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The satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo has received death threats after it published another controversial front page which has been accused of mocking Muslims.

Commenting on the decision to ban burkas from beaches in Cannes, the latest issue depicts a man and woman with a traditional beard and hijab running naked on the beach with the caption “The reform of Islam: Muslims loosen up”.

The issue was published on Wednesday and the staff received a threat that a new attack was imminent via the magazine’s Facebook page, Le Parisien reported.

An investigation opened by the force revealed that the magazine had seen 60 threats, insults and anti-Semitic remarks on their page in July and August.

More @ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...blishing-image-of-naked-muslims-a7190276.html

 

[Always-honest]

Oh dear...

 

[Smellycat]

Why do people even give them attention? I honestly don't understand

 

[Media]

I really hope these threats are unfounded. Those guys have balls to keep doing what they do after what happened, I salute them for that.

 

[Henkka]

Hopefully they have police protection. I also wouldn't have a public address if I were them

 

[Phantast2k]

Here it is (comic genitalia):

Spoiler

 

[subrock]

I know this is probably being paranoid but you might just want to link to that image instead of embedding it.

These guys are basically suicidal at this point

 

[Audioboxer]

Hopefully they have police protection. I also wouldn't have a public address if I were them

The staff? I assume most of their home addresses will be protected. The office they work from does though, that is where the attack was carried out before.

 

[Archer]

Here it is (comic genitalia):

Spoiler

Perfection.

 

[atr0cious]

The sad thing is that the cover is pro Muslim.

 

[bjork]

The staff? I assume most of their home addresses will be protected. The office they work from does though, that is where the attack was carried out before.

They could be followed from their workplace.

Also, didn't 4chan figure out where Amber Lamps lived and worked, even though she was merely in the background of a video that wasn't even about her?

 

[Murkas]

Already got shot up and they made another cartoon.

Balls of steel.

 

[Nothus]

Just because you're allowed to do something, it doesn't mean you should!

 

[jayu26]

How do you satire for 200, Alex.

 

[Agremont]

Just because you're allowed to do something, it doesn't mean you should!

The good thing is that you can avoid it if you don't like it.

If only more people would realize that.

 

[Kayhan]

Here it is (comic genitalia):

Spoiler

This comic can induce people to violence?

The world has gone insane.

 

[Netherscourge]

I'm all for free speech, but if you don't have a fucking military-level security team at that building, you really shouldn't do this.

Mocking Muslims in a region where Islamic extremists are everywhere, armed and have easy access to your place of business is literally suicide.

 

[Kurtofan]

I'm all for free speech, but if you don't have a fucking military-level security team at that building, you really shouldn't do this.

Mocking Muslims in a region where Islamic extremists are everywhere, armed and have easy access to your place of business is literally suicide.

Maybe the government should do something about that second point...

 

[shoplifter]

I'm all for free speech, but if you don't have a fucking military-level security team at that building, you really shouldn't do this.

Mocking Muslims in a region where Islamic extremists are everywhere, armed and have easy access to your place of business is literally suicide.

In other words, they're not afraid of terrorism?

 

[HariKari]

Just because you're allowed to do something, it doesn't mean you should!

Yeah, they should self censor and look they other way.

 

[Atraveller]

Just because you're allowed to do something, it doesn't mean you should!

Who are going to be the judges of what could be done or not? The terrorists?

 

[Netherscourge]

In other words, they're not afraid of terrorism?

Maybe the editors aren't afraid to die, but if some night janitor who doesn't know or care about anything being published there just happens to be cleaning the office when someone decides to toss a grenade in through the window, you know... that's kinda irresponsible on the editor's parts.

There comes a point when you need to be conscience of the people surrounding you, not just your own personal agenda.

 

[ClosingADoor]

I'm all for free speech, but if you don't have a fucking military-level security team at that building, you really shouldn't do this.

Mocking Muslims in a region where Islamic extremists are everywhere, armed and have easy access to your place of business is literally suicide.

It's very scary that you need to think about "will someone kill me for this". I'd say keep at it. They are free to do so and if anyone has a problem with it, they can just not buy the magazine. Not that difficult.

Maybe the editors aren't afraid to die, but if some night janitor who doesn't know or care about anything being published there just happens to be cleaning the office when someone decides to toss a grenade in through the window, you know... that's kinda irresponsible on the editor's parts.

No, that is 100% on the guy throwing the grenade.

 

[justjohn]

Just because you're allowed to do something, it doesn't mean you should!

Welcome to France where there's such a thing as free speech. Don't like it, you know what to do.

 

[Oriel]

CH would want to have the GIGN guarding their offices.

In any case here's hoping the mag keeps winding the fuck out of these fundies.

 

[Sami+]

What are they trying to accomplish here? There's nothing remotely insightful about that image, it's just hateful mockery of millions of people just for the sake of it.

Terrorists are scum, these cartoonists don't deserve to die or even be physically harmed at all, but fuck them regardless for this. Trash.

 

[His Majesty]

I don't find their cartoons particularly funny but good on them for not backing down.

 

[Henkka]

Why do people even give them attention? I honestly don't understand

Why not? They do important work, crass as it seems. The situation in France where mocking Islam can be a death sentence is unacceptable, and someone has to stand up to it. The barbarians who did the attacks in Paris and Nice shouldn't be given an inch.

 

[ClosingADoor]

What are they trying to accomplish here? There's nothing remotely insightful about that image, it's just hateful mockery of millions of people just for the sake of it.

Terrorists are scum, these cartoonists don't deserve to die or even be physically harmed at all, but fuck them regardless for this. Trash.

What exactly is hateful about it? It's mocking someone, but I wouldn't call it hateful. Don't see the big deal.

 

[Kilrogg]

I'm all for free speech, but if you don't have a fucking military-level security team at that building, you really shouldn't do this.

Mocking Muslims in a region where Islamic extremists are everywhere, armed and have easy access to your place of business is literally suicide.

Actual Frenchman here. It's funny you should say that. I was just chatting with my neighbor the other day and he agreed that things are going overboard. He had an impressive collection of very nice-looking firearms but strangely, no razors to speak of.

 

[shoplifter]

Why not? They do important work, crass as it seems. The situation in France where mocking Islam can be a death sentence is unacceptable, and someone has to stand up to it. The barbarians who did the attacks in Paris and Nice shouldn't be given an inch.

But making the terrorists happy will stop the terrorism!

 

[Sami+]

Why not? They do important work, crass as it seems. The situation in France where mocking Islam can be a death sentence is unacceptable, and someone has to stand up to it. The barbarians who did the attacks in Paris and Nice shouldn't be given an inch.

Yeah so let's just stoop down to the most petty, reductive form of discourse to mock all Muslims. That'all really show them and change things for the better.

 

[His Majesty]

What are they trying to accomplish here? There's nothing remotely insightful about that image, it's just hateful mockery of millions of people just for the sake of it.

Terrorists are scum, these cartoonists don't deserve to die or even be physically harmed at all, but fuck them regardless for this. Trash.

Charlie Hebdo mocks everyone. Islam doesn't get a free pass and rightly so.

 

[Mimosa97]

Just because you're allowed to do something, it doesn't mean you should!

Of course they should keep doing it.

Cowardice isn't the way to go when you're facing an ennemy like this one.

 

[Atraveller]

Yeah so let's just stoop down to the most petty, reductive form of discourse to mock all Muslims. That'all really show them and change things for the better.

But making the terrorists happy will stop the terrorism!

.

 

[Agremont]

It's very scary that you need to think about "will someone kill me for this". I'd say keep at it. They are free to do so and if anyone has a problem with it, they can just not buy the magazine. Not that difficult.

Yep. And/or use freedom of speech to critize it.

It's a beautiful thing.

 

[robertsan21]

hopefully nothing comes out of this. Its a crazy world when one cant even paint a picture of muhammed without rising your own life.
Free speech is a good thing.

The muslim community needs to step it up, have education programs and show that they can be accepting towards other cultures,religions and ways. I know most muslims are peaceful but they cant keep turning a blind eye towards terrorism. far to many within the muslim world have a fucked up view of modern society.

 

[CloudWolf]

You'd think that people who were attacked twice in the last five years would be a bit more careful around matters of religion. I'm not saying they should be self-censoring, but they are just provoking the extremists. I mean, if I was an editor at a newspaper whose offices were firebombed and where later 75% of my collegues were murdered, I'd probably think twice before openly mocking those people again.

 

[Betty]

Yeah so let's just stoop down to the most petty, reductive form of discourse to mock all Muslims. That'all really show them and change things for the better.

If all the other religions out there can take being satirised without resorting to violence, Muslims can too.

 

[Henkka]

Yeah so let's just stoop down to the most petty, reductive form of discourse to mock all Muslims. That'all really show them and change things for the better.

That's what they do to all religions. Did you miss the cover where they had Jesus fucking God in the ass?

 

[Oriel]

I'm all for free speech, but if you don't have a fucking military-level security team at that building, you really shouldn't do this.

Mocking Muslims in a region where Islamic extremists are everywhere, armed and have easy access to your place of business is literally suicide.

Yeah the terrorists should definitely be allowed to win.

 

[Kusagari]

Yeah so let's just stoop down to the most petty, reductive form of discourse to mock all Muslims. That'all really show them and change things for the better.

Treating Muslims with kid gloves, when every other religion on the planet can be mocked without constant threats of violence, isn't going to make things better either. It only validates them when they resort to violence.

 

[Real Hero]

You'd think that people who were attacked twice in the last five years would be a bit more careful around matters of religion. I'm not saying they should be self-censoring, but they are just provoking the extremists. I mean, if I was an editor at a newspaper whose offices were firebombed and where later 75% of my collegues were murdered, I'd probably think twice before openly mocking those people again.

Well good on them for not, they are brave

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

These guys have the biggest balls, my word.

 

[Sami+]

What exactly is hateful about it? It's mocking someone, but I wouldn't call it hateful. Don't see the big deal.

It's not a big deal at all, so what baffles me is seeing Gaffers stand behind them and praise them for this garbage.

I don't think the response would be the same if a racist American "artist" came out with a satirical comic mocking black people following a riot here or something. It'd just be dismissed as hateful and racist in its intent and people would move on, not say "mm good on him in this PC society we live in".

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Yeah so let's just stoop down to the most petty, reductive form of discourse to mock all Muslims. That'all really show them and change things for the better.

I agree that it's crass as fuck, but there are safe channels to criticize and condemn Hebdo's approach to satire, nobody should ever feel like they're liable to be killed over a drawing.

 

[panty]

Here it is (comic genitalia):

Spoiler

So because of this comic people need to be killed? Fucking idiots.

 

[gutter_trash]

Treating Muslims with kid gloves, when every other religion on the planet can be mocked without constant threats of violence, isn't going to make things better either. It only validates them when they resort to violence.

+ Charlie Hebdo remaining defiant proves that terrorists lost

 

[ClosingADoor]

It's not a big deal at all, so what baffles me is seeing Gaffers stand behind them and praise them for this garbage.

I don't think the response would be the same if a racist American "artist" came out with a satirical comic mocking black people following a riot here or something. It'd just be dismissed as hateful and racist in its intent and people would move on, not say "mm good on him in this PC society we live in".

If people would find that image racist, they would say "that is racist", tell people why and move on with their life. The news here is that someone who takes offense at an image might go as far as terrorist attacks over it. So then people move towards the side of the ones that are not the terrorists. Nothing to do with a "PC society" or whatever.

 

[Netherscourge]

Well if they're not cowards, they should put a huge sign up in front of the building saying, "WARNING: We regularly mock Muslims and Islam and have been targeted by terrorists in the past. Your life is in danger being near this place."

To at least WARN people of potential retaliation against them at that location.

Because, the everyday passerby or tourist or even adjacent businesses might think twice about being anywhere near that office and risking their lives for someone else's agenda. It is located in the middle of a city afterall. It's not like they are in a shack in the middle of the woods, far from risking other people's lives.