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Replying to post 18 by JehovahsWitness]
CONCLUSION The artist seems to be trying to convey that people of different skin colours will freely live in the same neighbourhoods, eat together and enjoy association
So we can understand by this, that in the 'new earth' there will still be nighbourhoods and many other things which presently exist in the present world.
This imagery attracts those it is intended to attract, the hope in the 'new earth' includes many things which are presently a normalized aspect of human interaction of the current earth.
CONCLUSION The artist seems to be trying to convey that people of different skin colours will not only freely associate but that there will be no social stigma or legal prohibtion against people of different skin colours marrying
Part of the normalized aspect of human interaction of the current earth is marriage and integration of races - something relatively newly tolerated in relation to traditional Christianity - as yet the imagery does not include marriage of men with men or women with women, so the organisation has not yet felt the need to adjust to attract a wider audience re business opportunity.
CONCLUSION The artist seems to be trying to convey that people of different skin colours will interact socially and there will be no segregation of public areas or private areas based on ethnicity. Further again there is the notion that relationships, even romantic ones, between people of different skin coulors will be seen as anything but normal with absolutely no stigma attached
Perhaps the member meant to write "relationships, between people of different skin coulors will be seen as [strike]anything but[/strike] normal with absolutely no stigma attached"?
Again, we can see by the imagery that sexual relationship (worded as 'romantic' by the poster) is between couples of the opposite gender, and one can also assume that this practice will be strictly limited to the idea of couples only having sex with their chosen spouse and no others - much as it is practiced currently in this world by way of law.
Thus the imagery shows us - along with the explanations of the imagery, that the JW organisation as a business is attracting a
certain type of clientele which meets its criteria. No Gays or Lesbians, no dreadlocks, no body art, no untrimmed beards, no men with long hair...these images are what can be referred to as 'stock images'.
The artwork shows that even on the 'New Earth', there is segregation of humans based upon race/color of skin, so the org attracts the kind of folk who prefer this type of world view. .
QUESTION Does the Jehovah's Witness artwork present a "racially" SEGREGATED paradise?
Once again the poster slips into her very bad habit of quoting out of context in order to steer the reader into focusing on her straw-man rather than on what I am actually arguing.
As such, her QUESTION is not relevant to my argument, as I am not saying that the artwork presents a "racially" SEGREGATED paradise.
CONCLUSION: Overall, the 'paradise' promised and imaged in the organizations artwork shows that the segregation has already occurred and is attractive to those who are
bigoted in relation to their particular preferences, The organization promotes this bigotry in its artwork.
In relation to white races, the JW org has not fallen very far from the tree in relation to how Christianity has always presented the images of Jesus, as per the evidence...
Q: What does this image invoke in the individual who identifies with it?
Q: What are the kind of people who are attracted to JW imagery, and why do these particular types fill a niche in the market?
Q: Who is most likely going to identify with it?
...so far some answers have surfaced...
Middle Class individuals (statistically more whites) well established in the current systems of humanity
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The organisation is more attractive to women than men. A
stat that reflects the romanticized imagery associated with the org.
The religion stemmed from white middle-class perspectives held by the older longer established branches of Christendom - which incidentally - the JWOrg, makes great attempts to try and distance itself from by demonizing those older establishments.
The organisation runs like any other business and also relies on various forms of donation and free labor of its members in order to reduce overall costs, but its members generally appear to resist seeing the org as a business filling a niche in the marketplace.
The organisation relies heavily on imagery to attract potential customers - another throwback from the older established branches of Christendom.
