Thanks to Olav for sending me the cover of this week’s edition of Charlie Hebdo, the French publication firebombed last week for mocking Mohammad, Islam’s prophet. In this week’s issue, the publication is printing messages of solidarity including mine. The cover says Love is Stronger than Hate.
Nov 09 2011
Love not Hate, Charlie Hebdo’s Brilliant Response
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Cuttlefish
November 9, 2011 at 1:51 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Oh, that is beautiful.
Lotharloo
November 9, 2011 at 3:23 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Looking at that picture, I’m thinking somebody should do a cartoon of Muhammad making out with Jesus. That would be epic!
JohnM
November 9, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
The Jesus and Mo cartoon comes fairly close, don’t you think?
mirax
November 9, 2011 at 3:51 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Aww, that is one wet, juicy kiss and make up. Good one CH!
With jesus and mo, you dont want to ruin the delicious sexual tension that now exists with the ambiguous living arrangements.
Sally Strange, OM
November 9, 2011 at 5:08 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I never heard of Charlie Hebdo before the firebombing. Now I rather love them.
Which makes this whole thing a huge own-goal for the Islamic fundamentalists.
jose
November 9, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Awesome response
Ophelia Benson
November 9, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Hahahahaha – brilliant.
X X
November 9, 2011 at 6:28 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
The original cartoon engages in the typical stereotypical depictions of Muslims/Arabs as scruffy-bearded, turban-wearing, hooked-nose caricatures. I understand that the point of comic drawings is often to exaggerate stereotypical images to make one’s point. I do, however, think that this kind of drawing shares much in common with drawings like this one or this one. Or maybe I’m missing something.
Pedro
November 9, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
you are
huzzah
November 16, 2011 at 5:53 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
You’re not. Muslims are the west’s enemy of the moment, and as such they have to all be the same. They’re all crazy, terrorists, arab, filthy, brown, hook-nosed, and bearded. That way you don’t feel so guilty when bombing or beating the shit out of them in defense of your noble western values. Hmmm, that physical stereotype kinda reminds me of another one that was popular some decades ago…hmmmm…The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Al B. Quirky
November 9, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Bwaaahahahaha! So hard for the Religion of Terrorism to keep Free Speech down, try as the slaves of Allah may.
jack lecou
November 9, 2011 at 8:21 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
So hard for the Religion of Terrorism
Uh. Yeah. Which one of them would that be again?
Mr.Kosta
November 9, 2011 at 9:33 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Obviously those Muslim knuckleheads never heard of the Streisand Effect.
Man, this is hilarious.
Aliasalpha
November 10, 2011 at 10:28 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Ahh gotta love it, damned nice.
Great American Satan
November 11, 2011 at 3:46 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Keep ignoring Al B. Dumbass. He’s been trollin’ for years. It’s hella played out.
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November 9, 2011 at 3:23 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
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