I'm so glad you posted this. Although we sort of agreed in class that because it's a photo of an animal, it isn't particularly offensive, but it does go to show how casually we've come to treat other people's religious beliefs and rituals.
Same thing with the fact that it's an animal, it couldn't help randomly sitting down in a yoga position, and I'm sure the person taking the picture just couldn't resist. As long as it's not being used in marketing, or pretty much anything else other than a funny picture on the internet, it's not particularly offensive... I'm sure even a practicing Buddhist could see the humor in that. But if it is used for other purposes than just to be silly, it's no different than the vodka advertisement at the top of the page, twisting the religious practice of yoga into a form of commercial.
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I'm so glad you posted this. Although we sort of agreed in class that because it's a photo of an animal, it isn't particularly offensive, but it does go to show how casually we've come to treat other people's religious beliefs and rituals.
Same thing with the fact that it's an animal, it couldn't help randomly sitting down in a yoga position, and I'm sure the person taking the picture just couldn't resist. As long as it's not being used in marketing, or pretty much anything else other than a funny picture on the internet, it's not particularly offensive... I'm sure even a practicing Buddhist could see the humor in that. But if it is used for other purposes than just to be silly, it's no different than the vodka advertisement at the top of the page, twisting the religious practice of yoga into a form of commercial.
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