Cartoons
Een vleugelnoot!
Did you know that Europe has wingnuts too? They do! In Dutch a wingnut is “een vleugelnoot” (actually I think that means something completely different, but stay with me, people). And the exciting thing is that their heads are just as far up their asses as those of American wingnuts! This comforts me in a [...]
Defending the Free Speech of Right-Wing Anti-Semitic Asswipes
Or as Noam Chomsky said more gracefully: “If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” Holocaust-denier David Irving is a bad historian and a bad man. He writes dreadful books and gives hateful speeches. His opinions are inane, his research is tendentious, his claims [...]
Pakistanis Enraged by Cartoons Seek Revenge on Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders
I’m hesitant to say anything more about the cartoon mess, but the new violence in Pakistan intrigues me. What’s unmistakable about these Pakistani riots is that they’re directed at a number of particularly American targets — McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut — in addition to other Western businesses. Obviously none of these corporations had [...]
The real face of evil, and it’s not a cartoon
The cartoon controversy has demonstrated one thing clearly, if we needed any reminders: there is a vast ocean of ignorance on both sides of the divide. I lost track of the number of Muslims who posted on my blog to explain that Islam absolutely prohibits any depiction of Mohammed. Wrong. Certain strains of Islam have [...]
Come on, let’s all get happy
Updated 2/10/06: now with a better illustration of the new dinosaur, courtesy Jyllands-Posten. Isn’t this a gorgeous animal? Sometimes, when the world is too much with us — late and soon, getting and spending, hating cartoons — it’s a relief to plunge one’s head back into the Happy World of Science. This beautiful creature, as [...]
We’re All Danishes Now
Via Jesus’ General comes word that The Stupidest Woman In the World is urging people to support Denmark by purchasing Watco Danish Furniture Oil. Which, it turns out, is owned by Rust-Oleum and made in Wisconsin.
Dueling Godbags: Cartoon Mohammed vs. Cartoon Jesus
Warning: if you’re offended by visual images of the Prophet, don’t click to read more. Just back away slowly from the blog, and nobody gets hurt. People have died now because of this mess. Have any of the rioters actually seen the cartoons? I understand that Muslims are offended by any depiction of the Prophet, [...]
Earth to Muslims: Get the fuck over yourselves already
Muslims around the world are chanting “Death to Denmark” because a Danish newspaper published satirical cartoons of Mohammed. And in other news from the 16th fucking century, there are exciting career opportunities in Rome with the new Index Librorum Prohibitorum. If you’re a team player and ready for a fast-paced, challenging environment, give ‘em a [...]
