Keep blasphemy alive!
Mo was one of the "Super Best Friends" in a July 2001 episode of South Park. You can see the show in the link provided below. I also include his picture, alongside, Jesus, Buddha, and David Blaine, among others here.This is a quote from a Saudi Memo from the Royal Press Secretary to his Highness King Abdullah dated 4th of Feb.
"....we are nevertheless "treading on thin ice" when we talk about our reforms. Sooner or later someone is going to ask exactly what they are. Rather than change the subject at that time, I would rather take the initiative now and put pressure on the US. Therefore I would change my recommendation from my previous Memo. Rather than go after Belgium [the same press secretary suggested inciting hatred against Belgium as a 1970's version of a Tintin comic included an image of Mo on its front cover], I propose that we put them on "hold", and instead "suddenly discover" the blasphemous "South Park" "Super Best Friends" episode. Can I have Your Majesty's approval for this course of action?
A. M. Al Shegri
Press Secretary
Royal Palace"
Look out for this discovery in the coming weeks.
Watch the offending episode here.
I have not posted on this issue, but my feelings on this issue are as follows:
We have every right to say, write or draw whatever we like, no matter how offensive it is - providing of corse it does not incite violence. There is a case for self censorship, to make life easier for us - this does not mean we should shy away from critisising relgion. No relgion is free from critism and part of living in a Liberal Democracy is the acceptance of its secularism and the notion that free speech is paramount. People have the right to be offended, just as i too am offended by the crackpots and fundamentalists who would prohibit me from seeing some crappy cartoon. People died for the publication of the Satanic Verses (the last great offense to Islam). In a fight between art and religion i know whos side i am on. We shouldnt compromise a fucking inch.
posted by Alexander Try @ 2:18 pm
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