Today's strip features Steve Dallas and his on-again, off-again paramour and
spiritual flibbertigibbet Lola Granola. In the strip, she has changed her name
to "Fatima Struggle" and argues that she now knows not to resist a "man's
rightful place". That's it; no exploding bombs, no images of Muhammed, no
violence.
Also, no newspaper has addressed its decision to black out
Breathed for today and next Sunday. It's possible that next Sunday has something
more objectionable, but if today's strip is any indication, the reasoning is
that newspapers refuse to show any kind of satire that targets Islam, even if
specifically aimed at its radical extremes.
Are Newspapers letting their readers down by choosing to not publish these cartoons. I have read the first, and there might be more in the series as Ed indicates, but it is harmless. Is it fair for an American newspaper to censor itself for fear of a backlash from the Arab population. A backlash that doesn't appear to be manifesting since the cartoon has been on the net for a couple days at least now. Would the choice to block this out, influence how much you trust their news department, and if they might make similar choices.
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