Spamming, but...

[nilchance]

Why is it that in 99.9% of pagan art, the goddess is a) whitebread, b) conventionally pretty, and c) skinny to the point of fragility? I sincerely doubt that Morrigan dieted so hardcore that she couldn't lift a sword, or that she stood around on hilltops posing artistically in heavy gowns. And WHY is Bast, an Egyptian deity, freaking BLONDE and BLUE-EYED in I Dream of Jeanie pants?

I want the goddess of the round belly. Kinky hair! Bloody hands! Callouses. A god with dreads. Wide hips and graying hair. (And I'm not even getting into my wish for art depicting a powerful witch in a wheelchair.) C'mon, people, what the fuck. This is NOT helping the myth (and the unfortunate reality) that paganism doesn't welcome POC.

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[lomer.livejournal.com]

It's the same reason why Jesus is depictated as a white guy with blond hair and blue eyes... people draw stupid stuff. They want their deity to be "pretty" and for many white artists that means Arian as hell with no attempt for realism or history.

I would love a picture of a non-traditional deity because the "traditional" depictions suck.