Do you think the Danish Muhammad, cartoons were blasphemy or funny ?

Question

Danish newspaper Jyllandsposten made 12 cartoons of
the profed Muhammed

link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jyllands-Posten-pg3-article-in-Sept-30-2005-edition-of-KulturWeekend-entitled-Muhammeds-ansigt.png

many of you amercans say the cartoons were bad
but muslims newpapers make fun of jews and christians all the time
anybody shall have the right too express
art in public newspapers
that must newer be controlled from
countries far away from us

love alf

the story with the cartoons began with
An artor who wanted too make a danishchildren book of muhammeds life so danish children woud know about his life but no danish cartoonist woud make any picture in the book in ther own name
so jyllandsposten edittor ask his onw staf of cartoonist too make 1 satire cartoon of muhammed and they did It
they must have bools those danes

Answer 1

well you don't make jokes on sensible matters....thats not a way of behaving

Answer 2

From what I've read the cartoonist(s) were directed by their editor to create an anti-Muslim cartoon in the poorest taste.

Check the ethnic/religious backgrounds of the editors/publishers that published the cartoons - from Denmark, U.K. and Canada. You'll know the agenda then.

You would NEVER see a cartoon denigrating in racial and/or religious characature - a Jew or even a Christian.

One cartoonist had noted that a year or so before, he wanted to do a send-up of a Christian leader. The editor said that it would offend Christians and it was in bad taste. That was the same editor who encouraged his cartoonist to do a viscious number on Muslims.

Answer 3

It is certainly within the rights of journalistic freedom to publish what some primitive considered offensive cartoons. Humor is in the eye of the beholder, but I certainly get the point of them. Yes cartoons which could be deemed offensive to Christians or Jews are routinely published, the difference of course is that Christians and Jews upon seeing them will not go on a killing rampage. What I found troubling was the response of the west to this perceived insult. Rather that telling the islamics that we hold freedom of the press as a right we will not surrender many news outlets refused to print them for fear of reprisal. If there comes a time when we in the west must seek permission from the imams to exercises our rights it is all over for the west and a new age of barbarism will be upon us. Consider this when you protest those who fight for your liberties.

Answer 4

It doesn't matter if anyone considered them funny or not. The point is the newspaper should have the freedom to publish them if they want to because of a constitutional right to freedom of speech.

If the columinist or cartoonist who created them and the editor that allowed them to publish them thought it was a good idea, then they can publish them.

If anyone is offended by that newspaper for making that decision, then they also have the right to vocally protest what the paper published and more importantly they have the freedom to purchase a different newspaper. These are the only appropriate responses.

Answer 5

I feel that any form of unkind speech is not virtuous and is likely to reap some really ugly karma at some point.

Dualism, such as religions pitched one against the other will never bring peace. Peace only comes when we understand that only through altruism, wisdom, compassion and patience that serving other's happiness serves our own, by default.

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Answer 6

Offensive and very disrespectful. Also childish as if they were trying to trigger the 1.7 billion Muslims in the world.

While some Muslim's response was wrong it does not justify the graveness and innappropriateness of mocking our holy prophet whom is to NOT be depicted.

This whole matter was very disheartening and immature.

Peace.

Answer 7

Pssh, I don't know why people get so offended at this stuff. They were slightly humorous, but not a laugh riot. They really weren't anything to be threatened by, and I find it quite insulting to mankind that people got so zealotous about it.

People will always say "But eevilcheese, you have to be respectful to their beliefs". No I don't. I don't plan to go kill every nonmuslim or nonchristian, and i dont plan to make my GF walk around wearing a veil. I don't have to feel sympathy for any muslim who found these cartoon offensive.

Answer 8

They were neither blasphemous nor funny. What they were was truthful. Which is why in response to those cartoons, the Muslim world erupted in total violence - while denying that they ARE violent. As usual.

EDIT: Yes, you are right, Muslim newspapers are filled with HORRIBLE antisemetic cartoons of Jews all the time..but when do you see Jews tearing up neighborhoods, burning cars, smashing storefronts, and killing people because of it? Never. Doesn't happen. That's the MUSLIMS who do that, while saying "Islam is the religion of peace". So give me thumbs down all you want, other Answerers, but facts are facts. That IS who is doing it.

And as a reminder, WHAT were the cartoons depicting? Muslims with bombs in their turbans? And WHO do we see out there every single day blowing up peoples all over the world with bombs?? Nope, not the Jews. Nope, not the Christians. Nope, not the Buddhists, or Hindus. Who?? The MUSLIMS. Stop being so damned politically correct about not identifying it as Muslims (oh it's just "extremists"), and instead FACE it and help put a stop to it, especially if you are a Muslim. Radical Islam is becoming MAINSTREAM because of political correctness (or fear on the part of the few moderate Muslims there are left) which allows it to grow and expand. It's no longer "fringe". Wake up!

Answer 9

they where less funny but where insuling coz any kinda representation of prophet is prohibited in islam nd that was expectd to be respected by th cartonist and make no fun of it

Answer 10

I think they were insulting to Islam. I can't read Danish, so I can't find any humor.

Answer 11

The reaction is a wake up call to the world announcing the intolerance and loss of freedom that the spread of isLam promises.