Hater Jesus: Blasphemous Humor and Numinous Awe: (An Antidote for) Hatred in Jesus' Name?

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This article examines an Internet music video in which Jesus has an orgy with strippers, knocks out an old lady, steals her necklace, steals from a homeless man, and rolls a joint with a page torn from the Bible. We contend that the lack of online censorship enabled the producers of the Hater Jesus music video to ruthlessly mock Jesus in an original fashion in order to produce a subtle critique of the militarization of Christian youth. The novelty of the representation of Jesus in this case has to do with the fact that while Jesus has often been joked about in popular media, he has rarely been seen. Moreover, when he has appeared, Jesus has usually been portrayed as an effeminate weakling. Hater Jesus, on the other hand, presents us with a thoroughly punk rock version of Jesus—a smirking, nihilistic menace to society.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15348423.2010.521086