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oberliner

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13. Christianity and Islam are two of the most powerful forces in the world

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 01:25 PM

Jan 2015

Neither should be off-limits to satire.

Maybe Mormons and Scientologists since they are both tiny minorities ought to be afforded such protection.

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From Tim Wise re free speech & anti-Muslim satire [View all] gollygee Jan 2015 OP

It's a good point. Cartoons were notoriously used to demonize minorities in the past. CJCRANE Jan 2015 #1

and sell military intervention reddread Jan 2015 #2

Yes, there's an imbalance in the power relationship CJCRANE Jan 2015 #4

Kudos to Mr. Wise... Spazito Jan 2015 #3

I agree, Spaz Number23 Jan 2015 #8

Hey Number23, it does for me as well... Spazito Jan 2015 #10

Agreed. I was going to post the results of the google "Obama as a monkey" for DU'ers who think KittyWampus Jan 2015 #22

Exactly! Spazito Jan 2015 #29

He expressed my same thoughts. Only much more eloquently. (nt) PotatoChip Jan 2015 #5

PERFECTLY SAID!! Thank you for this! CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #6

well said n/t TorchTheWitch Jan 2015 #7

Sounds like the writer does not realize that Charlie Hebdo ridiculed *every* religion, Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #9

YOU missed where the satire about Islam was picking on an already beleaguered minority population KittyWampus Jan 2015 #23

Islam is an idea... MellowDem Jan 2015 #42

Completely clueless post oberliner Jan 2015 #11

The author's last name must be satire. Bonx Jan 2015 #18

You misunderstand the capacity of humans to protect free speech while not necessarily lauding KittyWampus Jan 2015 #25

The author compares the cartoons to shouting racial slurs in Times Square oberliner Jan 2015 #28

I would defend the right of neo-Nazis nichomachus Jan 2015 #30

That is exactly the point Tim Wise is making n/t gollygee Jan 2015 #35

Except Charlie Hebdo weren't Nazis... MellowDem Jan 2015 #43

This is what I always thought satire was about: sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #12

Christianity and Islam are two of the most powerful forces in the world oberliner Jan 2015 #13

Islam is a minority in that country. Jappleseed Jan 2015 #14

Muslims are a minority, not Islam oberliner Jan 2015 #17

lol! HappyMe Jan 2015 #15

Exactly oberliner Jan 2015 #19

Draw up some Scientology and Mormon cartoons then. HappyMe Jan 2015 #20

South Park beat me to it oberliner Jan 2015 #21

Okay. HappyMe Jan 2015 #24

Muslims are a minority in France/EUROPE and the Far Right is agitating heavily against them. KittyWampus Jan 2015 #26

Can't we draw a distinction between Muslims, the people and Islam, the ideology? oberliner Jan 2015 #34

Mmm, I disagree regarding 'powerful' in terms of Muslims. I see them in France eg, mostly living sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #32

The ideology of Islam is different from France's Muslim population oberliner Jan 2015 #33

Who is satirizing the weak? Avalux Jan 2015 #39

It's funny seeing Tim Wise as a defender of privilege... MellowDem Jan 2015 #16

talking about privilege- here's a whole array of images you can support/ associate with KittyWampus Jan 2015 #27

Build another straw man while you're at it... MellowDem Jan 2015 #31

Race and religion are both protected classes, at least in the US. n/t gollygee Jan 2015 #36

Which points to religious privilege in the US MellowDem Jan 2015 #41

Or you can do this search: MineralMan Jan 2015 #37

Tim Wise has no idea what he's angry about. Avalux Jan 2015 #38

Mocking ISIS and child-raping priests =/= shouting the N-word in Times Square bobclark86 Jan 2015 #40