he'd look like jesus.

[Almanian!]

Nailed to a cross, bleeding and broken?

Jesus! that's disgusting!

[Fatty Bolger]

Q: What's the difference between God and Obama?
A: God doesn't think he's Obama.

[anarch]

Isn't that what makes them alike rather than different?

[JidaKida]

OK wow that makes no sense at all man, None.

http://www.PrivacyRoad.tk

[Fist of Etiquette]

He should have gone as Jesus Quintana.

[Almanian!]

Or go old skool and be Jesus Alou

[Agammamon]

hey, NOBODY fucks with the Jesus.

[Ted S.]

I'd say I hope he sues, but it would be the taxpayers footing the settlement.

I really want the student to find out which teachers complained, and sue them.

[cavalier973]

Did the teachers find it offensive because they found it sacrilegious, or because they fear religious expression?

[Rich]

I suspect the answer is more like: The teachers found it "offensive" because they feared someone with power over them might find it offensive.

[AlmightyJB]

Next year he should go as Muhammad.

[Snark Plissken]

^This!

[Zakalwe]

Other than dragging along a child bride I can't imagine how one distinguishes oneself from any other period bearded guy, so that might not go over too well for non-religious reasons.

[Rich]

Sanders' costume included a long, white robe, red sash, head scarf and a cross necklace.

Emphasis added. Pretty sure Jesus didn't wear one of those.

[SugarFree]

How else is he supposed to ward off vampires? Harsh language?

[sarcasmic]

Penile implants.

[SugarFree]

That fire stakes?

[sarcasmic]

They are the stakes. *Jumps up - ninja pelvic thrust* See? Dead vampire.

[SugarFree]

The next production model will ejaculate sunlight.

[sarcasmic]

This one ejaculates holy water.

[Zakalwe]

Just don't forget the garlic Gold Bond powder to protect your weapon between shots.

[Rich]

What is *garlic*, chopped liver?

[pan fried wylie]

Gotta remember to never ask you for cooking advice.

[Rich]

Matsah matter with my comment?

[sarcasmic]

Garlic, chicken livers, onion, cooked in bacon fat, deglazed with red wine... Now I'm hungry.

[Agammamon]

Flame units only.

[jester]

The cross is way to small. Jesus carried it. It wasn't bling around the neck.

[Robert]

Without the cross, how would they have known he wasn't Mohamed?

Jesus was said to have carried a cross. Might've been attached to his neck. Besides, he'd've worn one to make sure his followers knew he was Christian.

[Tim]

The fat kid could be Buddha, walk around in a thong all day smiling.

[Bean Counter]

Your freedom of expression is trumped by my freedom not to be offended. Welcome to the "brave" new world, sucka!

[GILMORE]

Should have said he was Bin Laden.

[jester]

Verily, verily...life is but a dream.

[sarcasmic]

There is only one black Jesus.

[The Unknown Pundit]

Jesus, he's a soul man.

Question, would Christians wear electric chairs on chains and as earrings if Jesus had been born in the USA and completed his mission in 20th century America? Lenny Bruce had a bit about that back in the day.

[Tonio]

+1 Lenny Bruce

[Jesus H. Christ]

I'm the one who complained, and I'll tell you why; the chinese factory that made the costume refuses to pay my very reasonable and legally defensible licensing fees. Somehow, those Chinese ripoff artists think "we don't believe in you" is a valid legal strategy. I'm sorry you got caught up in this, Mashon, but business is business.