tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post6222564345155068062..comments2024-03-22T03:10:08.766-05:00Comments on The Good Raised Up: Updating the Quaker Oats guy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-46290301373333978962009-09-11T09:09:21.023-05:002009-09-11T09:09:21.023-05:00Thanks to Helpsmeet whose recent comment and links...Thanks to <b>Helpsmeet</b> whose recent comment and links got me to click on the links each of you included, too. <br /><br />Blessings,<br />LizLiz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-51995943479065732252009-09-09T18:46:00.370-05:002009-09-09T18:46:00.370-05:00Actually, that second Quakersaurus 1 was Quakersau...Actually, that second Quakersaurus 1 was <a href="http://www.speakingtruth.org/post/view/1261" rel="nofollow">Quakersaurus 2</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237553054935144576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-1252503663700282472009-09-09T18:44:35.633-05:002009-09-09T18:44:35.633-05:00How about we capitalize on the recognition of Quak...How about we capitalize on the recognition of Quaker Oats and misconceptions to "update" folks about Quakers. I've created 2 versions of posters we've used here in Eau Claire (WI) at tables - and the combined striking images and humor have really helped people find out the Quakers Aren't Extinct, but we're not necessarily stuck in the past, either:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.speakingtruth.org/post/view/98" rel="nofollow">Quakersaurus 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.speakingtruth.org/post/view/1261" rel="nofollow">Quakersaurus 1</a><br /><br />Other people can create a log-in to SpeakingTruth.org and add their own images/posters (videos, recordings, etc)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237553054935144576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-22500539823837616442008-06-15T23:16:00.000-05:002008-06-15T23:16:00.000-05:00So why not fight fire with fire? Presbyterian Oats...So why not fight fire with fire? Presbyterian Oats! Episcopalian Oats!<A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmurphpix/1581123292/" REL="nofollow">Amish Oats</A>!<BR/><BR/>Heck, Shi'ite Oats, Lubavitcher Oats, Taoist Oats...<BR/><BR/>Atheist Oats, Materialist Oats, Ayn Rand Oats, Capitalist Oligarch Oats...<BR/><BR/>A vision of a whole line of these is a little boggling.natcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058664776852941599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-32933090783789215532008-02-18T12:14:00.000-06:002008-02-18T12:14:00.000-06:00Liz, this probably isn't what you're going for, bu...Liz, this probably isn't what you're going for, but just for laughs, perhaps you haven't seen the <A HREF="http://flickr.com/photos/37817820@N00/198259173/" REL="nofollow">Web 2.0 Quaker Oats guy</A>?<BR/><BR/>Warm regards,<BR/>ZachZach Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081152597455627366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-88991337027738312552008-02-13T21:28:00.000-06:002008-02-13T21:28:00.000-06:00Now, what's so unusual about Quakers and broad-bri...Now, what's so unusual about Quakers and broad-brimmed hats? I rather think the Quaker Oats Man looks somewhat elegant.<BR/><BR/>The Amish are scrutinizing the Quaker Oats methodology themselves:<BR/><BR/>http://www.beachyam.org/AmishOats.htm<BR/><BR/>In Christ,<BR/>Kevinkevin robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336902422644197456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-39265766042438870622008-02-10T12:04:00.000-06:002008-02-10T12:04:00.000-06:00Thanks to those additional links, Robin. They giv...Thanks to those additional links, Robin. They give me more food for thought and grist for the mill.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>LizLiz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-86634521950011573742008-02-08T18:29:00.000-06:002008-02-08T18:29:00.000-06:00This updated version just irritates me. I think it...<A HREF="http://glendorafriendschurch.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">This updated version</A> just irritates me. I think it's because Jesus is no longer in the midst but behind the pastor and praise band.Robin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-14192138403196842008-02-08T18:23:00.000-06:002008-02-08T18:23:00.000-06:00And a while ago, Lorcan posted this photo.And a while ago, Lorcan posted <BR/><A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorcanotway/280184423/in/pool-quakerpics" REL="nofollow"> this photo</A>.Robin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-88001843551466194202008-02-07T12:55:00.000-06:002008-02-07T12:55:00.000-06:00Allison -Since I wasn't raised in a Christian hous...<B>Allison</B> -<BR/><BR/>Since I wasn't raised in a Christian household, I sometimes wonder if that helps me think of Jesus/Yeshua as a Middle Eastern teacher rather than the Great White Savior. At the same time, it gives me pause when I see a poster or painting of Jesus/Yeshua depicted as <A HREF="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bp2.blogger.com/_GKnce4JhbtE/RhUpmXWOoHI/AAAAAAAAAAM/zo6KopjApUY/s320/blackjesus.bmp&imgrefurl=http://stroppyrabbit.blogspot.com/2007/04/other-jesus.html&h=320&w=281&sz=15&hl=en&start=6&sig2=YXfqHFloUDyUUFydph-3QA&tbnid=2dSiiz-MdLwxbM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=104&ei=DE-rR-P2J5iiiAHy8PXKDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dblack%2BJesus%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG" REL="nofollow">a man with darker skin</A>... (I really liked the article that accompanies this image, fyi).<BR/><BR/><B>Robin</B> -<BR/><BR/>I looked up Betty Crocker on Google images and found <A HREF="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/04/07_wurzerc_bettycrocker/images/oldnew_large.jpg&imgrefurl=http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/04/07_wurzerc_bettycrocker/&h=225&w=300&sz=13&hl=en&start=6&sig2=yCpmdBmYzMsoj0HSTsKUpg&tbnid=n9dRh2x5JEiHYM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=116&ei=N1CrR7__MIe6iwGiprnKDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbetty%2Bcrocker%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG" REL="nofollow">this webpage</A>, which includes in the accompanying article some audio clips about a woman who researched just who was--or wasn't--Betty Crocker.<BR/><BR/><B>Anj</B> -<BR/><BR/>Great to see you here and elsewhere, of late. Yes, some of the images I initially offer up are intended to be on the outrageous side; others are intended to make us think.<BR/><BR/>On a different note, <A HREF="http://quakerclass.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Jeanne</A> mentioned to me that there is a You Tube clip or other video of young Friends who redesigned (or played with) the image of the Quaker Oats guy, but I haven't come across it online in my initial search. If someone comes across that or a similar video or has other information about such a project--humorous or serious--I hope you'll let us know.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>Liz<BR/><BR/>P.S. I just updated this post to include a link to this <A HREF="http://www.theunapologeticmexican.org/elgrito/2007/05/the_face_of_our_collective_conscience.html" REL="nofollow">2007 post by a Latino blogger</A> about something similar.Liz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-64025101254144796672008-02-06T18:45:00.000-06:002008-02-06T18:45:00.000-06:00Okay - I am thinking of the Presence in the Midst ...Okay - I am thinking of the Presence in the Midst with the Quaker Oats guy in the middle. And, in many ways, it points out what Allison was saying of imagery. That is, that is the thought that occurs after I quit laughing. I do agree with your last statement -- THAT has GOT to change.anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907362042684864253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-45041299730734582062008-02-06T17:34:00.000-06:002008-02-06T17:34:00.000-06:00This reminds me a little of how Betty Crocker's im...This reminds me a little of how Betty Crocker's image has changed over the years, getting younger and more olive skinned over the years.Robin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10737238.post-61927842150190097642008-02-06T17:13:00.000-06:002008-02-06T17:13:00.000-06:00I dunno, the Quaker Oats guy doesn't seem any more...I dunno, the Quaker Oats guy doesn't seem any more inaccurate to me than say, how God is usually imagined as an old white man and Jesus as a handsome tall young white man.<BR/><BR/>Isn't it interesting to analyze everything from a different lens? Imagery is so important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com