QUOTE(Mister Die @ Thu 5th April 2012, 2:54pm)
Jesus is given the "WASP" treatment because that's
the image of him in Western society and culture since at least the 1800's (probably two centuries older.) I mean if you go back enough you can find
heroic warrior Jesus and other depictions, but no one uses them anymore.
With Muhammad there's no consistent portrayal of him, so it's a different issue.
Consistency is irrelevant, they're all incorrect and some artist's impression; most probably with a cardinal stood behind him giving him their version of a photofit description.
And no it isn't a different issue, it's a legitimate response to jsalsman's assertion.
Personally I think it's all bollocks, especially the moslem argument. If the guy was alive today he'd have the paparazzi crawling up his ass. And I's like to see the no portrayals of the Prophet arguments then, every time he appears on the OK or Hello magazine's cover after attending some Jewish celebrities wedding.
Those moslems, and the christians, and all the other Abrahamic faiths, need a reality check. Living their lives according to a work of fiction? What a bunch of schmucks.