Looking good while offending
| Posted Feb 12th 2008 5:31PM by Whit Honea
Filed under: Bags and Purses, Accessories, Drugstore Beauty Queen, Cosmetics, Skin Care, Soaps & Salves, StyleFoul
Let's say you're a fashionable Christian and you want to look your very best. Would you be inclined to support a line of cosmetics called "Lookin' Good for Jesus," or would you, like the people of Singapore, be offended? I suppose it's a matter of personal opinion, but Roman Catholics in Singapore complained that the items were offensive and they were subsequently pulled from stores.Produced by Blue Q the line promises to "Redeem your reputation and more." Products include a "virtuous vanilla" lip balm and "Get Tight with Christ" hand and body cream.
According to The Straits Times (via MSNBC):
"These products trivialize Jesus Christ and Christianity," it quoted Nick Chui, 27, one of the complainants, as saying. "There are also sexual innuendos in the messages and the way Jesus is portrayed in these products."
On the packaging of one of the products, Jesus, wearing a bright white robe, looks heavenward while a blond, heavily made-up woman with an arm draped across his shoulder gazes dreamily at his face.
"Why would anyone use religious figures to promote vanity products? It's very disrespectful and distasteful," the report quoted 24-year-old accountant Grace Ong, also Catholic, as saying.
Judging by the fact that Blue Q has other lines called "Dirty Girl," "Cat Butt," "Mullet," and "Balls," I think it's fairly clear what their intentions were when creating the products. Offensive sells.
They do make this though, which I've actually purchased as a gag gift. So, there's that.
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