Rant

[ceebeegee]

This whole fuss about the Mohammed cartoons is irritating me mightily. There was a protest against it in New York this weekend by an Islamic group and NY1 showed a clip by one of the protesters. She said "No one has any right to, uh, discriminate against Islam like that...they talk about freedom of speech but, uh, if they were to discriminate against, uh, the Bible, they wouldn't let that happen." If what you're saying is, there have not been similar cartoons against Christianity, or criticism of any kind against other religions here in America or in Europe, you would be wrong. Ever hear of the art exhibit with the crucifix in urine? Or the one with the Virgin Mary covered on dung? Because that is what happens in a free society, with a free press. Welcome to the rest of the world. She doesn't even know what those terms mean, she's just parroting what she sees as the hotbutton words, the victim buzz words. Discrimination! Rawk! Unfair!!

Not only that, the Arab press has no problems whatsoever leveling cheap shot against mostly Judaism, but any other religion or belief systems--oh, but somehow turnabout is a crime against humanity? This reminds me of when Bush started operations in Afghanistan and the squawking about how terrible it would be force them to fight a war during Ramadan--uh, not only do some Muslims have no problem picking fights during someone's else's holiday, but they have no problem fighting during their own--the Yom Kippur War is also known as the Ramadan war). Ugh! I'm just so disgusted with this reaction.

Comments

[dry-2olives.livejournal.com]

Okay, I have to say a few words in defense of Andres Serrano's Piss Christ. It's a beautiful photograph and by simply looking at the piece itself I cannot see anyone thinking it anti-Christian. What makes it so interesting is the contrast of the beauty of the photograph with the way people think of the liquid he used to make it. The idea of the photograph may sound offensive but the result is lovely.

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

I don't really have much of an opinion on it, although I am Christian (Episcopalian). But there were plenty of Xtians who were pissed off (so to speak!) by it and certainly theoretically it is at least as offensive as cartoons of Mohammed. I was using that example to refute that stupid girl's yammering about how "discrimination" against Xtianity wouldn't be "allowed." STUPID. This is a FREE society--your sacred cows WILL be criticized/mocked/attacked. Ugh, I just get so annoyed.

[dry-2olives.livejournal.com]

In my experience those who complain the loudest about how a work of art is offensive are often the least likely to have actually seen it.