Hinduism Still Sucks



The original Elephant Man

 In case you haven't noticed lately, Hinduism still sucks. Though I dislike the Abrahamic faiths there is a certain disdain reserved for Hinduism. Why?

• It's like a comic book universe gone bad. All those gods and incarnations are just like the Marvel and DC fantasy worlds except people take that crap seriously. It's as if a load of folks thought Wolverine was real and had to worship his awesome powers of regeneration and adamantium skeleton - and the claws, of course.
•  Hinduism's caste system. Evil and insipid - those two traits are linked so many times in religion and Hinduism is no different. You know that novel idea that everyone basically has the same rights? The caste system is kinda like that except some people have more rights than others. Why? The gods say so.
• Misogyny on an industrial scale. Honor killings for women who don't follow the godly rules still occurs in India, and don't forget that female babies are much more likely to be victims of infanticide. (There is that wonderful Hindu quote: Raising a daughter is like watering your neighbors lawn.)
• Hinduism gets a free pass here in America. Radical Islam is by far a greater threat, and for that reason the tyrannical system from the subcontinent gets overlooked.

But why rant about Hinduism at this particular moment?

Could it be that they did something incredibly idiotic recently?

I was cruising the internet and found this gem of an article.

Indian fury at Hindu goddess on skimpy swimsuits.

The latest goddess-inspired collection from a whale-loving Byron Bay swimsuit designer has sparked outrage in India.
Demonstrators in Amritsar burned the Australian flag and waved placards on Sunday in protest at a skimpy swimsuit print depicting the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, which was shown at Australian Fashion Week.

The swimsuit, from Byron Bay label Lisa Blue, shows Lakshmi - the goddess of wealth and beauty - on the front and back of the cutaway design.

This answers the burning question: What is more stupid than people getting upset about some hillbilly torching the Koran? 

The goddess on the swimsuit doesn't appear like some backup dancer in a Lady Gaga video either. On the swimsuit Lakshmi looks pretty much like this:

Now what may annoy some of the more pious is that the goddess is not only on the front of the suit, but also plastered right on the ass - like the butt crack bisects the goddess' face. *Insert obvious joke about deities being full of sh+t.*

Of course, the company that has created the blasphemous bathing suit has issued an apology. And of course the religious barbarians are not happy with just the company apologizing. Sky Fairy honor has been insulted! And now the Australian government needs to say they're sorry for insulting an absurd, despotic, misogynistic belief system.

My personal message to Hindus, Islamists, Christians, and Jews who wish to bully us into silence: You can suck my freedom. Suck it hard.

This is Purgatory.