@writingprompts Okay, so I did a semi-deep dive into this, and it seems like this is not a Chick Tract (different art style anyway), but from something called the "Truth for Youth Bible", however not the current one (which can be found here: https://revivalfires.org/ and is - compared to this - incredibly boring) but likely the third edition with entirely different illustrations. (see: https://x.com/abtnatural/status/1222721453373755394?lang=ar )
I am still trying to find a good scan of the whole thing. So far no luck, though.
@bazzzzzzz It's an illustration of everything Christian extremists in the late 90's / early 2000's were afraid of: Tattoos, gangs in school, facial piercings, short hair on girls, short sleeves on girls, teenage sex, drugs and evolution ("my ancestor").
Thanks, those were the things that were completely normal to me in the 90s in my environment...so I couldn't understand that any of that would wave been horrible to anyone else.
I fucking want that my ancestor shirt.
And why do they only have cowboy guns?
And why is that rifle missing it's lever?
Good news!
Oh shit lmao. I have to buy this.
And he's got great trigger finger discipline
That girl is my idol. She lures you in with top-tier lecture notes and then BAM! sex.
@writingprompts Okay, so I did a semi-deep dive into this, and it seems like this is not a Chick Tract (different art style anyway), but from something called the "Truth for Youth Bible", however not the current one (which can be found here: https://revivalfires.org/ and is - compared to this - incredibly boring) but likely the third edition with entirely different illustrations. (see: https://x.com/abtnatural/status/1222721453373755394?lang=ar )
I am still trying to find a good scan of the whole thing. So far no luck, though.
@writingprompts Much better scan and more background here: https://bsky.app/profile/booleanunion.bsky.social/post/3lcj2ef2tbs2b
That security guard seems woefully underarmed.
I'm missing a few points about this from my cultural perspective: is this supposed to be an illustration of the 'bad' people?
@bazzzzzzz It's an illustration of everything Christian extremists in the late 90's / early 2000's were afraid of: Tattoos, gangs in school, facial piercings, short hair on girls, short sleeves on girls, teenage sex, drugs and evolution ("my ancestor").
Thanks, those were the things that were completely normal to me in the 90s in my environment...so I couldn't understand that any of that would wave been horrible to anyone else.
This looks an awful lot like a Chick Tract.
@TheTechnician27
I'm pretty sure it's based on one.
Why are they dressed like Musk?
Sex, drugs, and... ancestor worship?
Idk if I'm just being pissy but it kinda bothers me that a meme is getting so much engagement on a community for writing prompts...
Isn't she the Bee Girl from that Blind Melon video?