Charles SandreskyFeb 12, 2023
Rebecca Watson
Today, you will probably see ads for Bud Light, Doritos, and Jesus. The latter will be funded by a shadowy group of theocratic billionaires like the guy who founded Hobby Lobby and sued to prevent his workers from accessing basic healthcare
https://youtu.be/k1idNZnX0F8
Who's Behind Those Jesus Ads You're Gonna See During the Big Game

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Show threadΩ 🌍 Gus PoseyFeb 12, 2023
@rebeccawatson Cool Ranch Jesus?
Show threadDemocracy Dies in DumbassFeb 12, 2023
@rebeccawatson I won't, I watch Rugby. Six Nations is going. American Crapball has nothing on Rugby. ;-)
Show threadAdrianeFeb 12, 2023
@rebeccawatson I read this in the voice of the teacher from Dazed & Confused
Show threadPaul Chambers🚧Feb 12, 2023
@rebeccawatson ...Who also is a notorious Middle Eastern Antiquity smuggler.
Show threadDeus Ex MacGuffin Feb 12, 2023

@rebeccawatson

How effective are those ads going to be? Is there a target demographic who is stuffing their face full of doritos and washing it down with bud light. All of a sudden a Jesus commercial comes on and they're like "I really should quit drinking and watching so much football, and start going to church."

What do they hope to accomplish by putting Jesus in more commercials?

Show threadMicheleFeb 13, 2023
@DXMacGuffin I thought @rebeccawatson did a good job of covering it quickly. That lonely people during a pandemic might feel comfortable with ads that stress the "niceness" of Jesus, and end up texting with a church that's pretty nasty.
Show threadWestTexasJesusFeb 12, 2023
@rebeccawatson opiate of the masses. Religion and the aristocracy work carefully together to keep you in your place and to be thankful for that place.
Show threadLed By Gilded FoolsFeb 12, 2023

@rebeccawatson Rocking that https://wfmu.org/ t-shirt.

If you haven't already, give them a listen.

@WFMU

WFMU-FM 91.1/Jersey City, NJ; 90.1/Hudson Valley, NY

Show threadPetty IdolFeb 12, 2023
@rebeccawatson @otterly_icy y’all should watch #TheFamily on Netflix
Show threadJMDFeb 12, 2023
@rebeccawatson 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Show threadNola_RonFeb 13, 2023
@rebeccawatson I just assumed if you went to the website you'd get $15 of free Bitcoin.
Show threadmrpommerFeb 13, 2023
@rebeccawatson okay, I’m okay with Canadian TV not rebroadcasting *these*.
Show threadKevin BruceFeb 13, 2023
@rebeccawatson I absolutely love that you have the super pertinent “buddy Jesus” from Dogma! First time I read about who was behind the “He gets us” campaign, I immediately thought about “buddy Jesus”. Spend that money on the poor if you really want to be Christian. To quote Ganda, ‘If it weren’t for Christians, I’d be a Christian
Show threadNatty BumppoFeb 13, 2023
@rebeccawatson The ads miss the point of it all. Jesus does need to “get” us, we are to “get” Jesus and his message. They know that message is not what they are peddling.
Show threadsolipsistnationFeb 13, 2023

@rebeccawatson I've already seen the fucking web ads all over the place.

Even without the actual background of the commercials, everything about having an AD CAMPAIGN for a RELIGION is repulsive.

Show threadDaveFeb 13, 2023
@rebeccawatson a response I got to this same post on my Flipboard was, “They aren’t real Christians.” How is one to make sense of that statement, is it intended to be a sweeping defense for Christianity in general? Until these offenses by Christians are called out and condemned swiftly by an overwhelming majority of fellow Christians I call BS on that defense. The bible is filled with misogyny and hate. And yes, I’ve personally read it more than once.
Show threadニルス・スキニールFeb 13, 2023
@rebeccawatson Buttwiper, Dullritos and Jeebus. All reichts wing corporations. BTW Jeebus doesn’t ‘get’ anything. If it ever existed, its now been dead for 2000 years.
Show threaddebsFeb 13, 2023
@rebeccawatson those thank you - I’ve seen those too before Super Bowl and freaked me out