t shirts

I am not a very religious person at all. These T-shirts that say "Jesus is my homeboy" really has no personal effect on me. But, if I were a very religious Christan I would probably be offended by the shirts. I feel like religion is a sacred matter and should not be printed onto shirts like that. I feel as though the cartoon shirt is a lot more controversial than the other and is more of a parody. When things are put into cartoon it makes it seem like a joke. Religion is a serious mater to some people and it should not be tossed into a pile of clothes.

Paul Mitchell does not approve of these t-shirts with Jesus picture on them but yet he once wore him himself. Mitchell he states, "I wore a white t-shirt with had a full color copy of a perhaps 17th century painting of the crucifixion."

If the shirts only had text and no picture it would be so much better. Images often skew views of things. I would like the shirt a lot more without the picture. Having only the words would be a lot less offense to the religion. Most printed shirts with a cartoon picture are childish and to bring Jesus down to that level is unheard of.

"Jesus is my homeboy" is trying to get the message across that they feel as though they feel close to Jesus. It is as if Jesus is their personal friend and they brought him down to his level. Some people could see this as a bad or good thing. Relating to Jesus as a friend is good but he is still god and should be seen as a higher figure. In the graphic, Jesus is holding the text which makes it seem like he supports the words. It also looks like is he was the one saying the words. The halo makes it look like Jesus is coming out of the heavens. The facial expression on Jesus face is very serious which shows that he serious about the words in his hands. The fact that the shirt is black makes it seem dark and gives it a negative vibe. A white shirt may have been better. For the shirt on the right, the font of the text makes it look like a comic and is very childish. The peace sign makes it look even more cartoon. A peace sign is so widely used today that it makes Jesus seem like the normal average person. The hoodie that he is in makes him seem bad and thug like. The colors used in the picture make it