Museum curators convicted over Mickey Mouse painting

[cali]

Two Russian museum curators were found guilty of "inciting religious hatred" for displaying a painting of Jesus Christ with Mickey Mouse's head superimposed.


By Andrew Osborn in Moscow
Published: 3:17PM BST 12 Jul 2010


They ruled that a 2007 exhibition in Moscow called "Forbidden Art" had caused psychological trauma and moral suffering to Christians.

The court ignored advice from state prosecutors who had demanded the two men be given three-year jail terms.

Critics said the case harked back to Soviet censorship and underlined the Russian Orthodox Church's growing power.

Human rights activists said the court's decision was a scandal.

"It is a disgrace to Russia that there can be such sentences for such exhibitions," said Oleg Orlov, head of human rights group Memorial.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7885474/Museum-curators-convicted-over-Mickey-Mouse-painting.html

[geckosfeet]

1. Holy Jesus on a stick.

What a Micky Mouse ruling. I guess that's what happens when you do not have a legal system based on, among other things, freedom of speech.

[alphafemale]

2. ...and just wait until Disney Inc gets their hands on them.

:hide:

[Wilms]

3. Oh, for Christ's sake.

The freakin' wall comes down and all the poor Russian's get are Fundies.

[tularetom]

4. There was no way in hell I could NOT click on this thread

:rofl:

[Beam Me Up]

5. The painting:

Edit to add link to SF Examiner article displaying image: http://www.examiner.com/x-8947-LA-Atheism-Examiner~y2010m7d12-Mickey-Mouse-Jesus-gets-art-curators-convicted-of-inciting-religious-hatred

[cali]

6. haha. I love it.