humiliation and fashion

[bagonya]

"To his followers, therefore, his execution was not only tragic and terrifying but shameful.  It is difficult not to wonder what the Apostles would have thought of a crucifix as a fashion accessory.  Imagine wearing an image of a hooded Abu Ghraib victim around your neck as holiday bling."  
- from "Happy Crossmas!  How Easter stubbornly resists commercialization"