Taking an interlude away from my theology of disability post series, today.
As soon as I saw this awesome poster, I wished I was a guy for about 2 seconds. It’s so goofy and cool at the same time.
There’s probably a good reason why there are no females on this poster. And, no I’m not going to say because Evangelical Christianity is basically a boys club with bonus points for popularity. It’s probably because for some reason we can somehow respect a goofy guy, and still take what he says seriously.
Is there a double standard? Take Tina Fey. She’s obviously brilliant, and she’s also cute, and incredibly funny. But, what if she cranked it up a notch, and started a devotional series, or starting sharing her suggestions on worship music, or maybe exegeting Romans 12. Would her street cred take a dive? Would everyone just start scratching their heads? Maybe that’s a bad example.
Let me try it the other way. What if Beth Moore did a poster spoofing Carol Burnett? Would this help women rely on her more thoroughly while getting out of their pits, or becoming more secure?
What is it about leadership or ministry and gender roles? I’m puzzled.
I may have to test it out personally. A Zena Warrior Princess outfit may in my future.
Hilarious! And honed to a fine point. Agreed: double standards suck!
Once upon a time, there was the paid woman prison chaplain, a volunteer Episcopalian priest interviewing a potential volunteer Catholic deacon (male -I know, how obvious) and guess who the deacon treated as the authority, and in fact, could barely address the one in authority? For him, “woman pastor” is an oxymoron – just can’t help himself.
Great point, Lisa. The double standard is a sad state of affairs among evangelicals. With certain pastors extolling an unbalanced version of masculinity, is it a big surprise? I guess they missed the point of David’s passion for the Lord in dancing and writing songs and poetry. I guess that wouldn’t go over too well. For those of us with artistic leanings, this is troublesome. By the way, I loved wrestling when I was a kid but eventually I had to grow up.