Jesus Christ Statue Now Available In Mexican
The Chapel of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio has unveiled a new guacamole-friendly statue of Jesus Christ for their altar as part of their $5 million renovation project. The “Hispanic-looking,” 10-foot tall, beaner-Jesus statue was created to more accurately represent the parishioners of the San Antonio Chapel and the people served by its ministry. [Ed. Note: Except for the height part, obvs. Has anybody ever seen a Mexican taller than 5 feet? We didn’t think so]. Raul Juarez, renovation supervisor for the project says:
I never thought about what Jesus looked like before this. It’s like I’m looking at myself,” Juarez exclaimed of the 500-pound likeness. “My wife doesn’t even believe it has brown skin. She says, ‘Every time we’ve seen a figure of Jesus, it’s always been white.
We think it’s about g*ddamn time Jesús was represented like one of us. It’s not like there are a lot of gabacho-looking people running around Jerusalem or anything. Next up, the Three Wise Men: Gaspic, Melcholo, and Brownthasar.
Incarnate Word to unveil Hispanic Jesus [San Antonio Express-News]
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hey guanabee, thanks for perpetuating those racist cliches!
Posted by eatingraoul | October 15, 2007
Was the idea of a Mexican Jesus taken from Convenient theories for the Catholic Church Weekly?
Posted by pocachica | October 15, 2007
Hey eatingraoul: No problem. We live to serve.
Posted by La Cindy | October 15, 2007
the catlickers just want to appeal to all races and markets (kinda like High School Musical is being done in a bollywood versrion).
god is in the details but jesus christ is in the spreadsheets.
Posted by el smrtmnky (6ft in flats) | October 15, 2007
Liberation theologians have been on this for decades now, so no really new thing, other than the fact that it’s just so tacky (that chosen image, that is).
But this doesn’t come close to the fiercest of the fierce Chuy images ever: Quetazlcoatl Christ.
Finding stuff like this makes me glad I forked over $32K in 1996 dollars to attend a Catholic University.
Posted by pocho_guey_al_norte | October 15, 2007
I’m Mexican and I’m six feet… so are my dad, brother, and uncles…. what the hell?
Posted by Diego | October 15, 2007
@Diego: You didn’t know?…it’s all the genetically modified corn, beans, and chile at the Olvera Street fruitstand that Exxon, United Fruit, California Growers, and Home Depot scattered throughout Mexican communities in the U.S. and Mexico about 50 years ago that started to make Mexicans grow taller! They wanted bigger, stronger workers to exploit (coz the Olvera Street fruit stand people were bought off by the fruit company…). All with mixed results of course.
Unfortunately compa, you got some of that same stuff my six foot grandfather, my uncle, and my 5 foot 10 self have. They got us, those bastards…
Please, just love the enano Jesus. El necesita nuestro amor y adoracion.
Posted by pocho_guey_al_norte | October 15, 2007
OMG, Pocho. I have a serious cholo-crush on you. You rock! I laughed so hard at that.
Posted by Bosrican | October 15, 2007
Sometimes I feel too tall among my fellow Mexicans and I’m only 5’11”.
Posted by Boozr | October 15, 2007
To eatingraoul: Get over it. In case you didn’t know, this is guanabee.com, not Newsweek, MSNBC, or any other moderately credible news source. (And I say that in the most positive way, guanabee.)
Posted by MrsZ | October 16, 2007
this reminds me of this black hood in Inglewood, CA who has Christmas light decorating contests every year…. All the plastic light up Santas on the roofs and plastic nativity sets (Jesus, Mary & Joseph and 3 kings) and nutcrackers etc… are all black. I dont know where they buy them but they’re all black. i thought that was pretty cool. like black barbies and black cabbage patch kids..
Posted by mm | October 17, 2007
@mm: I may have an answer to your very hidden question. Contemple la navidad afro-americana.
Magnifico, is all I have to say.
Posted by pocho_guey_al_norte | October 17, 2007
awesome! i shall order now!
Posted by mm | October 17, 2007
kiss my mexican ass
Posted by cletus buxter | July 15, 2008