Except he neglects to mention the fact that nobody in the Muslim world gave a fig until radical Danish clerics circulated a manifesto that included bogus cartoons which were far more offensive than anything actually appearing in the paper.
... and a picture of bearded french farmer competing in a hog-calling contest while wearing a pig snout and pig ears, alleging same to be a cartoon depicting Muhammed as a pig.
Hey Rone, where'd you get/make your "Stop Casting Porosity" image there?
Yes, and my point was that nobody seemed to care how adolescent and shitty they were until they were used as part of a deliberate propaganda campaign by religious fanatics to incite riots against Denmark.
As stupid and intolerant as it was for Jyllands-Posten to publish these cartoons, the response to them has been even moreso.
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Date: 2006-02-23 12:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-23 03:57 pm (UTC)Hey Rone, where'd you get/make your "Stop Casting Porosity" image there?
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Date: 2006-02-23 10:59 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-02-24 02:21 am (UTC)As stupid and intolerant as it was for Jyllands-Posten to publish these cartoons, the response to them has been even moreso.
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Date: 2006-02-24 03:39 am (UTC)