People here still don't understand what "freedom of expression" means.
Or they have their own Islamic version of it that they think everyone else should agree to: say what you want BUT you can't say anything against religion or our prophet.
And that is exactly why the cartoons were published in the first place. And it's why (IMHO) people should still keep pushing the limits of what's comfortable to audiences (whatever their beliefs).
It's easy for people to support freedom of speech and expression when it's on a topic or something they agree with.
The real test comes when it's such an abohrrent point of view that it enrages you beyond belief. Can you still defend that person's right to say what THEY think?
Apparently here the answer is NO.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou
People here still don't understand what "freedom of expression" means.
Or they have their own Islamic version of it that they think everyone else should agree to: say what you want BUT you can't say anything against religion or our prophet.
And that is exactly why the cartoons were published in the first place. And it's why (IMHO) people should still keep pushing the limits of what's comfortable to audiences (whatever their beliefs).
It's easy for people to support freedom of speech and expression when it's on a topic or something they agree with.
The real test comes when it's such an abohrrent point of view that it enrages you beyond belief. Can you still defend that person's right to say what THEY think?
Apparently here the answer is NO.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou