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February 04, 2006
What if they were Jewish cartoons?
Cartoon from Jordanian newspaper Al Ghad. Counter-clockwise from top right: "This one is anti-semitic", "this one is racist", "those fall under free speech".
What the hell is so fascinating about these damn Muslim cartoons? Ethnically offensive cartoons are nothing new. Shit, they've been the lifeblood of white supremist web sites for years. Freedom of speech means you have the right to say what the hell you want and I have the right to tell you to go fuck yourself, too.
Racist cartoons have no place in intelligent public discourse. Why are people defending these idiotic, tasteless Danish comic strips?
If people really think one God is good, the other evil, Allah help us.
In other news from Holland, here is a great quote on Amsterdam's attempt to put up new "No Toking" signs in parts of the city:
"On Wednesday we placed the first sign, and it was gone the next morning," said Wim de Graaf. "We put up a new one Thursday, and it was taken the same night as well. That's when the idea came to us to just sell them."
To bad they didn't put those up in time to save that editor's job....
Posted by Mike at February 4, 2006 01:05 AM
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