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[edit] The Flying Spaghetti Monster
- In August, 2005, the Swedish concept designer Niklas Jansson created, "pretty much free to use for press and such as far as I'm concerned"[1], a subverted adaptation of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam (superimposing the Flying Spaghetti Monster over God) which became and remains today the FSM's de facto brand image.
The de facto brand image of Pastafarianism was created in August 2005 by the Swedish concept designer Niklas Jansson. This image, a subverted adaptation of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam, superimposes over God the image of the Flying Spaghetti Monster extending an appendage to the reclining Adam. Jansson stated that the image is "pretty much free to use for press and such as far as I'm concerned"[2].
"lit mention"
- A section of the open letter to the Kansas School Board appeared in the January 2006 edition of Playboy.
- The Flying Spaghetti Monster was featured in the Dec/Jan issue of the science magazine Seed in a section dedicated to the year in review 2005.[3]
"use in social commentary"
- Bryan Killian, a High School student in Buncombe County in North Carolina, was suspended for wearing "pirate regalia", which he said was part of his faith. Killian protested the suspension, saying it violated his right to religious freedom.[4]
- The Flying Spaghetti Monster has been used by Richard Dawkins in his book The God Delusion, to demonstrate ideas from that book. It has also been featured in several other media outlets, including The Colbert Report, The IT Crowd and Science Friday.[5] Dawkins' animated counterpart in the South Park episode "Go God Go" references the Monster in an argument against religion.
- On August 3, 2007 in the Netherlands, a demonstration was set up by Pastafarians to protest against the Evangelische Omroep, a public broadcaster with a strong evangelical background, after the EO censored a BBC documentary by leaving out the parts about evolution.[6]
"use in media"
- The band New York Dolls added the FSM to their music video "Dance like a Monkey".[7]
- The Hunger Artists Theatre Company produced a comedy called The Flying Spaghetti Monster Holiday Pageant in December of 2006, detailing the history of Pastafarianism.[8]
"subset - webcomics"
- The popular sprite comic Bob and George featured the Flying Spaghetti Monster during a brief series of gags explaining why there were no new comics in the current storyline. The comic also references the Invisible Pink Unicorn.[9]
- Ctrl+Alt+Del is another webcomic where the Flying Spaghetti Monster is referenced as a savior for one of the protagonist's problems[10].
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/
- ^ http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/
- ^ Year in Science. Seed (2005-12-27). Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
- ^ Citizen Times article on Bryan Killian's suspension.
- ^ "Richard Dawkins / Salmon Farming", Science Friday, NPR, October 6, 2006. (English)
- ^ Bekeren kan je leren (Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (2007-08-03). Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ New York Dolls—Dance Like a Monkey.
- ^ The Flying Spaghetti Monster Holiday Pageant. Hunger Artists Theatre Company (December 2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
- ^ Bob and George Comic from April 3, 2006.
- ^ CTRL ALT DEL Well technically... from August 27, 2005.
