[UA] The Easterbunny

[Shawn Isenhart]

graver wrote:
> So, what do you guys think the easterbunny and easter symbolize in a 
> post-modern industrialized society?

The secular side of a religious holiday.  The Easter version of Santa 
Claus.  What kids can relate to on Easter - baby Jesus is easy to 
understand, because everyone likes babies, but no-longer-dead Jesus is 
just weird.

Russell's comment about the Easter Bunny as shill for corporations makes 
sense too - I don't see the Easter Bunny except when someone is trying 
to sell something.  Santa Claus you see in malls (where kids are asking 
for stuff), but Easter Bunny just gives you eggs no matter what.

That, and sometimes I think of Bun Bun from Sluggy Freelance.

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