Re: the goddess

[Robb McCaffree <nsrjm@nursepo.medctr.ucla.edu>]

R.Jones@mirinz.org.nz wrote:

>      IMHO it is certainly a mark of respect to refer to someone as a god or
>      goddess. However, I do not use the title as a mark of respect but
>      because I consider that the subject indeed has powers above those
>      available to most of us mere mortals.
> 
>      A god or goddess must surely be 'all knowing' (otherwise thay would
>      not be perfect and therefore wouldn't be a god or goddess). Therefore,
>      they must have bad-hair days etc. In other words, to be perfect
>      requires being capable of all things - including imperfection. I refer
>      to Kate as the Goddess because I believe she has powers over her
>      subjects (ie fans) - that's why we are fans. These powers may have
>      manifested themselves in previous incarnations in other forms - eg
>      monarch/loyal subject?. I have observed the state of rapture that Kate
>      invokes in people through her music. Her music moves in a way to fill
>      gaps in the lives of many people. To me this is similar to the gaps
>      many people fill with other tools (eg religion). I saw a picture of
>      the last supper a while ago. In my minds eye I replaced Christ with
>      Kate. Around her I substituted the (male) apostles with female artists
>      I relate to (Tori, Jane Siberry, Jane Birkin amongst others) - you
>      know what, the new image invoked a greater feeling of spiritual peace
>      than the other one was probably intended to do - I wonder who Judas
>      would be (how bout Kylie Minogue ........arrrrgggghhhh).
> 
> 
>      Well, that's my two cents worth - I hope I haven't offended any
>      Christians.


I can't help but feel that Kate -- who reverently mentions Jesus 
on WSILY -- would be not flattered, but embarassed and aghast by 
this kind of imagining. Isn't it this type of attention that she 
eschews?

Don't get me wrong. I was not offended...merely concerned that 
this is exactly the kind of 'Kate as deity' post that disallows 
her to be human (as Laurie put so well). Now I hope I don't 
offend you, but if you were to direct this type of attention to 
me, I know I'd run like hell.

Robb

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