Free Speech and Imagery

French film industry body ARP, made up of writers, directors and producers in France, reacted to the tragedy by praising the publication’s “historical courage” and declaring that threats will not “interfere with freedom of expression and freedom of creation.”

How many images of Mohammed are you printing today, guys?  APNew York Times?  Anyone?  At least the National Journal has the courage.  Such things are going up on social media; why are you guys not participating? What is it you fear so badly? Your responsibility? Or your loss of comfort?

Here are a couple, courtesy of Charlie Hebdo. Because, as Charlie says

Parce que le crayon sera toujours au dessus de la barbarie…

Parce que la liberté est un droit universel…

Or,

Because the pen is always above barbarism…

Because freedom is a universal right…

And because they now call themselves “le journal des survivants,” or “the newspaper of survivors.”Mohammed_1Mohammed_2

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