Wow

[skull_bearer]

I saw this article in the Metro today, and my jaw just dropped.
Now, you all know I'm not a massive fan of religion. In fact, I'm not a fan at all, but this goes beyond even what I find acceptable and goes straight into 'oh wait, hang on now'.
It might be because I've got some pagan friends, and can imagine what their reactions would be at having their religion described as that practised in The Wicker Man. I mean, I love that film, but saying that it's an accurate description of modern pagans is like saying Jude Suss is an accurate portrayl of Jews.

Seriously Metro, wtf? It was on the front page too, I'm looking forward to seeing tomorrow's opinion's page.

Comments

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Aye! I mean everyone knows that we Quaker women wander around in little black dresses with white lace collars :o)

It's an uncomfortable truth that Jude Suss would be remembered as a great film were it not for its position in history.......

[skull-bearer.livejournal.com]

And the fact it made very little sense if you didn't klook at it through really anti semitic eyes. "We Jews are going to enact our EVIL PLOT to... give us equal rights to gentiles." I watched the first ten minutes in a discussion group, and I spent the entire time going ".... what?"
Really boring aryan family! Booming bombastic music! Debauched Jewish Women! Random Jewish midget!

It didn't revolt me nearly as much as it made me wonder what Goebbles was one when he made it.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

I was meaning more in terms of technique and cinematic quality- it was a long way ahead of its time.

Goebbels was pretty strange- at the end of the war with the Red Army closing in on Berlin, he's pulling troops out of the front line to act as extras in 'Kolberg' for Pete's sake! Admittedly, the result is something remarkable which is now almost forgotten.