More on marketing and Christmas…

P.Z. Myers is discussing the issue of marketing and religion over on Pharyngula.

I think it needs to be reiterated that the lack of marketing associated with anyone-but-Christianity is probably not a bad thing. I mean, think about marketing associated with books. There’s a hell of a lot of marketing associated with Harry Potter. At the same time, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a Raskolnikov action figure (complete with axe, automatic head-chopping action…it even turns ghastly white when you soak it in guilt water). You may find a whole aisle of Star Wars toys, but you’re not likely to find a Roman Forum playset complete with “Hey guys, let’s destroy a major center of civilization” Cato, “You like the cock” Juvenal, and “I like the cock” Catullus figurines.

Although in retrospect, that Roman Forum Playset sounds absolutely awesome. Mainly because there’d be no end to the simulated buggering.