Saras Sock Vati

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Every year, Jek's talented husband Jeff makes her a new sock monkey. In past years he's done a Sock Monkey de Willendorf, a Buddha Monkey, and a Sock Monkey de Milo. This year he's done the Saras Sock Vati, representing the Hindu goddess of the arts, Sarasvati.


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Posted by: Priyanka on July 16, 2009 at 12:11 PM

This is so disrespectful...The goddess is not a monkey first of all and neither is she naked....Saraswati is the goddess of education and find this thoroughly disrespectful....I understand that it is art but I think you should have atleast researched on the pics or why the godess is worshipped...


Posted by: From India on January 20, 2009 at 10:13 PM

Hi

Sarasvati is not goddess of arts but is goddess of studies/education ('vidya' its called in Hindi).

Also due to cultural connotations it is disrespectful to make a statue/art/form/figure of a religious figure in socks (as its worn on feet and in Hindu religion its seen as something which is beneath you - for e.g. we remove our shoes and socks and wash our feet before we enter any temple or a place of worship!).


Posted by: bekathwia on January 7, 2009 at 7:50 AM

It's no more disrespectful than its intent, and it's intended to be a carefully handmade gift that falls in a series of famous figures depicted in a medium that just happens to be socks. You wouldn't call an oil painting of the same figure disrespectful. I think this is lovely and would have posted it myself if Jenny hadn't beat me to it!


Posted by: Anonymous on January 6, 2009 at 7:12 AM

As a Sock Monkey lover..this quite frightening...a sock monkey with nipples...scary!


Posted by: Platypus on January 5, 2009 at 9:15 PM

1. This doesn't make sense because she's not a monkey. This could have been done more respectfully and more aesthetically accurate.
2. The racial implications of the post and the comments are problematic--I mean come on, this looking like a black woman? GG, do you THINK before you post?


Posted by: mm on January 5, 2009 at 3:57 PM

If Sarasvati is truely the goddess of the arts then i think she would be glad that someone cared to fashion a handmade idol sock monkey or not its still art and made with love!


Posted by: GG on January 5, 2009 at 1:37 PM

GG

that doesnt make any sense at all. It looks like a big black women with big brests and 4 hands..nothing like soc monkey (or) sarasvathi. its disrespectful too.


Posted by: Tish on January 5, 2009 at 6:33 AM

Although the concept is fantastic, something about a sock monkey with breasts is highly disturbing...


Posted by: Jez on January 5, 2009 at 4:18 AM

Whoooa. When the page loads up, all you see is a monkey in a very compromising situation. Haha.


Posted by: Anonymous on January 5, 2009 at 1:08 AM

erm.. isnt that abit disrespectful.


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