ODINISM

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Comment by Heathen Vinlander 1 day ago

There is something bothersome to me. Wouldnt it be ludicrous as if they made a movie about Martin Luther King and had a white man play him? Well one of MY Gods "Heimdall" will be played by a black man in the upcoming movie "Thor" - this is sacrilige and makes me sick! Respect my Gods! Damn you hollywood! Pathetic and completely unnecessary... I hate hollywood.

The only way to protest this is for an Asatru community to do so on grounds of it being insulting to their religion/heritage. Unfortunately there are already precedents of Norse deities being shown in popular entertainment far beyond their original form - Stargate SG1 for instance portrayed the Asgard race as those little gray aliens that people keep claiming they were abducted by.

I'm surprised no one thought to consider the angle that Thor had a black servant as being racist and reminiscent of slavery but the casting is in poor taste however you look at it.

The most ironic idiocy is that Heimdall is known as «The White God». Maybe the idea was precisely to avoid being called «racist», for representing a White God as being actually white.

Anyway, I would be just as outraged if Heimdall was played by a Korean or a Hindu! This is sacrilege to me!


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Comment by AD(arch-druid) Stephen W. Abbott on September 10, 2009 at 9:22pm

Hi! Everyone. I'm back after such a long time. The group looks great. I have a lot of catch up to do. I have been ill a long time. I have had major computer problems.These issues are in the past for now. I hope you all will join my group page and our 40 groups that Abbott'sinn International has on this network. I plan to be posting here soon. Take Care and Blessed Be to you all. AD(arch-druid) Stephen. Peace! Peace! Peace!

Comment by papaleo on August 27, 2009 at 3:40pm

my name is olof leo born and bread swedish viking and i know a great deal of nordic magick thought from my grandmother and have strong ties to the motherland so any questions will gladly be answerd hail odin the allfather

Comment by Wyrd on August 23, 2009 at 10:23pm

To Collin four post down.
Etymology for Cody:The name Cody originates from the Irish Gaelic surname “Mac Oda” – believed to date to the 13th century - meaning “son of Odo” (“Odo” means “wealthy”) or the surname “Ó Cuidighthigh” meaning “descendant of Cuidighthigh.” Along the way, the name became associated with people who were helpful.


Odo is not the same as Odin.Just thought you should know.

Comment by Viking Knitter on August 6, 2009 at 6:11am

hello! looking for fellow people in the land of cheese and beer.. aka Wisconsin!

Comment by Saint - The One You Love To Hate on August 4, 2009 at 11:14am

Raise the Heathen Hammer High!

Comment by Aethelwulf OR still AFH at heart on June 27, 2009 at 10:33pm

Hail Raudskegger OR.
Miss you Brother.
FFF

Comment by Alviss on May 15, 2009 at 7:54pm

There are a few Odinists in my area, we are affectionately known by a few people as the Swamp Vikings. Our weather is terrible, our blood thick, and pride strong. We are besieged from all sides by all manner of people, but we fight a good fight and live on. All of you feel free to add me if you wish.

Uhr Mai-Wotan Ihr Weg, wie Sie gehen. hageln Sie zum Sieg, hageln Sie zum Ruhm, Hagel Wotan!

Comment by COLLIN WILLOWS on May 14, 2009 at 8:51pm

i am not an odinist but i would like to become one. how do i do that? my real name is cody which is Gaelic for "son of odin" i feel for that matter i should learn more.

Comment by hazeleyesindarkness on May 11, 2009 at 2:18am

there arent any odinists in my area and it sucks lol

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