Reefa Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Charlie Hebdo has been criticised for publishing this cartoon, appearing to depict a drowned Syrian refugee as a potential future sex pest. SINCE it was targeted by freedom-hating Islamic State supporters a year ago, French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has become a symbol of free speech across the Western world. But this time, the provocative publication may have gone too far. In its latest edition, the magazine has published a cartoon on Aylan Kurdi, the Syrian boy whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach when he drowned on a journey alongside fellow refugees to Greece. The heartbreaking image of the three-year-old Kurdish boy drew global attention to the plight of Syrian refugees and became a symbol of the global crisis, but now the iconic image has been twisted by stirring cartoonists. Quote Charlie Hebdo says this drowned baby Syrian refugee would have grown up to sexually harass German women. pic.twitter.com/Atprm0LffW — Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) January 13, 2016 The newspaper has imagined the three-year-old growing up as ... “a groper in Germany”. Depicting baby Aylan as an adult sex pest is a clear grab at controversy, but even some of the publication’s most enthusiastic supporters have failed to see any funny side of the satirical image. The drawing is a clear play on the Cologne sexual assault attacks allegedly carried out by a mob of hundreds of men, many of them apparently middle eastern migrants, on New Year’s Eve. The cartoon appears to suggest that should Aylan have survived he would have carried out such an act. However, it’s more likely the intention was to satirise the attitude held by EU right-wingers that all refugees are criminals. Spoiler The imagine of Aylan Shenu on the shores in Bodrum, southern Turkey, shocked the world. Picture: Nilufer Demir/AFP PhotoSource:AFP It takes getting past the initial shock and outrage that the satirical meaning becomes clear to the reader, and for many, that’s too much to ask. People have begun tweeting with the hashtag #weareNOTcharlie in protest of the offending drawing — a play on the supportive social media campaign #JeSuisCharlie or #iamcharlie that quickly spread after the 2015 shooting at the magazine’s Paris offices where 12 people were gunned down by terrorists. Quote Here is #CharlieHebdo at its best. Disgusting? #wearenotCharlie #jenesuispasCharlie https://t.co/cEeEWu11UR — Marie Ntabugi ن (@MarieNtabugi) January 13, 2016 The always controversial magazine will likely welcome criticism around its latest offering. Its deliberately offensive depictions of sacred figures like Mohammed and God are said to be the inspiration of the terrorists who targeted its headquarters, and its editors and cartoonists are well accustomed to death threats and abuse. Last week, on the twelve month anniversary of the shootings, the satirical title released a new front cover featuring God with a Kalashnikov. It showed a bearded man with the weapon slung over the back of his shoulder with the caption “L’Assassin court roujous” which is translated as “The assassin is always out there”. Spoiler The attack on Charlie Hebdo did not discourage the satirical newspaper from producing provocative cartoons. Picture: Jacques Demarthon/AFPSource:AFP In the wake of the killing of eight of its staff, two policemen and two other men on January 7, 2015, Charlie Hebdo became one of the best-known publications in the world and the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie flashed across social networks. Hooded gunmen Cherif Kouachi, 32, and his brother Said Kouachi, 34, were hunted down and later killed. The newspaper was held up as a symbol of freedom of expression and an astonishing 7.5 million copies were sold of the first issue produced by its surviving staff just a week after the attack. A month before the attack, Charlie Hebdo was close to shutting down as sales had dipped below 30,000. http://www.news.com.au/world/europe/the-cartoon-charlie-hebdo-shouldnt-have-drawn/news-story/51eeca21c49dd8221c8681636c3cb43d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Quote Charlie Hebdo has become a symbol of free speech across the Western world. dont believe that is true! am not muslum but I could do without Charlie Hebdo and their hate publications. they help none by publish such hate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flitox Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 governments, terrorists are killing people, Charlie isn't.... if you don't like charlie, ignore them and they won't annoy you! try doing that with the 1st 2! oh and the guy who wrote the article don't know how to read: L’Assassin court roujous bouawhaaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted January 16, 2016 Administrator Share Posted January 16, 2016 My view is that extremism exists in both humanity and satire. I personally think no one should go till there. Sure, the satirical artistry is known to reflect the truth of the world, but only if they do the humanity any good. Either way, while I'm personally fine with posting of such news, to avoid arguments and to respect the Guidelines: Quote This forum revolves around topics of a technical nature, which happen to be discussed by people from many nationalities, etnicities and political backgrounds. In order to focus on what unities us all, rather than what divides us, cultural, national and/or political issues are not to be discussed. Thread closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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