Originally posted by JaTo:

Despite the fact that the US population has handled this cartoon gaff with much more poise and restraint than many Muslims have the Danish cartoon, it still doesn't change the fact that they BOTH were rather reckless, ignorant and poor attempts at political humor.



I look at humor in a very different way, I dont care if its a joke on an ethnic group, religous group etc...it may be morally wrong, but if depicts the worlds actions - to me its funny. I dont care if it makes fun of me by something I did or someone of my background. If you cant laugh at yourself, you must be pretty insecure and shallow.

Originally posted by JaTo:

Muslim fundamentalists are just looking for ANY reason to riot and shout slogans; fine, give it to them all you want but leave the moderate Muslim population out of the equation. I'm simply tired of all Muslims getting lumped into the same category as the nutcases, which this cartoon blatanly does.


Amem to that - and why do they riot in the Middle East? What else are they going to do? Hmmm wash the goats today or riot agaisnt America with my buddies?? Tough choice, I am sure its not educated middle/upper class muslims rioting. Of coarse not, the images shown are from the people that have nothing - they know no better - its like a flock of angry sheep who happen to be Muslim.

Seriously look our every day lives - we go to work, make money to support our lives, chat about the crazies of the world online (eat at some time) go home and eventually repeat. Think about the lives of the people over there, ask one of the people on the street if they have the internet - What the F*** is the Internet [/Jay and Silent Bob] you get my point

Originally posted by JaTo:

Put another way, pretend for a moment that a cartoon ran in the papers right around the time that Roe v. Wade hits the limelight that did a mock-up of the Nativity Scene where the Three Kings were performing an abortion on Mary.



- its real life, if thats what the artist felt, its his point of view. I laughed when I read it

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