Tuesday, April 07, 2020

tone deaf

maybe i didn't really understand the concept of lent, but in my churchgoing days i thought it was meant to be forty days of solemn introspection and fasting with sorrow for our sins, the sins of the world, and the suffering of jesus on our behalf.

i don't know whose brilliant idea it was to print up stickers for the sushi counter at the grocery store, but either i lack a full understanding of the observance of lent or somebody in marketing doesn't really get the whole idea of the thing.

granted, it's been a while since i left the church, but i sort of think that if there'd been THIS much of a tonal shift, i would have at least seen an article about it or something.

CELEBRATE LENT

2 comments:

Kristin @ Going Country said...

I get the intent--no meat is a traditional part of Lenten observance for Catholics, and maybe others as well--but "celebrate" was a poor choice of words. Then again, "observe" would have seemed a tad severe for a package of sushi.

Zhoen said...

Everything must be celebrated! That's how they make money!

!!!

Maybe because it's fish?

Sheesh.

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