In other fatwa news…

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Cartoon life in the Grand Banana Republic

American cartoonist of Everybody draw Mohammad day now in hiding after fatwa issued against her by none other than the notorious Black Bart (Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki): the Grand Banana Republic’s office doodlers, i.e.,  the FBI, recommended she change her complete identity (name, address, everything), which evidently she has done. The apology the former MS Molly Norris offered for exercising her free speech right to her fatwaer had no effect: “I apologize to people of Muslim faith and ask that this ‘day’ be called off” . Here.

Religious Kool-aiders strike again…

Instilling  fear and trembling in the hearts of the mighty American cartoon world.

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Related: Live Feed asks, Is “Muhammad” now considered a dirty word?–”…Last night, “South Park” continued the controversial Muhammad storyline, but with a key difference: every instance of the words “Prophet Muhammad” was bleeped out, making the episode practically incomprehensible, especially to anybody who missed the previous week…”

(Also see Jon Stewart on freedom of speech as it relates to this South Park episode as it origianally aired without the censorship.)

Tehran’s  police chief  warns, “Women with suntans are violating Islamic law and will be arrested.” Read here.

Grisly realism enters the cartoon world

I don’t know about you but this image ruined my dinner.

There is no place safe now. Feeling depressed or befuddled by life I have often sought solace in Looney Toons–Bugs Bunny, Sylvester and Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck…but, alas, now there is nowhere to turn.

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