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Of course, they'll have to control their violent impulses. Shock will get a reaction, and it will make some people mad. At the same time, real artists like the "South Park" guys or (maybe) Andre Serrano should go on with their work, using shock to the extent that they see fit. I think opposing violence (and censorship) can be done in much better ways. Dunking a crucifix in a jar of urine is something I have a perfect right to do, but it would gratuitously hurt many Christian bystanders to the controversy. Back in the days of the "Piss Christ" controversy, I wouldn't have supported an "Everybody Dunk a Crucifix in a Jar of Urine Day" to protest censorship.
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I don't like the in-your-face message that we don't care about what other people hold sacred. In pushing back some people, you also hurt a lot of people who aren't doing anything. . . . Here is her objection: Depictions of Muhammad offend millions of Muslims who are no part of the violent threats. Our reflexive response to "Everybody Draw Mohammad Day"-which we too thought was serious, not having seen Norris's cartoon or her disclaimer-was sympathetic. I am going back to the drawing table now! This particular cartoon of a "poster" seems to have struck a gigantic nerve, something I was totally unprepared for. I did not intend to be the focus of any "group." I practice the first amendment by drawing what I wish. I did not intend for my cartoon to go viral. I made a cartoon of a "poster" entitled "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!" with a nonexistent group's name-Citizens Against Citizens Against Humor-drawn on the cartoon also.
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Which prompts an update to the story: After the massive response to the cartoon Norris posted this on her website: I make cartoons about current, cultural events. She has declared May 20th 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day.' " The story reproduces Norris's strip, which depicts an anthropomorphic teacup declaring, "I am the real likeness of Mohammad" and other household items-a cherry, a domino, a spool of thread-claiming that, no, they are the prophet's image.īlogress Ann Althouse notes that commentators across the political spectrum- Glenn Reynolds,, Dan Savage, Reason magazine-are endorsing the idea, apparently in all seriousness. , the Web site of three Seattle radio stations, reports that Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris "wanted to counter the fear.
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The "South Park" Muhammad meshugass in turn inspired a joke that is being taken too seriously.
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(As a sign of disapproval, we'll pass on linking to its Web site.) So although the whole thing came across as a joke, it does appear to have been serious. Revolution Muslim, the group that warned of violence-the wording seems to have been chosen carefully so that it would not be a true threat-appears to be "legit," which is to say it is a genuine U.S.-based Islamic fundamentalist group that has been around for at least a couple of years. It didn't mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped too." In fact, Kyle's customary final speech was about intimidation and fear. Not so, according to Stone and Parker, who released a statement Thursday saying: "It wasn't some meta-joke on our part.
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We cracked up at the bleeped-out closing speeches it seemed to us a humorous device employed in typical over-the-top "South Park" style. This censorship was done by the suits at Comedy Central, not Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the show's creators-although that escaped us when we watched the episode. As the New York Times explains, the second episode in the two-parter "was shown Wednesday night on Comedy Central with audio bleeps and image blocks reading 'CENSORED' after a Muslim group warned the show's creators that they could face violence for depicting that holy Islamic prophet." The CENSORED blocks actually had appeared in the first episode as well, but the second episode bleeped out every spoken reference to Muhammad's name, as well as the closing speeches by Kyle, Jesus and Santa Claus.