Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as Lord Vishnu? Magazine apologizes for deity depiction

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(RNS) Hinduism certainly has numerous memorable manifestations of God, from Brahma the Creator to Shiva the Destroyer.
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But despite the remarkable success of retail giant Amazon, its founder Jeff Bezos is not one of them.
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That’s why the editor of Fortune magazine is now apologizing for a colorful cover that depicts Bezos as the Hindu deity Vishnu — known as the Preserver — in a story on Amazon’s plans to “conquer” the enormous marketplace in India.
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“Neither the artist nor the editors of Fortune had any intention of parodying a particular deity or of offending members of the Hindu faith,” Alan Murray said Tuesday evening (Jan. 12) in a brief statement on the magazine’s website. “It is clear that we erred and for that, we apologize.”
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The tempest over the image on the current international edition of Fortune erupted after the Sydney-based artist who drew the cover posted it on Twitter on Jan. 5.
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