mmmm… Sacrilicious

Far be it from me to scold others for slaying a sacred cow now and then but this is just wrong.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Easter season unveiling of an anatomically correct chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ, dubbed "My Sweet Lord" by its creator, has infuriated Catholics preparing to observe some of their holiest days of the year.

The 6-foot sculpture by Cosimo Cavallaro was to debut Monday evening, four days before Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday. The final day of the exhibit at the Lab Gallery inside Manhattan's Roger Smith Hotel was planned for Easter Sunday.

Cue Bill Donahue, pro-Catholic worrywart and professional hyperbolist, and Matt Semler, dimwit gallery director:

"This is one of the worst assaults on Christian sensibilities ever," said Bill Donohue, head of the Catholic League, a watchdog group. "It's not just the ugliness of the portrayal, but the timing — to choose Holy Week is astounding."

The gallery's creative director, Matt Semler, said the Lab and the hotel were overrun with angry telephone calls and e-mails. The gallery was considering its options, he said.
"We're obviously surprised by the overwhelming response and offense people have taken," said Semler, adding that the Holy Week timing was a coincidence.

Now I agree that this is pretty offensive if one is prone to seek out offense for sake of basking in the glow of victimhood; something Donohue does with alarming regularity. At the same time, unveiling a chocolate Jesus during Holy Week and naming it “My Sweet Lord” seems geared towards pissing people off. So yeah, Cosimo Cavallaro, the “artist”, and I use that term loosely, has the right to be a dick and create his milk chocolate King of Kings. The gallery has a right to show it. And Donohue has the right to get all indignant but come on people. The whole cast of characters here are a bunch of dopes.

First, Donohue needs to get some perspective. This is not “one of the worst assaults on Christian sensibilities ever”. Throwing Christians to the lions, the Spanish Inquisition, priests molesting children, and wars of convenience are greater slights to Christianity than some hack artist mocking Jesus. Get a grip dude.

Next up, Cosimo Cavallaro is a jackanapes and third rate Christo impersonator. I compare his creation to a Klan parade. Yeah, the Klan has the right to march around in their sheets and spout their bullshit. And I have to right (duty?) to call them assholes for it. Tit for tat. BTW, Mr. Artist Guy, spraying cheese on a house is not art. It is a waste of cheese.

Lastly, Matt Semler, the gallery director, is dumber than a sack of hammers. I am not sure how much of a dunderheaded moron one must be to not predict a, shall we say, unfavorable reaction to displaying "My Sweet Lord" during Easter. Seriously, why not display some flattering pastel portraits of Hitler on Holocaust Remembrance Day, dumbfuck? You think that might generate some feedback in NYC? If this guy was seriously surprised that people were offended, he needs a week of extreme sensitivity training or a severe beating with the collected works of Miss Manners.

Happy Easter everyone.