Comments on: Nuns Drawing a Nude

By: Rider

Rider — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:22:59 +0000

I know my reaction is “years later”, but I am Catholic and I feel this ad is a breath of fresh air. The reactionary conservatives tend to say that something like this (as they would say about anything fun) ‘takes away’ from the respect of nuns. That sounds narrow minded. Nuns, to me, are ‘all-around-awesome’ and the Catholic League is just displaying their usual, oppressive side. The nuns portrayed are wearing ‘halloween costumes’ since nuns don’t wear habits anymore…. and I find that more shameful, just as I do of nurses no longer wearing the traditional nurse uniform. The world’s gone wacky and such a picture and ad is merely expected these days. So instead of the old white men getting upset about seeing human nature, they should focus on seeing the beauty of it.

By: Rystefn

Rystefn — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:43:51 +0000

ansuzmannaz, I personally wouldn’t have an issue with it, but I think a lot of people would have been offended. I think all of those people should get the same reaction this Catholic League joker is getting here.

My response was “Wow”… I won’t try to judge it as an ad, but honestly, I think it’s great art. Absolutely amazing.

By: My Faith

My Faith — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:31:42 +0000

The advert doesn’t offend me personally but that doesn’t mean I agree with it. Making an advert that is designed to get some flack (flack=media attention=free advertising) is a cheap way of promoting yourself, and done often at the expense of a minority group should be unacceptable no matter who that group is.

Just a thought.

By: JeffN

JeffN — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:01:29 +0000

I thought it was a perfume add. I would have never thought fitness club if it was not spelled out to me. Maybe that’s just me. O well.

By: ansuzmannaz

ansuzmannaz — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:13:36 +0000

What I wonder, though, is how people would react if the model were female and the nuns were monks instead. Would it still be an innocent scene of the “appreciation of beauty” then?

By: Justin McKean

Justin McKean — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:10:09 +0000

I’m a dude. And I’m straight.

My first thought – “I really need to hit the gym ’cause I am way behind.”

My second thought upon reading the comments – “I really, really need to hit the gym ’cause I am way behind.”

By: Robert Nevin

Robert Nevin — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:26:41 +0000

Bill Donohue is one of those pathetic people who just sit around waiting, hoping and praying to be offended. As nunsploitation said, it’s his job to complain.

By: rekounas

rekounas — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:34:01 +0000

I don’t ever, ever, ever remember hot nuns while I was in Catholic school. This is an insult to hot women all over the world!

Those poor hot women never get a break do they.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:57:21 +0000

It would have been amusing to see a likeness of Bill Donohue wearing a bra and panties sitting with the nuns admiring the male model

By: QrazyQat

QrazyQat — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:01:46 +0000

Catholic League president Bill Donohue

“One dude with a computer.”

– Kathy Griffin