Not All Satanists Are Offended by Baphomet Statue in CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA
We’ve been following The Satanic Temple’s litigious maneuvering against Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina for several weeks. The lawsuit stems from the show’s use of a Baphomet statue in the lobby of The School for Unseen Arts, a design TST believes is an appropriation of a copyrighted design that they own. To recap:
The Satanic Temple claims the show’s statue design is an appropriation of proprietary material, as they recently unveiled their own 9-foot statue of Baphomet. But the Temple’s gripe goes beyond copyright infringement; Satanic Temple Co-Founder Lucien Greaves feels the use of the Baphomet statue in Sabrina maligns the true nature of Satanism, calling the show “asinine Satanic Panic fiction.”
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In response to the $50M lawsuit filmed 2 weeks ago, The Church of Satan has released a statement that’s twofold in purpose. First, it differentiates itself from TST, which is a separate and unaffiliated organization. Second, it expressed The Church of Satan’s stance on Sabrina’s Baphomet statue, an opinion that proves not all Satanists see things in the same light. First, on the differentiation form TST:
“Recently, The Satanic Temple has filed a lawsuit against Netflix over a depiction of the symbolic deity Baphomet in their series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. As a significant number of people seem to be confusing this with us, we would like to clarify that TST is a political activist group that has nothing to do with us, nor with the religion of Satanism which we founded over 50 years ago. The Church of Satan has not filed a suit against Netflix, nor do we have a problem with their Sabrina show, which we’ve previously discussed.”
On whether the Baphomet statue is an illegal appropriation:
“Netflix built their own Baphomet sculpture for their show which obviously references the TST version, but also references numerous public domain versions. Differing details in the chest, wings, beard, head and so on make it clear that the Netflix version is not an exact copy of the TST version, rather a situation of fair use of public domain and popular cultural imagery.”
Finally, Reverend Joel Ethan ended the Church of Satan’s statement by making it clear they aren’t fans of TST:
“To reiterate, while TST is known for childish PR stunts such as fake political rallies, mailing c*m rags to congress and rubbing genitals on gravestones to turn people gay after their deaths, these actions are not in any way representative of the apolitical, individualistic and atheistic religion of Satanism. Please do not attribute their actions to us.”
If you’ve yet to experience Chilling Adventures of Sabrina for yourself, check out the synopsis and trailer below.
Synopsis:
This adaptation of the “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” tale is a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror and the occult. In the reimagined origin story, Sabrina Spellman wrestles to reconcile her dual nature — half-witch, half-mortal — while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family — including aunts Hilda and Zelda — and the daylight world humans inhabit. Kiernan Shipka (“Mad Men”) leads the cast in the titular role of the show that is based on a comic series of the same name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybKUX6thF8Q
Have you been watching Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix? What do you think of The Satanic Temple’s complaints regarding the Baphomet statue at The School for Unseen Arts? Sound off in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram!
Source: Church of Satan
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