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  Sparlock: The Sociology of the former Jehovah’s Witness community

  by Las Malvinas son Argentinas in

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  thewatchtower bible and tract society has unwittingly unleashed quite a viral sensation within the ranks of its former members.

  to summarise what has happened so far:- become jehovahs friend dvd is released.

  it is an animated feature aimed at children with modern computerised graphics.- the antagonist of the relatively brief cartoon is a self-described warrior wizard by the name of sparlock which was obtained by caleb, the young subject of this material.- the unnamed mother in this dvd guilt-trips young caleb into disposing of his sparlock toy.- the video goes viral within the ex-jw community, with youtube videos being posted of the video.

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  "The Ex-JW community has handled it beautifully, having a lot of fun along the way. I hope we can keep it going!"

  I keep reminding myself that most Witnesses haven't even heard of Sparlock yet. Most District Conventions haven't happened yet. We know the EXJW reaction to Sparlock, but we really don't know what the reaction will be from loyal Witnesses. It may seem that Sparlock mania has already peaked, but we can't predict what the ultimate reaction will be.

  It's a grand social experiment. Other religions and cults have invented villians in the past (like Satan), but I'm not aware of any that have tried this in the age of the Internet, certainly not in such a ridiculous manner.
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  Does Sparlock The Warrior Wizard Play With Sparlock Building Blocks?

  by DT in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naitcnknu5y.

  i wonder if they use sparlock building blocks for kingdom halls in some countries.

  if so, does that make them demonized?.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaITCnKNU5Y

  I wonder if they use Sparlock building blocks for Kingdom Halls in some countries. If so, does that make them demonized?
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  Sparlock Links And Artwork

  by DT in

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  we already have at least fifteen threads about sparlock the warrior wizard at last count.

  it's getting difficult to keep track of his exploits.

  i thought it might help if we can consolidate the links and artwork about him in this thread.

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  Here are some blog posts about Sparlock. I'm sure they would appreciate comments, tweets, likes and so forth.

  http://www.atheistgeeknews.com/what-is-sparlock-the-new-ex-witness-meme-2567.htm

  http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/beware-of-sparlock/

  http://junkdrawerofthought.blogspot.com/2012/06/this-is-sparlock.html

  http://martianmigrainepress.com/submissions/the/chronicles/of/sparlock/the/warrior/wizard
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  Will The Bethelite Who Created Sparlock Be Sparlocked?

  by DT in

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  what do you think?.

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  What do you think?
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  Here's the thing. Nobody actually cares about sparlock. It's a meme only to us.

  by JonathanH in

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  at first the sparlock thing was just a cute little diversion.

  the icon of an amusingly out of touch cheaply produced dvd.

  somehow it has spiralled into a kind of focal point of society bashing.

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  I have been seeing a lot of comments about the videos by people who have never been Jehovah's Witnesses. I also hear that it was on the first page of Reddit for a while.

  I actually think this is one of the few things that can capture the interest of people who were never Jehovah's Witnesses. Doctrinal discussions, false prophecies and damaging practices are of little appeal to outsiders. However, these videos are both funny and heartbreaking. It makes it easy to laugh at Jehovah's Witnesses while beginning to comprehend how damaging they are.

  There will be a lot of bland, local media coverage this summer about the various District Conventions. I don't see why we can't spice this up with talk about Sparlock. There should be plenty of commenting opportunities. This is bound to be far more interesting than any other aspect of the conventions.
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  The Summer Of Sparlock Has Just Begun!

  by DT in

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  how well do you think about we can get the word out about the watchtower's embarrassing pr disaster before witnesses attend their conventions?.

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  Here are some protest ideas from Reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/uhuwe/occupy_sparlock_lets_bring_sparlock_to_the_medias/
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  Everybody sing along... "Sparlock, we love you!..."

  by cedars in

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  i've uploaded a song i've written to youtube, here it is.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wvo71qg7k4.

  here is the link to my blog article on the society's new dvd, for those who haven't yet read it:.

  http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/the-watchtowers-new-toy-story-what-parents-need-to-know.

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  "So far 1,254 views, 31 likes and 0 dislikes!"

  I think it's hard for even JWs to dislike Sparlock. Of course, the district convention season has just begun, we can probably expect a lot more negative comments as the season progresses.
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  The Summer Of Sparlock Has Just Begun!

  by DT in

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  how well do you think about we can get the word out about the watchtower's embarrassing pr disaster before witnesses attend their conventions?.

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  It appears that the Watchtower Society has been issuing press releases about their conventions. I've noticed that it has already resulted in some bland news coverage. Perhaps we should think about issuing our own press releases about Sparlock and his connection to these conventions. Is anybody skilled in writing press releases? I have only a vague understanding of how to write one. I would be willing to help distribute them.
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  Sparlock the Warrior Wizard and the Battle for the Witchtower Movie Trailer

  by DT in

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  i'm not sure if this has been posted.

  anyways, i thought it was good enough to justify its own thread.

  (warning: the music becomes load part way through.).

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  "Love it, did you do it DT?"

  No, I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to making videos. I just found it, enjoyed it and noticed it didn't have nearly enough views yet.
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  Sparlock the Warrior Wizard and the Battle for the Witchtower Movie Trailer

  by DT in

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  i'm not sure if this has been posted.

  anyways, i thought it was good enough to justify its own thread.

  (warning: the music becomes load part way through.).

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  I'm not sure if this has been posted. Anyways, I thought it was good enough to justify its own thread. (Warning: the music becomes load part way through.)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diDZhw6bRqc

  I love the way this video turns scenes in the Watchtower video against them. It makes me wonder if they will discontinue any future animation DVDs. If so, apostates may be responsible for shutting down an entire department. (Sorry to any Bethelites who may be "Sparlocked" because of this.) If they continue making cartoons, we will have a lot more ammunition for our parodies.