Thursday 20 May 2010

Everybody Draw You Know Who Day

"This is a hot-topic debate, but so is abortion, illegal immigrants, gay marriage and politics. If we allow even a small compromise for one group, then the free speech on topics like abortion, illegal immigrants and politics can also be censored based on accusations that they cause violence or hate."

Whoa! Today is the day to draw the PBUH guy and certain elements -- at best described as easily riled up -- are freaking out about it.

Certainly hope it doesn't get out of hand like Newsweek's fake believe rumour about certain books and rolling papers -- that got people killed.

News that Land of the Pure is blocking Facebook over this artistic event is risible as Our Girl In Rawalpindi points out


"...Its things like these, the reactions so extreme (remember killings of innocents, banning of Danish products) that make people perceive Muhammad to be an angry arab with a turban, probably with a suicide bomb hidden in it. Isnt the caricature that we are drawing in the minds of so many nations and peoples, not blasphamous? Isn't that an insult to your believes? a contradiction?

"...Also what does the governement plan to achieve from this ban? Have they not heard of proxy sites? Have they never been on the internet? What about freedom of expression? What about my right to choose whether I want to leave facebook for this one event or not? Shouldn't it be my call? Can we not do something more substantial towards building a better image of the Prophet and its followers than this?


Pic "And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows." (Daniel 7:19,20, KJV) Drawn out by GrEaT sAtAn"S gIrLfRiEnD