In our earlier discussion of White Surfer Jesus on the History Channel TV series The Bible, long-time commenter here on We Are Respectable Negroes, Miles Ellison, observed how:
"Any time Jesus doesn't look like a '70 heavy metal guitarist, white people lose their shit."
Sounds like a game to me. You educated me on Jim Croce and folk rock. Likewise, I am a bit weak in my knowledge of 1970s heavy metal rock guitarists. Teach a brother something.
Which heavy metal (or rock musician more generally) would you nominate from the 1970s or any other era as a stand-in for Jesus?
The leading nominee, given the current climate, would be Ted Nugent circa Scream Dream. A more obscure choice would be Frank Marino, but that would outrage people because he's Canadian.
ReplyDeleteFacial hair? No facial hair? Curly, wavy or straight? How would you like your Jesus served up?
ReplyDeleteNot quite heavy metal, but I think Peter Frampton fits the bill, especially since his character in the Sgt. Pepper motion picture dies and is resurrected. I think this picture will prove my point.
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He is your Christ, made in your image...
ReplyDeletePaul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison post-Beatles.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Kenny Loggins or one of the Doobie Brothers.
ReplyDeleteGoogle images of Kim Thayil from the heyday of Soundgarden. late 1980s-early 1990s. His parents are from India and with his hair and beard at its longest, he probably looks more like JC than anybody else in pop culture.
ReplyDeleteDamn Canadians! Don't they know that Jesus is American!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are a known Canadaphile. Your opinions on white American heavy metal Jesus hold no weight!
ReplyDeleteThere's an obscure guitarist named Guthrie Govan who looks like the Hollywood idea of Jesus. He's British, though.
ReplyDeleteI think jesus should look more like the actor portraying satan in the mini series, Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni.
ReplyDeleteAnd satan should actually look like what most white people perceive as the most attractive and approachable person.
Someone like Chris Evans, Rob Pattinson or Chris hemsworth (with long hair) should be depicted as satan..
Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister of Motorhead should have portrayed jesus. I can just imagine jesus giving this exact pose during the crucifixion scene !!!
ReplyDeleteIt gets no better than this !!!
https://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcwomxRBy01qejrqso1_1280.jpg
Frampton's a Brit, but I take your point. BTW- your original post on this show was spot on. The picture Bible I had as a child depicted Jesus as blonde and blue eyed, more Aryan-looking than any other person in the book. Speaking of Aryan-looking, in Nazi Germany there was a group calling themselves the "German Christians" who gained power in the church and who held that Jesus wasn't even a Jew, but an Aryan. The White Jesus of American religious practice doesn't go quite that far, at least overtly. Still, it's not that far off.
ReplyDeleteNot mine. But, here is the depiction, i think that is often envisioned.
ReplyDeleteDennis Wilson-Pacific Ocean Blue
http://goodnewmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/wilson-175x175.jpg
White surfer dude Beach Boy
jesus is Murican !!!! LOL
ReplyDeletePhil Lynott from Thin Lizzy
ReplyDeleteCome now. You know that show would never get green lighted!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a guest post to me Mr. Bear.
ReplyDeleteJim Morrison
ReplyDeleteCharles Manson.
ReplyDeleteDamn!
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