As someone that doesn’t watch The Simpsons I was completely unaware about this new episode airing this week that tackled the subject of Wicca. Since I also didn’t hear about it until after it had aired I went and hunted it down online and found the episode already up on the Fox website (you can find it here if you haven’t seen it). The basic gist of the episode is that Lisa stumbles upon three Wiccans performing an Esbat ritual in the woods and she finds herself interested in their beliefs after they tell her that they worship nature. But when the three Wiccans and Lisa are discovered by the cops doing an initiation ritual for Lisa in the woods the three teen-aged Witches are arrested and Springfield gets to experience it’s own Witch Trial.
Honestly I have little opinion about the episode. It was pretty silly and really wasn’t offensive in my opinion, frankly it wasn’t any more questionable than any other portrayals of Wiccans and Witches, especially of the teen variety, that we see on any other television show these days.
Did any of you see it? What did you think?
Mood: blah
I found it pretty rediculous, and honestly thought it was a bit silly. I was mildly offended at first, but by the end of the episode I just shrugged it off as foolish, rather harmless fun. At least it didn’t show them sacrificing stuff and dancing naked. Then I would say there’s something to be offended about.
I was excited to see Wiccans on the Simpsons at all! I think that it is a step in the right direction as to educate the masses of our path. Yes, many of us are not “wiccans” per se, but it is the easiest way for most to relate to the masses. I was looking for things that were not correct and found a few, but then stopped when I was looking at things to become agitated about because it is the Simpsons, this is what the show is about. Take something normal and make it funny.
All in all, I think that it could have been a lot worse!
I liked it. That episode reminded me of Wicca (I heard of it when I was little while watching Scooby Doo with the Hex Girls. But I was young and then I said, "Ohhh I don't feel like learning about that. It's bad enough I have to go to Bible Camp") and I started studying it. It wasn't very smart but I loved it and I thought it was funny.