The Playstation of the Christ

[DarkwingChuck]

Full-page ads celebrating the PlayStation's 10th anniversary recently ran in [Italy] newspapers and magazines. They featured a young man smiling sheepishly while wearing a crown of thorns. If that already sounds touchy, it gets worse.

The thorns are contorted into the X's, O's, triangles, and squares--the symbols on the faces of the PlayStation's four main buttons. A phrase at the bottom of the ad reads "Dieci anni di passione," which translates to "Ten years of passion," a possible reference to Mel Gibson's controversial Jesus biopic The Passion of the Christ.

"This time they've gone too far," Antonio Sciortino, editor of the Catholic weekly Famiglia Cristiana (Christian Family), told a local newspaper, according to Reuters. "If this had concerned Islam there would have been a really strong reaction."

Sony has reportedly since apologized and has pulled the advertisement from circulation.

I'd be outraged too. Everybody knows Jebus likes Nintendo. In in Revelations, people!!

[Manyak]

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Awesome.

Just awesome.

[DK]

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He looks like some sort of retard.

[Kefka Jr.]

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Really. This is like the worst idea.

[Manyak]

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Or is it the best idea?

[Caciss]

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Best idea.

Clearly.

[BIOHUNTERZ]

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hhahahaha that is pure demonic gold to me!!!!!!!!!!

[Lord_Mofop]

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Who's the genius that decided to run this ad in Italy?

[Kefka Jr.]

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But really, why not go the whole way and make a guy who actually looks like Jesus wear the thorns?

This guy is Peter Pan.

http://sonygay.ytmnd.com/

[DarkwingChuck]

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Next, Microsoft will be putting out an ad with a guy crucified on a huge green X. With the caption being "For he so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting XBoxLive. Bill 3:60"

In fact if I was any good at Photoshoppy type stuff I'd so make that right now.

[Karr Lord of Chaos]

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Next, Microsoft will be putting out an ad with a guy crucified on a huge green X. With the caption being "For he so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting XBoxLive. Bill 3:60"

In fact if I was any good at Photoshoppy type stuff I'd so make that right now.

id like to see that, points for the idea lol.

[Toaster]

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This is incredible.

Even though the kid looks like a downs victim, it makes it all the better. Thank you Playstation.

[Magus]

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Sony is retarded?

This ain't new.

[Al Kaholic]

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We're all going to hell, aren't we?