Charlie Hebdo Publish Racist Comic About Syrian Refugees! Muslims Outraged! Racism!

[JohnTan]

(CNN)After a year in which it has never been far from the headlines, French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is back in the news again -- this time for a cartoon that critics say pushes its provocative brand of humor too far.

The publication has sparked outrage for a cartoon that suggests drowned toddler Alan Kurdi -- the 3-year-old Syrian boy whose death in September triggered a global wave of sympathy for migrants -- would have grown up to be a sexual molester of the type blamed for a recent wave of mob sex assaults in Cologne, Germany.

Drawn by the magazine's acting editor Laurent "Riss" Sourisseau -- who was in the Charlie Hebdo offices last January when 11 of his colleagues were killed by Islamist terrorists -- the cartoon shows two men chasing terrified women, their tongues out and arms outstretched.

Titled "Migrants," the cartoon's text reads: "What would little Aylan have grown up to be? (A) groper in Germany." (When the picture first surfaced, government documents called him "Aylan," but the child's father has told CNN his name was Alan.)

This controversial Charlie Hebdo cartoon by acting editor Laurent "Riss" Sourisseau reads: "What would little Aylan have grown up to be? (A) groper in Germany."
Inset is a rendering of the famous photograph of Alan lying facedown on a Turkish beach, which was widely credited for changing attitudes toward the more than 1 million migrants who entered Europe's borders last year, many of them fleeing conflict in the Middle East.

The cartoon references the unprecedented spate of mob sex attacks that was reported in Cologne and other European cities during New Year's Eve celebrations, which saw hundreds of women report being sexually assaulted or robbed by men of North African or Arab appearance.

The episode has sent shockwaves through Europe, unleashing a wave of anti-migrant sentiment in stark contrast to the outpouring of public goodwill toward refugees inspired by the little boy's death months earlier.

Racist and offensive?
The cartoon sparked an immediate reaction on social media, with many labeling it offensive and racist, and many questioning whether the masses of people around the world who tweeted #JeSuisCharlie in solidarity after the January 2015 attacks would feel the same way in light of the cartoon.

"This disgustingly racist Charlie Hebdo cartoon makes me question 'Je suis Charlie' in its entirety," tweeted Australian journalist Ebony Bowden.

This disgustingly racist Charlie Hebdo cartoon makes me question "Je suis Charlie" in its entirety https://t.co/qyPF6auF7o

— Ebony Bowden (@ebonybowden) January 13, 2016
"I wonder how many lovers Charlie Hebdo has now?" tweeted George Galloway, a former British MP and London mayoral candidate. "A disgusting racist Islamophic cartoon of little Aylan Kurdi later..."But others defended the cartoon.

Maajid Nawaz, chairman of London-based counterextremism think tank Quilliam, argued in Facebook posts that critics missed the point of the cartoon, and others in the issue, as a critique of fickle European attitudes to migrants.

"Taste is always in the eye of the beholder," he wrote. "But these cartoons are a damning indictment on our anti-refugee sentiment."

"Stop trying to make '(Charlie Hebdo) is racist' happen," tweeted Twitter user @Chriss_m.


http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/14/europe/france-charlie-hebdo-aylan-kurdi/

 

[ChaoPappyPoodle]

Re: Charlie Hebdo Publish Racist Comic About Syrian Refugees! Muslims Outraged! Racis

They have shown a great understanding of Muslims and Islamic culture. Well done to Charlie.

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/muhammads-sex-life.aspx
Allah managed to hand down quite a few "revelations" that sanctioned Muhammad's personal pursuit of sex to the doubters around him. Interestingly they have become part of the the eternal, infallible word of the Quran, to be memorized by generations of Muslims for whom they have no possible relevance. Quran (33:37) - "But when Zaid had accomplished his want of her, We gave her to you as a wife, so that there should be no difficulty for the believers in respect of the wives of their adopted sons, when they have accomplished their want of them; and Allah's command shall be performed." No doubt millions of young Muslims, trying to outdo one another at memorizing the Quran, have wondered about what this verse means and why it is there. In fact, this is a "revelation" of convenience that Allah just happened to hand down at a time when Muhammad lusted after his daughter-in-law, Zaynab, - a state of affairs that disturbed local customs. The verse "commands" Muhammad to marry the woman (following her husband's gracious divorce). As for why this should be part of the eternal word of God...?
Quran (33:50) - "O Prophet! surely We have made lawful to you your wives whom you have given their dowries, and those whom your right hand possesses out of those whom Allah has given to you as prisoners of war, and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your maternal aunts who fled with you; and a believing woman if she gave herself to the Prophet, if the Prophet desired to marry her-- specially for you, not for the (rest of) believers; We know what We have ordained for them concerning their wives and those whom their right hands possess in order that no blame may attach to you; " This is another special command that Muhammad handed down to himself that allows virtually unlimited sex, divinely sanctioned by Allah. One assumes that this "revelation" was meant to assuage some sort of disgruntlement in the community over Muhammad's hedonism.

Quran (33:51) - "You may put off whom you please of them, and you may take to you whom you please, and whom you desire of those whom you had separated provisionally; no blame attaches to you; this is most proper, so that their eyes may be cool and they may not grieve, and that they should be pleased" This is in reference to a situation in which Muhammad's wives were grumbling about his preference for sleeping with a slave girl (Mary the Copt) instead of them. Accordingly, Muhammad may sleep with whichever wife (or slave) he wishes without having to hear the others complain... as revealed in Allah's literal and perfect words to more than a billion Muslims.

Quran (66:1-5) - "O Prophet! Why do you ban (for yourself) that which Allah has made lawful to you, seeking to please your wives?... Allah has already ordained for you, the dissolution of your oaths " Another remarkably personal passage of sexual convenience in a book billed as Allah's perfect and eternal message to mankind. Muhammad was caught sleeping with a slave woman on the night that he was supposed to be with one of his wives. Initially promising to be faithful, "Allah" tells his prophet to break that promise and enjoy sex with his slaves. If his wives objected then "it may be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you."

Quran (4:24) - "And all married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives) whom your right hands possess." Allah even permitted Muhammad and his men to have sex with married slaves, such as those captured in battle.

 

[The_Hypocrite]

Re: Charlie Hebdo Publish Racist Comic About Syrian Refugees! Muslims Outraged! Racis

Guess they cant handle the truth. So best it be silenced