Iranian newspaper sponsors 'Holocaust Cartoon'
Not what I had in mind when I said earlier that we should be able to combat satire with satire.
Iran has reacted to Denmark’s publishing of the cartoons in turn. The largest state newspaper Hamshahiri which holds conservative views has announced that it will hold a competition to find the most amusing cartoon based on the theme of the Holocaust.
The rules of the competition will be published in a number of newspapers which are printed on Tuesday. The twelve people that send in the best cartoons will each receive gold rings from unnamed private individuals. It was decided that twelve prizes would be awarded since this is the number of cartoons portraying the Prophet Mohammed which were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
The graphic editor of the Iranian newspaper Farid Mortazawi said, “Western newspapers which printed these sacrilegious cartoons defend themselves by speaking of freedom of speech and self-expression. Therefore we shall see if they really follow these principles and will print the cartoons about the Holocaust.”
Iran has reacted to Denmark’s publishing of the cartoons in turn. The largest state newspaper Hamshahiri which holds conservative views has announced that it will hold a competition to find the most amusing cartoon based on the theme of the Holocaust.
The rules of the competition will be published in a number of newspapers which are printed on Tuesday. The twelve people that send in the best cartoons will each receive gold rings from unnamed private individuals. It was decided that twelve prizes would be awarded since this is the number of cartoons portraying the Prophet Mohammed which were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
The graphic editor of the Iranian newspaper Farid Mortazawi said, “Western newspapers which printed these sacrilegious cartoons defend themselves by speaking of freedom of speech and self-expression. Therefore we shall see if they really follow these principles and will print the cartoons about the Holocaust.”
posted by Basil Epicurus at 3:37 PM
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Everyone stop burning buildings and lets have cartoon war .. thats a great answer
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Farid hit it on the head -- these kinds of Muslims don't understand Freedom of Speech, or even Freedom, for that matter.
He implies it is a concept which we hide behind so that we can do what we want, without responsiblity.
The truth is far simpler: apparently, a notable Arab publication fabricated versions of the original cartoons to incite the "man on the street" -- one being of Mohammed bending over in prayer, being sodomized by a pig, with the phrase "Why Muslims Pray to the East" in Arabic as its caption.
The people who did this, and all those who participate in it, look for excuses to do what they are doing now.
It is fine when two cultures fail to understand one another well -- especially when their borders don't excite added tension. But whenever one culture makes it its duty to enact genocide and racial hate on others, there is really no apologizing for them.
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