Believe In Good Over God
December 2024
My parents have a clothing store. I make ads for them for free. I have a younger sister who recently started working for the store, Claretta.
She called me with a brief.
“I want a big impacful installation on the front of the store, for Christmas. ”
“OK.”
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We made local news and national news.
A retired senator demanded that the writing be removed.
My mum’s old religion teacher, a priest, called the store “anonymously” (she recognised his voice immediately) saying that my grandpa would be rolling in his grave for this. As soon as he realised he was talking to my mum “Ohhh, hello AnnaChiara. So good to hear from you. Please drop by to say hi soon”.
Local news decided to report the anger of:
- more angry religion teachers
- a random Italian lady living in London who commented on Facebook (!!!) complaining that the grammar was wrong - Barbara, it was not.
The local bishop commented privately to my dad that he appreciated the line, he was a 60s kid, John Lennon spoke of no religion, who is he to go against John Lennon. He then proceeded to say the same thing at a book launch in front of the retired senator.
My dad went on local TV to explain the nature of the writing.
It. Was. Exhausting.
Next year we’ll write Merry Christmas.
Nah, we won’t.
Why are we still killing and discriminating in the name of a guy from The Master and Margarita?
December 2024
My parents have a clothing store. I make ads for them for free. I have a younger sister who recently started working for the store, Claretta.
She called me with a brief.
“I want a big impacful installation on the front of the store, for Christmas. ”
“OK.”
We made local news and national news.
A retired senator demanded that the writing be removed.
My mum’s old religion teacher, a priest, called the store “anonymously” (she recognised his voice immediately) saying that my grandpa would be rolling in his grave for this. As soon as he realised he was talking to my mum “Ohhh, hello AnnaChiara. So good to hear from you. Please drop by to say hi soon”.
Local news decided to report the anger of:
- more angry religion teachers
- a random Italian lady living in London who commented on Facebook (!!!) complaining that the grammar was wrong - Barbara, it was not.
The local bishop commented privately to my dad that he appreciated the line, he was a 60s kid, John Lennon spoke of no religion, who is he to go against John Lennon. He then proceeded to say the same thing at a book launch in front of the retired senator.
My dad went on local TV to explain the nature of the writing.
It. Was. Exhausting.
Next year we’ll write Merry Christmas.
Nah, we won’t.
Why are we still killing and discriminating in the name of a guy from The Master and Margarita?