Last night was my presentation on Twilight. I had a handout that talked about Edward as an abstinence vampire. Included a pic I found on a website with Edward and Bella’s heads on bodies wearing Mormon underwear.
I intended the picture to be used as a visual representation of the abstinence of the characters.
After the presentation, a guy came up to me and told me that some people in the Mormon faith would find the picture more offensive than hard core porn.
I thanked him for letting me know. If he had said he was offended, I would have apologized for offending him. I mean to be thought provoking, but never offensive. Unfortunately, it’s easy to blur the lines.
In the back of my mind, I do know that Mormons take offense at having the sacred underwear discussed or shown. I wasn’t thinking about that. I think my underlying problem is that I would have had a picture of hard core porn if it suited my point.
I hope I didn’t offend anyone. Maybe I should show my underwear to even things out.
This reminds me of something I heard Lemony Snicket say on Capital Public Radio — some woman waited in line for two hours at a book signing to tell him, “Your depiction of the baby is completely unrealistic and you must hate children.”
You might be entertained to know that your post provoked a fine discussion last night about LDS-targeted pornography, with special emphasis on all the ways the garments could be incorporated to titillate ex-Mormons and/or Jack Mormons who would find the whiff of scandal arousing.