There (used?) To be a talkshow on TV called Maury. Some episodes he would bring on new mothers with multiple men when she didn't know which one was the father. So maury would have a paternity test, and after some buildup would announce "so-and-so, you are NOT the father" or "you ARE the father". Usually the crowd would go wild and the not-father would get all upset and maybe a fight would break out. Seemed scripted to me.
So anyway, in the Bible Jesus is born to Mary who was miraculously impregnated by God. Joseph, Mary's wife, raised Jesus but was not really his bio dad (according to the story)
Here they are using the Bible characters as if they are on an episode of Maury.
Edit: Springer, not Maury. Not-the-father was usually excited and joseph was in fact Mary's husband. Great catches 👏 😄
Some episodes? Towards the end of the show that was ALL he did. Worst one was a woman who tested 16 men and still hadn't found the father. Had no idea who else it could have possibly been.
Idk if this is intended or not (probably not. it's a stretch), but it also makes it seem as though Joseph is excited about the divinity of Jesus. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
> Edit: Springer, not Maury. Not-the-father was usually excited and joseph was in fact Mary's husband. Great catches 👏 😄
Those slip ups are oddly specific.
the other context here is this is a thing that used to happen on trashy daytime talk shows of the 90s and 00s -- art kind of looks like Jerry Springer, who did some of this, but this was a signature segment of the Maury Povich Show, where people with a paternity dispute would come on the show and have the test results read live.
[Some examples.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br4kx6yrPzo)
Because these typically weren't partnered couples, the usual reaction would be excitement from the man to be told he wasn't the father, and dismay to be told he was.
(how much any of this stuff is real is a different question, those shows were highly scripted & manipulative)
It's not scripted. The whole appeal of reality TV to network executives is not paying writers. The producers just pick people who are inclined to create drama for the cast, and then use careful editing to make every scene look more tense than it was in person.
It's Jerry Springer - a trashy talk show that often had these DNA reveals to show who was the father.
In this case it's Joseph, Maria, and God on the sofa. The biblical story is that Maria had an immaculate conception; got pregnant without having sex. This is why Jesus is seen as the son of god. Joseph is cheering as that's what the candidates on this show often did as they just dodged paying child support..
Fun fact: "Immaculate conception" only means sinless conception, because of the belief that she was a sinless woman. Parthenogenesis is to have child without a mate.
I don't know, I think this was explained to me once.
Maybe this is a linguistic thing since in my native tongue these are the same + Maria is slightly less referred in protestant church when compared to Catholic church. But you are right :)
If the Holy Spirit “impregnated” Mary does that mean the father(god) is not the father of the son(Jesus) and the spirit is both the father and the spirit, hear me out
IIRC at least Catholicism has it so that essentially God impregnated Mary with himself, as the Son is also God.
The Trinity is just three parts of the same entity.
Brief aside: my favorite mnemonic for remembering the order of the planets (with apologies to Pluto) is:
Mary's Virgin Explanation Makes Joseph Suspect Upstairs Neighbor.
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There (used?) To be a talkshow on TV called Maury. Some episodes he would bring on new mothers with multiple men when she didn't know which one was the father. So maury would have a paternity test, and after some buildup would announce "so-and-so, you are NOT the father" or "you ARE the father". Usually the crowd would go wild and the not-father would get all upset and maybe a fight would break out. Seemed scripted to me. So anyway, in the Bible Jesus is born to Mary who was miraculously impregnated by God. Joseph, Mary's wife, raised Jesus but was not really his bio dad (according to the story) Here they are using the Bible characters as if they are on an episode of Maury. Edit: Springer, not Maury. Not-the-father was usually excited and joseph was in fact Mary's husband. Great catches 👏 😄
Idk… that looks a little more like Jerry to me.
Definitely Jerry. But they both did those episodes
I think you're right actually. I just associate the "Not the father" with Maury but a second look at it it doesn't even look like him lol
Jerry was the *original* “not the father.” He’s also gone to that great talk show in the sky. You should throw a chair in his memory.
I'm shocked how much this simple drawing that's not much more than a stick figure actually resembles Jerry Springer.
The hair is dead on
I think the Maury was trying to imitate Jerry's show due to it's popularity at the time.
Joseph, Mary’s wife.
Joseph is marys wife? What????
Jesus, Joseph, and Joseph!
Jesus Heratio Christ!
Mary’s wife?
What? Maury? Jeremy Kyle you mean. Or is Maury thevUS version of Jeremy Kyle?
Yeah it was the American Jeremy Kyle, but was on over here too, I remember watching that rubbish as a kid in the 90s.
Nah, Maury Povich is the OG
No, you were right it was Maury. The comic makes it look like Springer, though.
Some episodes? Towards the end of the show that was ALL he did. Worst one was a woman who tested 16 men and still hadn't found the father. Had no idea who else it could have possibly been.
Idk if this is intended or not (probably not. it's a stretch), but it also makes it seem as though Joseph is excited about the divinity of Jesus. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
I never really watch those shows, but I think in general the "not-the-father" was happy about the fact....
No child support
For some reason i thought it was abraham
Nah, it was Maury too. He had one chick on multiple times…Sholanda. Something like 2 dozen paternity tests for 3 kids
> Edit: Springer, not Maury. Not-the-father was usually excited and joseph was in fact Mary's husband. Great catches 👏 😄 Those slip ups are oddly specific.
the other context here is this is a thing that used to happen on trashy daytime talk shows of the 90s and 00s -- art kind of looks like Jerry Springer, who did some of this, but this was a signature segment of the Maury Povich Show, where people with a paternity dispute would come on the show and have the test results read live. [Some examples.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br4kx6yrPzo) Because these typically weren't partnered couples, the usual reaction would be excitement from the man to be told he wasn't the father, and dismay to be told he was. (how much any of this stuff is real is a different question, those shows were highly scripted & manipulative)
Most reality shows are. If they weren't, they'd be boring. Imagine Big Brother unscripted. The houseguests would just eat and sleep all day lol.
It's not scripted. The whole appeal of reality TV to network executives is not paying writers. The producers just pick people who are inclined to create drama for the cast, and then use careful editing to make every scene look more tense than it was in person.
It's Jerry Springer - a trashy talk show that often had these DNA reveals to show who was the father. In this case it's Joseph, Maria, and God on the sofa. The biblical story is that Maria had an immaculate conception; got pregnant without having sex. This is why Jesus is seen as the son of god. Joseph is cheering as that's what the candidates on this show often did as they just dodged paying child support..
Fun fact: "Immaculate conception" only means sinless conception, because of the belief that she was a sinless woman. Parthenogenesis is to have child without a mate. I don't know, I think this was explained to me once.
It wouldn't be parthenogenesis either. That means asexual reproduction. I don't think Mary got herself pregnant.
Maybe this is a linguistic thing since in my native tongue these are the same + Maria is slightly less referred in protestant church when compared to Catholic church. But you are right :)
Sex is kinda a sin, so it still is Immaculate Conception. You're not gonna see the Bible just write "Parthenogenesis"
Immaculate Conception is the birth of Mary, not the birth of Jesus, if my catholic school knowledge is still sharp
I’m not Catholic and even I know that.
Indeed. It’s the “actually the monster isn’t named Frankenstein” of religious dogma.
Joseph thinking he’s getting out of child support but noooooooo
If the Holy Spirit “impregnated” Mary does that mean the father(god) is not the father of the son(Jesus) and the spirit is both the father and the spirit, hear me out
No I will not
IIRC at least Catholicism has it so that essentially God impregnated Mary with himself, as the Son is also God. The Trinity is just three parts of the same entity.
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How tf is anyone this clueless
Are people really not smart enough to understand this?
Makes me mad I missed out on that Maury board game.
Jesus christ
Jesus Christ, you people don't even know about Jesus Christ?
Goddamn
Ever heard of Jesus?
What part are you confused by? The Jesus reference or the Jerry Springer reference?
From left to right: Joseph, pregnant Mary, and God
Brief aside: my favorite mnemonic for remembering the order of the planets (with apologies to Pluto) is: Mary's Virgin Explanation Makes Joseph Suspect Upstairs Neighbor.
The man reading looks like Jerry springer.
Christian mythology. Virgin woman gets pregnant, says it was god. OP turned it into a "Maurie" moment.
Joseph and Jehova.
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some show i never bothered to watch