Thursday, December 26, 2013

Orthodox Calendar?


So this is the second year the so-called Orthodox Calendar is coming out. It's supposed to look like these are real orthodox priests but you can see in the description below that they're "members" of that particular church. I assume the fact that all of them are totally manscraped is a dead giveaway that they're models. Hope the trend back towards being natural gets there by next year!



http://www.orthodox-calendar.com/

"OC (Orthodox Calendar) is the title of wall calendars and videos first published in 2012, featuring nude and semi-nude photographs of members of the Orthodox Church. The calendar is the brainchild of a group composed mostly of Orthodox eastern Europeans of the former communist region. The primary goal was to demonstrate that Orthodox believers do not all fit the backward, hidebound stereotype portrayed in the press but rather are regular people with passions, preferences, interests and desires. At the same time, the calendar takes an ironic approach to the Orthodox Church itself, which in recent years has been embroiled in corruption scandals, artist repression, gay sex cover-ups, outrageous behavior and homophobia.

"Through their pictures, OC’s creative Team seek to counteract the negative and outdated influences of most of the Orthodox church leadership. While recognizing that change might not come quickly to the official Orthodox church position, OC nonetheless believes that at least it can encourage people (believers or not) to reflect and realize that their speech / ideas no longer fit modern society.

"With bold colors, homoerotic undertones and gentle ironic humor, OC’s artwork has drawn comparisons to the classics of David LaChapelle and Pierre & Gilles. Photo sessions and casting took place in the predominantly Orthodox area of Eastern Europe."







It's cool "to demonstrate that Orthodox believers do not all fit the backward, hidebound stereotype portrayed in the press but rather are regular people with passions, preferences, interests and desires." BUT imagine how much hotter these dudes would be if they weren't shaved, scraped, buffed and puffed. Like I always say, it doesn't matter if you're naturally smooth as a baby's ass or hairy as whatever -- be proud of what you’ve got. Right now I'm imagining tickling manfeathers in all the right places on #4. And like I also say, sometimes you gotta make exceptions. #4 is mine!


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