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I'll just say that I don't understand their humor. El Supremo Jan 2015 #1
It strikes me as downright racist. But I thought maybe there was some KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #14
"the koran is shit" funny stuff. yeah, it's bigoted shit. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #169
I've found them about on the level of Hustler back in the 70s Warpy Jan 2015 #137
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It may indeed be very offensive. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2015 #2
I just wondered if there's some humor here that I'm not getting. From where KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #6
I don't think it's funny, either. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2015 #7
That explains it perfectly. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #23
Even when I was a little girl... 3catwoman3 Jan 2015 #50
Same here. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #59
I remember something awfully racist that he was doing on stage and in movies. BeanMusical Jan 2015 #83
I always thought Jerry Lewis was funny. ananda Jan 2015 #49
Yes, it was after Egyptian police shot demonstrators who were praying Recursion Jan 2015 #89
OK, I think I see the reasoning behind it and why it might be seen as humorous. Thanks KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #98
Like a lot of their stuff the humor comes second to the shock value. Think Southpark Recursion Jan 2015 #100
Yeah, I'm beginning to 'get it.' I think I"ll just retreat to listen to KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #102
Literally it says "the Koran is shit, it can't stop the bullets" jberryhill Jan 2015 #158
that's nasty stuff, and not funny at all. threatening. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #171
I think the cover was mostly tweaking the Europeans who were so enamored of the Tahrir Square Recursion Jan 2015 #97
it's creepy and threatening, actually. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #170
Reminds me a bit of the old Mad Magazine 'toons. Lex Jan 2015 #3
That was my thought. alphafemale Jan 2015 #29
it's nothing at all like mad NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #172
Oh, a bit-maybe a combo between MAD and National Lampoon .... MADem Jan 2015 #205
This does not appeal to my sense of humor TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2015 #4
This cover is, to put it bluntly, out and out racist. I fail to see how this cover has anything KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #17
Since when is mocking religious faith considered "racist?" LAGC Jan 2015 #52
What is your opinion of this jberryhill Jan 2015 #71
That seems like quite a stretch to me. LAGC Jan 2015 #80
Who is holding that book? jberryhill Jan 2015 #91
Specfically, a Tahrir Square protester (nt) Recursion Jan 2015 #95
so it's making fun of people who were shot dead? funny stuff NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #173
I think you're reading too much into the cartoon. LAGC Jan 2015 #99
Whether they are "equal opportunity" is beside the specific point here jberryhill Jan 2015 #109
Now that, my friend, is a racist cartoon. LAGC Jan 2015 #113
Shinto was very much the point of imperial Japan jberryhill Jan 2015 #125
Point taken, my friend. Point taken. LAGC Jan 2015 #128
Depends on how those masses act jberryhill Jan 2015 #134
Reservations? Apparently not, as there is a picture going around of flowers and Arabic script.... Moonwalk Jan 2015 #145
Is every Arabic writer Muslim? jberryhill Jan 2015 #146
Now you're just trolling for a fight. Moonwalk Jan 2015 #208
I think you're struggling too hard to ignore the obvious. MADem Jan 2015 #206
Seeing that caricature made me mist up a bit, because we all know or should know what KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #111
Oh come on, it's just a cartoon jberryhill Jan 2015 #126
I saw what you did there! MADem Jan 2015 #207
I was going to say stripmall pentecostal... Sen. Walter Sobchak Jan 2015 #147
Hmmm jberryhill Jan 2015 #156
Islam is a religion, not a race. How can this be racist? Bigoted, perhaps, racist, no. nt kelly1mm Jan 2015 #108
OK, bigoted. Islam actually finds adherents in many lands and of many races, so KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #110
I'm not sure how it's "racist." It doesn't appear to target a particular race to me... Adrahil Jan 2015 #218
This message was self-deleted by its author Adrahil Jan 2015 #219
Is there is anything similarly inflammatory for Christians or Jews? whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #20
a friend on facebook likened it to Southpark humor. nt m-lekktor Jan 2015 #25
Let us assume for the sake of discussion it is "hate speech" Kelvin Mace Jan 2015 #5
Not as long as free speech is tolerated still_one Jan 2015 #11
Yes, kind of my view Kelvin Mace Jan 2015 #22
Free speech pisses some people off immesurably, ive noticed. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #26
I don't think anyone is suggesting that jberryhill Jan 2015 #138
Je Suis Charlie... Not! whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #8
Pls. see post #4 LiberalElite Jan 2015 #10
The French would be "Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie. Pas du tout!" or some KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #19
Yes. TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2015 #35
Yes. Jews and Christians as well. eom grossproffit Jan 2015 #53
So everyone says, I'd like to see some that reach that level of disrespect n/t whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #56
You mean other than masturbating nuns and condom-wearing popes? (nt) Recursion Jan 2015 #84
Yeah, well whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #88
It's usually at about the sophistication level of Southpark, which also isn't my bag (nt) Recursion Jan 2015 #90
There are a lot of magazines that are offensive to a lot of folks, but nothing justifies murder. still_one Jan 2015 #9
It's not appealing or funny to me, and it probably is offensive to devout Muslims. Avalux Jan 2015 #12
explanation: if the Koran were so great, it would stop bullets uhnope Jan 2015 #13
Actual explanation or your apologia? whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #31
wtf? uhnope Jan 2015 #33
My bad if you read the official meaning of the cover whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #36
no idea what you mean by "apologia" uhnope Jan 2015 #37
It seems you're trying to give it the most positive spin you can think of whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #39
I was speculating where the humor might be, as requested by the OP uhnope Jan 2015 #45
I'm curious how old that cover is whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #48
yeah, that's unclear. but terrorism by religious extremists certainly did. nt uhnope Jan 2015 #51
I thought the same thing KansDem Jan 2015 #32
Exactly what I was thinking. nt SunSeeker Jan 2015 #61
If there is a joke in this cover, I think that may be it. Funny the same way some of the scenes KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #42
Actually the reference is to Egypt Depaysement Jan 2015 #74
Right, and it was in the context of the West breathlessly supporting the protesters Recursion Jan 2015 #94
doubtful, since they're breathlessly pro-american NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #174
Charlie Hebdo is also a lot like Colbert. It promotes left wing positions by satirizing the right. Xithras Jan 2015 #82
they're not a bit left wing. their entire schtick is racism and its equivalents. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #175
Oh for god's sake, THE FRENCH CONSIDER JERRY LEWIS A COMEDY GENIUS!!! MohRokTah Jan 2015 #15
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Why would you feel the need to go off on how "offended" you are by it, right now? Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #18
I had never heard of the magazine before today to be honest. But when I heard it KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #24
You couldnt help it, huh. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #28
You better believe it! zappaman Jan 2015 #47
More like an unwilling coalition, surely...nt SidDithers Jan 2015 #58
! zappaman Jan 2015 #60
Jeebus, you are good. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #120
"Operation shocking and awful" in quotes, into the google site search box... SidDithers Jan 2015 #127
That's pretty definitive...PPR'd as "VanGoghRocks," too alcibiades_mystery Jan 2015 #188
There's a "HardTimes99" in there too.. SidDithers Jan 2015 #193
He is. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #131
religious idiots are being satarized. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #55
+1 Depaysement Jan 2015 #92
+1000 nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #101
+10 840high Jan 2015 #133
/thread RedCappedBandit Jan 2015 #184
The OPs point is to blame the victims LordGlenconner Jan 2015 #209
Morsi is being satirized here Depaysement Jan 2015 #77
If this is satire, please explain to me how it's funny MohRokTah Jan 2015 #21
Wow. that is a classic. Where did this ad appear, if you don't mind my KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #34
Hustler. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #38
In Hustler in the 80's. He sued but the Supreme Court ruled against him. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #40
Hustler magazine, sometime in the early 80s IIRC Seeking Serenity Jan 2015 #41
Well, I hate Falwell more than I hate most Muslims, that I'll grant you. And, yeah, I'd KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #57
"Oh well, I'm offended but that's the price we pay for free speech." Seeking Serenity Jan 2015 #70
Wouldn't it be just as offensive if it were a hillbilly Christian holding a Bible? Kelvin Mace Jan 2015 #202
Hustler Magazine, November 1983 unrepentant progress Jan 2015 #43
Wow, I had no idea. Thank you for broadening my horizions a bit. I can see I KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #46
Meh. I just lived through the time. unrepentant progress Jan 2015 #75
Yep, they not only debated, they became friends SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2015 #217
I remember that! cwydro Jan 2015 #87
Some religious nutter is butthurt AngryAmish Jan 2015 #27
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the best response is to laugh at it and ridicule the magazine but insecure people won't do that nt msongs Jan 2015 #30
I don't care for it and would not have bought it, but there is freedom of speech. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #44
And they get worse than that CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #54
+++++++ uppityperson Jan 2015 #63
O.K., not "satire" (kudos to your DU French handle, btw). Just "deeply felt"? n/t UTUSN Jan 2015 #62
Many DU'ers support hate speech against "The right people" Scootaloo Jan 2015 #64
I call bullshit on your post. I would feel the same way regardless of what book was being held corkhead Jan 2015 #68
They think Jerry Lewis is funny. I can't imagine that you are trying to rationalize what happened corkhead Jan 2015 #65
Satire encompasses irony, ridicule and exaggeration besides humor hack89 Jan 2015 #66
None of that matters. Daemonaquila Jan 2015 #67
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It looks exactly like a cartoon from Der Stürmer in the Thirties Ken Burch Jan 2015 #69
That's grotesque. Union Scribe Jan 2015 #72
The European and especially French left has a long tradition of anti-clericalism. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2015 #180
It's superb - cruelly accurate but fair satire. Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #85
I find the lies on fix news tavernier Jan 2015 #76
You fail to mention that they ran that cover AFTER "jihadists" firebombed their offices. Xithras Jan 2015 #78
Colbert Report eh? Lets not. Solindsey Jan 2015 #105
Do you know what else he made fun of? babylonsister Jan 2015 #79
... SidDithers Jan 2015 #81
So is that 33% hate speech? Dr. Strange Jan 2015 #96
Thread winner. Game over. Thanks to everyone for playing. Next topic? nt stevenleser Jan 2015 #200
Much cleverer than seems at first glance. Cleita Jan 2015 #204
The French sense of humor doesn't always make sense to Americans Recursion Jan 2015 #86
But the penalty for hate speech still isn't being gunned down in your office wickerwoman Jan 2015 #93
I don't find it especially amusing, myself. nomorenomore08 Jan 2015 #103
It strikes me as bullying behavior -- like throwing Korans in the toilet starroute Jan 2015 #104
"We in the West have turned Islam into some big scary bugaboo." brentspeak Jan 2015 #112
I think I hear Hitler firing up the Zamboni. You and I agree on something. Get your skates!!! nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #121
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You have articulated exactly feelings I had but was unable to articulate clearly to myself. If it KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #114
wow. Excellent points! liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #136
The title is "Killing in Egypt" and is in fact attacking both the military government and MB. Mass Jan 2015 #106
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The OP has been informed of the facts a few but has refused to reply. Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #212
Why haven't you responded to posts 197, 106, 74, or 161? Four DUers accurately Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #213
The French haven't forgotten one of the reasons to overthrow the monarchy was the Church. freshwest Jan 2015 #107
Yeah, it does not look funny treestar Jan 2015 #115
I take John Stuart Mill's line (in "On Liberty") that the best cure for KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #118
Yeah, it may not be hate speech as such treestar Jan 2015 #123
What about all the "art" defacing crucifixes and the like? 7962 Jan 2015 #116
Memories grow dim with the passage of time. But, IIRC, Andres Serrano's KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #135
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Assuming it is hate speech, so what? It is still protected speech (at least in the US) nt kelly1mm Jan 2015 #117
The "So What?' has to do, I think, with who exactly is being mourned and why. If those who died KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #124
Can they not be both? Many here HATE that the ACLU defended the KKK's right to march kelly1mm Jan 2015 #130
I'm a long-time "card-carrying member of the ACLU" (to use a standard RW canard), so I KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #140
Is Piss Christ hate speech? joeglow3 Jan 2015 #119
No, it wasn't. jberryhill Jan 2015 #139
Do the same thing with Muhammad joeglow3 Jan 2015 #143
Not really getting the point are you? jberryhill Jan 2015 #144
Catholic Church disagrees with your analysis. joeglow3 Jan 2015 #149
I think you should look at my other comments upthread jberryhill Jan 2015 #150
In my experience, lazy artists resort to piss and shit to shock people to garner attention joeglow3 Jan 2015 #152
I thought you had asked a question jberryhill Jan 2015 #155
You asked me a question and I responded to it. joeglow3 Jan 2015 #183
Don't know much about that one do you... jberryhill Jan 2015 #186
I think you have very accurate views of both this work and Piss Christ Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #196
Your initial question was "Is Piss Christ hate speech" jberryhill Jan 2015 #203
And to that end, I agree with you. joeglow3 Jan 2015 #210
 Using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, prayin4rain Jan 2015 #122
Yes. Thank you. I can. Spread the word. nt babylonsister Jan 2015 #129
Yes, exactly. nt. polly7 Jan 2015 #187
The French thought Jerry Lewis was hilarious. Cleita Jan 2015 #132
When that cover justifies murder please let me know. dilby Jan 2015 #141
You obviously chose not to mention the anti Jewish & Christian Charlie Hebdo covers!!??!! SkyDaddy7 Jan 2015 #142
Come now, SkyDaddy. LAGC Jan 2015 #148
It doesn't look like humor, that's for sure. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #151
Satire is not always supposed to be funny ...hahahaha MindMover Jan 2015 #153
should people be murdered for this? MFM008 Jan 2015 #154
That "nazi propaganda crap" as you call it... jberryhill Jan 2015 #157
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The article was about the Egyptian Govt smashing down the muslim brotherhood. NutmegYankee Jan 2015 #161
It satirizes: Islam is a religion of peace Quantess Jan 2015 #163
it's saying mohammed's followers are killing the profit they claim to follow. pansypoo53219 Jan 2015 #168
the Cartoon is about Egypt's Al Sisi Attacks on Muslim Brotherhood JI7 Jan 2015 #176
It's not. It's bullying. Jappleseed Jan 2015 #177
I figured victim blaming get the red out Jan 2015 #178
I heard a commentator say yesterday deutsey Jan 2015 #179
Ridicule is a form of satire. Humor is not a necessary ingredient. Scuba Jan 2015 #181
the fact that they go after all religions makes a difference Enrique Jan 2015 #182
I don't think it's 'funny' and do believe many people would be hurt by it, polly7 Jan 2015 #185
blame-the-victim mentality is alive and well at DU, apparently TheSarcastinator Jan 2015 #189
That is still a Western interpretation of satire that we insist on imposing on the rest of the world randome Jan 2015 #190
nonsense TheSarcastinator Jan 2015 #191
I agree that France is the West. And the 3 gunmen chose to live in a multicultural nation. randome Jan 2015 #192
it's a conflict not a conundrum TheSarcastinator Jan 2015 #194
Yes, it was. nt. polly7 Jan 2015 #199
The definition of satire is broader than you suspect FBaggins Jan 2015 #195
You fail to translate the title of the cover 'Slaughter In Egypt'. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #197
look up "satire" RussBLib Jan 2015 #198
See post #81. Thread over. Next? nt stevenleser Jan 2015 #201
They went after everyone, including Christians. Now what? Did you want them to make an exception Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2015 #211
The original thread post states religion can't be ridiculed. Albertoo Jan 2015 #214
Why haven't you responded to posts 197, 106, 74, or 161? Four DUers accurately Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #215
I find it highly offensive and insulting. Satire arthritisR_US Jan 2015 #216
Well, it's certainly not to MY tastes, but.... Adrahil Jan 2015 #220
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