Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Art Spiegelman Criticizes US Press Over Charlie Hebdo Political Correctness
Pulitzer Prize-winning comic artist Art Spiegelman has recently spoken out against the decision of many US media outlets to not republish the cartoons that were featured in Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical publication that was attacked on January 7 (see 12 Killed at Magazine Previously Attacked for Satirical Cartoons).
"I think it's so hypocritical to drape yourself in freedom of speech and then self-censor yourself to the point where you are not making your readers understand the issues," Spiegelman told the AFP. "That cartoon was not making fun of the prophet, it was excoriating the believers who would kill."
Media outlets such as the New York Times, the Associated Press, CNN, and NBC News have refused to show images of the cover from the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo. (see "Are Cartoons More Powerful Than Art?") News outlets have resorted to blurring and cropping photographs of the now famous image of Muhammad holding a sign that reads "Je Suis Charlie" to hide potentially offensive material, leading Spiegelman to argue that journalists are choosing political correctness over freedom of speech.
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They pretend they don't want to offend, but the truth is they're literally dead scared what members of the "religion of peace" might do to them.
Progressives are generally cowards to whom appeasement is preferable to principal.
MDH
Their afraid of ofending muslims but like to offend conservatives with the usial liberal bull kaka wheather it be Toles,Babin,Bennet, or the rest of those infernal scribblers and that also goses to McGruder creator of that THE BOONDOCKS crap
It is currently ok to print material that offends Christians - in fact, if you put on a musical that mocks Mormons you will win prizes for it - but you cannot offend certain other religions.
That is the state of freedom of speech in the world today.
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