The Rude Pundit - Cartoons That Make the Point Succinctly

[meegbear]

That tattoo on Jesus's pert little butt reads, "I love blasphemy." It was done in 2013 by Charlie Hebdo cartoonist Catherine Meurisse, who happened to be late for work yesterday and is alive today because of it while 10 of her co-workers and two police officers were horrifically gunned down by deranged zealots.

The Rude Pundit loves this little panel, which was also used for a conference on secularism. It's biting, damn funny, and confrontational. And, in the context of most of Charlie Hebdo's blasphemous cartoons, it's subtle. No, really - most of the cartoons are like getting bludgeoned with a frying pan. This one is more like a croquet mallet. That lack of subtlety goes for the Mohammed images, too. But not all of them.

One image of Mohammed that works well is this cover, which is an attack on Islamic extremism and the tactics of the Islamic State (or whatever the hell we're calling them now):



To take that as a degradation of Mohammed or Islam is to completely miss the not-even-hidden point (putting aside the opinions of those who believe Mohammed should never be shown in pictures). Hell, it says, "If Mohammed Returned" right there. Indeed, if anything, it is supportive of the vast majority of Muslims by saying that the faith is not represented by the murderers yelling for the deaths of infidels.

Jesus's ass is right. Comic blasphemy is fun as hell. The Rude Pundit constantly attacks Christianity, especially of the evangelical variety, because those are the people oppressing us in this country more than any Islamic extremists.

Next week, Charlie Hebdo will publish, on schedule. Said columnist Patrick Pelloux, &quot W)e will do it anyway because stupidity will not win." Hopefully, Catherine Meurisse will not be too traumatized to join in what will no doubt be a sad and savage and in-your-face issue. Probably with lots of images of Mohammed, which will be seen by millions more people than would have ever seen it.

Due to that reason alone, you could argue that the three murderers did more to defile Mohammed and Islam than a dirty cartoon ever could.

http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2015/01/cartoons-that-make-point-succinctly.html

[Nye Bevan]

1. Ah, much better. RP has actually done some research this time (nt)

[B2G]

3. Too little, too late

His column yesterday was a train wreck.

[bullwinkle428]

2. Regarding the "execution" cartoon, lots of us at DU (myself included) have speculated

that fringe fundmentalist "Christians" would do the same thing to Jesus if he were to return and start preaching that "librul hippie crappola"; i.e., the stuff he actually talked about in the New Testament.

[arcane1]

4. I suspect it wouldn't just be the fringe n/t

[librarylu]

5. I don't think they'd behead Jesus.

They'd shoot him.

[calimary]

6. Welcome to DU, librarylu!

Glad you're here! I LOVE the Rude Pundit. One of many who doesn't mince words - and usually speaks rather loudly and forcefully for me!

[RationalMan]

7. Completely agree....

There are striking similarities between radical Islam and fundamental Christianity

1. Anyone who does not believe exactly as they believe are heathens or infidels and will not go to heaven, pass GO or get 72 virgins
2. The woman is the property of and subservient to the man
3. The woman's sole purpose in life is to serve and pleasure her husband. Her needs are none of his concern
4. Children must do exactly as their parents say or be subject to corporal punishment
5. Schools are to be used to teach how to hate others; home schooling is especially preferred in America
6. All sex outside of marriage and other than to pro-create is sinful (except when they do it cuz they were horny)
6a. Having sex with a female or male prostitute can be overcome by appearing on tv and crying a lot
7. Divorce is sinful (except when they get one)
8. Abortion is the sin of all sins (except when they get one)
9. Thought must be controlled
10. Homosexuality is a perversion and can be cured through forced therapy or prayer (Christians) and death (Muslims)
11. The Bible or Quran are absolute, literal expressions of God or the Prophet

The list goes on and on but they are so similar. Fundamentalism requires that its beliefs be unquestioned and are immutable. Any questioning is blasphemous and subject to excommunication or death.