The Blasphemous Art Project
Blasphemy Is Not A Crime
Kali Ma's Spell
Goddess Sita is the much-beleaguered wife of Lord Rama; despite following her husband into a life of aesthetic exile in the woods and going through a literal trial by fire to prove that she had maintained her chastity during her period of kidnapping by a demon king, Rama still abandons her while she is pregnant with his child because he feels his honor is diminished in the eyes of the community for living in the house of another man. In our telling of events, the magnanimous Kali Ma, the ultimate personification of pure primordial cosmic energy, appears to Sita during this second exile and liberates Sita from her suffering and loneliness in more ways than one.
Artemis's Wisdom
The Greek goddesses Athena and Artemis are both legendary for their fearsome capabilities in war but are also known for their fiercely defended chastity. To join Artemis's all-female Hunt, maidens must swear loyalty to the goddess, vow to reject love and remain lifetime virgins. Although Artemis may expect her huntresses never to know a man, all that time in female company has made her extremely knowledgeable in the ways of women. She decided to bring Athena some of the wisdom she's gained about the fairer sex.
A Mullah Worships His Goddess
Who knew that the whole time these Iranian mullahs were constraining women's lives, they were actually projecting their desire for restraints and bondage onto everyone else!
Prophet Muhammad Submits to Lord Krishna
India has a fraught relationship with the religions that came as colonizing forces alongside its invasion by imperialist powers. The Abrahamic religions of Christianity and Islam have left an indelible mark on the subcontinent, which is still felt today. Unfortunately, this painful historical legacy has influenced the supporters of Hindu nationalism to engage in contemporary persecution of Indian Christians and Muslims in an ill-guided attempt to right a historical grievance. Perhaps if they could see how the Prophet Muhammad recognizes Lord Krishna's legitimacy as a true deity of India and how much he enjoys willingly submitting to him, they wouldn't feel the need to abuse religious minorities among their community as an expression of their insecurity and inferiority complex.
