Here’s The Actual Muhammad Cartoon
You'd think a cartoon that has gotten so much attention would be a little easier to find on the internet. I guess the protests are working. Anyway, so here one of them, seems there where 12?
Pretty damn offensive, huh? Completely baffling to me. Am I not the only one that looks at the cartoon and says, you have GOT to be kidding. That's it? I was expecting Jesus having his way with Muhammad's ass, or Jesus, Moses and Muhammad in a circle jerk or something (yes, telling isn't it).
Now in "retaliation" an Iranian newspaper has started a contest for the most offensive cartoon about the holocaust? Huh? What does that have to do with the Danes and Muhammad? Are the Danes Jewish? I don't get it.
"The Western papers printed these sacrilegious cartoons on the pretext of freedom of expression, so let's see if they mean what they say and also print these Holocaust cartoons"
How are cartoons making fun of genocide motivated by racism in any way sacrilegious? Seems to just illustrate their racism to me. But whatever, bring it. Yea, lets start a fight over who can be more offensive, cause I know we'd win that one. I will start working on my version now, I can picture it already and it's amazingly offensive. Shit, you thought that was offensive... you're gonna blow up the world when you see mine.
This from the New York Times, At Mecca Meeting, Cartoon Outrage Crystalized:
The closing communique took note of the issue when it expressed "concern at rising hatred against Islam and Muslims and condemned the recent incident of desecration of the image of the Holy Prophet Muhammad in the media of certain countries" as well as over "using the freedom of expression as a pretext to defame religions."
Umm, well in my mind that's one of the main reasons for freedom of expression, defaming religions. But anyway, so to express their concern at the rising hatred against Islam and Muslims, they start the Danish embassy on fire? Umm..., so people liking you better now? Guess you showed them to think you were all just crazed lunatics.
The leader of Lebanon's governing Hezbollah faction observed that the whole episode could have been avoided if only the novelist Salman Rushdie had been properly slaughtered for writing "The Satanic Verses." Too bad he's not running the world, huh? I guess it can get worse than Bush as president and a congress-full of yellow Democrats. Bush should exploit that angle to improve his ratings.
March 1st, 2006 - 09:09
Thank you for posting the cartoon, I did want to see it for myself. While I do not like violence, I can completely understand where it is coming from. This isn’t a matter of free speech, it was matter of the Danes saying to the muslims in their country that free speeech means we can denigrate something you hold dear. Free speech does have responsbility attached to it. I am free to say many things, but I choose not to out of respect for others.
thanks.
March 1st, 2006 - 22:42
Yes, free speech means I can speak my mind about what I believe. If I think believing in the invisible beings described in ancient religious texts is ridiculous, destructive and deceived, I am free to say that in whatever mode of communication I feel appropriate; speech, video, movies, books and cartoons. If you think one of these invisible beings has required you to kill me for creating this thing you find offensive, you can say that also.
Certainly we should not be required accept a belief simply because it was written in an ancient religious text. If you tell me your God has commanded you to kill people, I will certainly not respect that belief.
March 14th, 2006 - 14:51
its not good
stop this chapter. and close
otherwise you lost.