The "Clean-cut Mormon" stock character in media

Post by **_John Larsen** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:55 pm

Droopy wrote:Yes...uh...the only problem here of course is the fact that Big Love was not about LDS.

In Big Love the main character and his first wife were mainstream LDS but chose to leave because they believed in "the principle". Much of the show deals with their interaction with the mainstream LDS Church.

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:56 pm

chonguey wrote:
Droopy wrote:Yes...uh...the only problem here of course is the fact that Big Love was not about LDS.

It might not be about the mainstream LDS church, but Big Love is certainly about Mormons, which is what the title of the thread is.

You missed our press release. We are the only Mormons. :)

Post by **_CaliforniaKid** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:38 pm

House had a black guy this last season who fit the clean cut Mormon character mold.

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:42 pm

CaliforniaKid wrote:House had a black guy this last season who fit the clean cut Mormon character mold.

Didn't he get corrupted and then fired?

Post by **_Chap** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:44 pm

The Nehor wrote:
chonguey wrote:
Droopy wrote:Yes...uh...the only problem here of course is the fact that Big Love was not about LDS.

It might not be about the mainstream LDS church, but Big Love is certainly about Mormons, which is what the title of the thread is.

You missed our press release. We are the only Mormons. :)

Yup. In exactly the same sense and to the same degree that the Roman Catholic Church are the only Christians.

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:49 pm

Chap wrote:Yup. In exactly the same sense and to the same degree that the Roman Catholic Church are the only Christians.

Yeah. but they didn't protect their copyright well enough. I blame the Inquisition for being too soft.