Last year a western newspaper published a cartoon in which prophet Mohammed was shown as a terrorist.
An outcry against the cartoon was seen as protest against freedom of expression, so much so that various western publications duplicated the cartoon to make a point.
This week the New York Post carried a cartoon depicting President Obama as a chimpanzee.
There was an outcry against this cartoon too; and rightly so (in my opinion).
And the New York Post apologised in couple of days.
What do you call this? A freedom to practice double standards!
A tale of two cartoons
Posted in A few stray thoughts.
– February 21, 2009
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Sajid bhai…nice post…aaj kal freedom of expression ke nam par puri duniya me kuch aisa kiya ja raha hai jise freedom to hargiz nahi keh sakte han ek sochi samjhi saazish zarur ke sakte hain jiska aaj asar ho ya na ho lekin aane wale waqt me bahut bura asar parega …lekin media aur khas taur par western media is khel me puri tarha shamil hai rahi bat appology ki to yeh usi tarha hai ke sb ke samne kisi ke thappar mar do aur akele me us se mafi mang lo…lekin ab ise kya kahen ke aaj hum itne behiss ho gaye ho gaye hain ke ke koi hamar kitna hi mazaq banaye hum par koi asar nahi hota…dekhen yeh silsila kab tak chalta hai aur kab hamari khuddari jagti hai???? all the best