Hot Mormon Muffins?!
Posted by: Web Intern
in General
on Oct 28, 2009 
Oh goodness, you'll either find this calendar chuckle-worthy and silly or find its use of female sexuality to show another side of the Mormon faith loathsome.
From the creators of the Men on a Mission calendar, which features attractive-ish, shirtless Mormon missionaries who have served on full-time missions for their church, comes a calendar with 'twelve beautiful Mormon mothers posing in kitschy vintage pin-up style.' If that wasn't enough for you, each featured lady has offered up her favorite muffin recipe, with a portion of the proceeds going to Breast Cancer research.
On the FAQ section of the Hot Mormon Muffins site, it states the reason why this calendar is unique:
'Behind the eye-candy, this brand has a deeper story - one that can reshape perceptions, heighten awareness, and perhaps encourage and inspire a broadened acceptance of human and religious diversity. The fact that twelve Mormons mothers appearing in a pin-up calendar has certainly raised eyebrows, it has also helped sort out some common misconceptions about Mormons. The shock value of what these traditionally conservative mothers has done is a powerful progressive step in building a dialogue that encourages people across every belief system and walk of life to defy stereotypes, step out of judgment and embrace tolerance.'
This calendar is causing a stir and I can see why. It makes some people wonder, is this calendar really necessary? Just because a dozen Mormon women are strutting their stuff doesn't mean that the whole church is becoming more liberal and accepting. Do ladies in vintage wear really represent progress? etc. etc. etc.
I personally don't mind this calendar but what do you think?
nicole!
Photo courtesy of the NY Daily News
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This has to be made to mock Mormons, and made by someone who doesn't know or isn't familiar with the tenets of MOrmanisn.
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It's also true that the makers *are* familiar with Mormonism. I don't think they are trying to represent the Mormon church accurately; that's not their point. A creator was excommunicated and even had his BYU degree revoked over this last year - if you attend BYU, you must take religion classes (and pass!) and attend church regularly to graduate, not to mention you live around Mormons.
Anyone who would produce a second shirtless missionary calendar after being excommunicated for the first is clearly not supporting trying to represent Mormons well or be faithful because if anything is absolutely not allowed, it's disobeying your leaders, *especially* if they have disciplined you. This is considered serious sinning.
Also, it's clear from the vocabulary use, taken from church teachings, that they're mocking these sacred terms as well.
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My grandmother was a welder during WWII at the Charlestown Navy Yard and was voted "Pin-Up Girl of the Plate Field" by her male & female co-workers, and in huge chalk letters on the side of a ship. And, she was wearing 'vintage' clothing. Blue denim overalls, a long sleeve button up shirt and her entire head of hair was in a hankercheif. Her competition were the ladies in the office, who all wore skirts, dresses and high-heels.
Be a Mormon, bake your muffins, pose un-modestly, but don't use fashion or a bygone era as an excuse or a justification.
Just do it and say you did it because you WANTED to.
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I also wonder about the idea of each woman discussing her "muffin" recipe...either these women have no idea what the term "muffin" is slang for (hard to believe), or they are knowingly allowing men to use their recipes to discuss them sexually in a revoltingly coy sort of way. Either way, it's problematic.
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http://www.postmormon.org/exp_e/index.php/discussions/viewthread/12794/
If you want to hear more about what actual Postmormons (and also links to Mormon writings) are saying about any of these calendars, Chad Hardy, and so on, just do a search on the above website. It's pretty easy to go directly to the source in this case and not wonder about motives and so on.
Or to hear from Chad himself:
http://www.chadhardy.com/links.html
I linked to his links page because he's obviously okay with members visiting sites such a Postmormon, even though reading things at are "not faith promoting" is *very strongly* discouraged and sometimes forbidden. He also was against Prop 8, which is committing apostasy since the church took a formal stance in support of it. And yes, he is definitely familiar with church doctrine, beliefs, culture, and so on, as he has served a mission himself.
I don't know these people personally, I'm just trying to point out that this isn't a very big mystery if one does some minimal research. I also wonder how feminist it is to assume things about someone's identity, such as "these women must..." and "the author must not know..." and so on. If there's one thing I believe, it's everyone's right to their individual experience.
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I'm not sure why everyone thinks it's feminist to speak on behalf of other people...
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http://www.newsy.com/videos/calendar_puts_mormons_in_hot_water
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I also don't think that they need to justify their beliefs or try to be more 'hip' as a religious group. Are they trying to convert people by showing another side? We already know that in this religion being a mother is of top importance. Which is fine, I just don't need to know that these mothers can be sexy. Of course they can.I also don't care that they can bake muffins while looking sexy. Of course they can.