I saw this ad the other day on Twitter and thought that it was... interesting (and, as we all know, "interesting" is just a substitute word for many other, perhaps stronger words).
The ad, as pictured below and found in front of a church in New Zealand, depicts a shell-shocked holy Virgin Mary with a positive pregnancy test in her hand.
I'm not exactly a church-goer (does going once with my Nana make me somewhat-religious or sacrilegious?) but this photo is rather shocking.
As a completely detached individual with no religious values or qualms whatsoever, I believe that this ad is straddling the fine line between traditional and modern. We, as a culture, are moving forward and progressing with new (and, for the most part, improved) notions.
For example: we now know that it is actually beneficial to bathe more than once a year; we now know that leeches, generally, make a person more sick rather than ridding them of the evil spirit that was supposedly stitched to the individual's soul; we now know that women can do anything men can (relatively speaking).
And yet, this picture is more mocking traditions than improving them. It's more similar to stuffing your octogenarian grandmother into a bikini than giving her the power to make her own decisions in life.
I feel that a true church-goer would be appalled by this image.
That said, I kinda like it. It's quirky.
Check it out at:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2011/12/16/19132451.html
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