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The New Yorker‘s Steve Jobs Cover: Heavenly Or Disrespectful?

3:45 pm, October 8th, 2011

(New Yorker)

The death of Steve Jobs has led to tributes in every format, as the world mourns the loss of the iconic innovator to pancreatic cancer at just 56 years old.

Next week will see a number of magazine covers honoring the Apple co-founder, but one in particular has generated some controversy.

The New Yorker will print a cover depicting Jobs, in his famous black turtleneck, arriving at Heaven’s “pearly gates,” where St. Peter is shown checking an iPad.

The problem is that Jobs wasn’t Christian – he was Buddhist.

Some observers are pointing out that while the illustration is meant to be flattering to Jobs (by suggesting that his life was both “good” and massively influential), it’s an insult to his personal spiritual convictions.

In their view, it’s disrespectful to commemorate Jobs’ life by portraying him with images antithetical to his beliefs about the afterlife.

The cover’s defenders argue that it’s just a humorous illustration intended to honor the tech giant and shouldn’t be examined too seriously for meaning.

What do you think?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3804508 Chanel GoonerGurl Trader

    People are so fcking sensitive these days! Can’t enjoy a joke if their lives depended on it.

  • Prince_Von_A_Hole

    Im not into religion but I doubt they are offended. Probably GLAAD some how figured out how to turn it into something against them. I swear they are worse then PETA.

  • Anonymous

    IDK why u just brought GLAAD into this. They have nothing to do with the New Yorker and the cover so think before you type next time and basically u just made yourself look like an idiot.

  • Pamerie52

    People need to get a life and lighten up.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t think it’s offensive at all. I just think that it’s weird since you know Steve Jobs religion is Buddhism so he’s not really related to any Christianity type. Sorry if this sounds like I’m discriminating against any religion it’s not my intention at all whatsoever.

  • Anonymous

    Love you and thanks for the technology http://bit.ly/qvbdhL

  • Pbartoli1

    So big deal he wasn’t a christian , people are missing the whole point of this cover , one : it’s suppose to be funny , 2 in think they were making fun on how far technology has come … You are right some people should lighten up , not everything is about politics or religion , some things are just for pure fun !!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FILCBNLRZQMVCBMTEEDHQSE4BQ Barancy Peloma

    i’m gladd he did. because it obviously got some super-sensitive folk who look like idiots to get upset over nothing.
    lighten up jonas!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FILCBNLRZQMVCBMTEEDHQSE4BQ Barancy Peloma

    i could care less about steve jobs and all this crap about him. enough steve jobs- he’s done!

  • Phweston0269

    F#%k em if they cant take a joke!

  • Tmarshall

    I think that Steve Jobs’ products from Apple are simply heavenly and this illustration simply points this out in a humorous way. It is sad that Steve has passed away but people need to get a life and get a sense of humour.

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