Talk:Gallery of obese Christians
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For similar reasons as Gallery of obese atheists (see Conservapedia:AFD Gallery of obese atheists). It appears to have no encyclopedic merit and is offensive to Christians who, for whatever reason, are overweight. Additionally, it seems that this page was created as a troll/parody of Gallery of obese atheists; regardless of the merits of the latter article, creating a parody article in the encyclopedia is not appropriate. GregG 19:33, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- I disagree. I have quite vocally protested the Gallery of obese atheists, but the article has been supported by the CP admins, so I can only assume that being offensive to fat people is acceptable here. The GOA article implies that fat people are atheists - it's only fair to imply that fat people can be Christians (or Jewish or... etc.) SharonW 19:55, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- I created this page. It is not a "troll/parody" of "Gallery of obese atheists". It's a demonstration that if one is valid here, the other is too; and, I hope, that neither is valid. They're both stupid. CasparRH 21:52, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
Santa Claus
Should Santa be included? He is fictional, so he is not actually a Christian (or of any religion, for that matter). AndrewTompkins 22:40, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- I guess you haven't heard of St. Nick. --Jpatt 22:50, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- I have heard of St. Nick, and he is the model for Santa, not actually Santa. In addition, he lived 1700 years ago so any representations of him are bound to be inaccurate. The truth is, we will never know what St. Nick looked like, and either way it is immaterial to this discussion because he is not Santa Claus. Santa is fictional, so he is not a Christian and thus by definition does not belong in this gallery. AndrewTompkins 22:56, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- You'll need a consensus to revert an addition from an admin. Besides, people associate Santa with the Christian holiday. My point is that this is a list copied by SharonW but created by AugustO. At this point, it will be kept intact or dumped in its entirety.--Jpatt 23:05, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- Fair enough. AndrewTompkins 23:16, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- The round and ruddy, white bearded ho ho hoing Santa Claus of America and (unfortunately) the rest of the English speaking world is the brainchild of the advertising company for Coca Cola in the thirties or forties. Europeans and discerning English speakers use a far more slim, noble and ascetic looking figure in their decorations.AlanE 23:35, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- That's actually an urban legend: Coke didn't invent the popular image of Santa but they did popularize it. AndrewTompkins 23:36, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- The round and ruddy, white bearded ho ho hoing Santa Claus of America and (unfortunately) the rest of the English speaking world is the brainchild of the advertising company for Coca Cola in the thirties or forties. Europeans and discerning English speakers use a far more slim, noble and ascetic looking figure in their decorations.AlanE 23:35, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- Fair enough. AndrewTompkins 23:16, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- You'll need a consensus to revert an addition from an admin. Besides, people associate Santa with the Christian holiday. My point is that this is a list copied by SharonW but created by AugustO. At this point, it will be kept intact or dumped in its entirety.--Jpatt 23:05, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
- I have heard of St. Nick, and he is the model for Santa, not actually Santa. In addition, he lived 1700 years ago so any representations of him are bound to be inaccurate. The truth is, we will never know what St. Nick looked like, and either way it is immaterial to this discussion because he is not Santa Claus. Santa is fictional, so he is not a Christian and thus by definition does not belong in this gallery. AndrewTompkins 22:56, 14 July 2012 (EDT)
