Maybe she's a Nun and the Catholics should be offended.
That's how ridiculous it is.
I remember all that kerfuffle about Muslim cartoons, the crazier newspapers in the Middle East have all sorts of cartoons in about the Western leaders. I wasn't offended, I thught they were funny. If they'd have asked I woulda given them some new ideas for them.
I responded to this hours ago but it seems to have got lost in the ether.
Pabs - totally agree, but I think Kev's rhetorical question in post 9 was his tactful why of suggesting we don't cause unnecessary offence. The best form of censorship is self censorship, thinking about how others may interpret what we say. However, that is a concept hard to follow when it is often a one-way street. We have to mind our language but others seem to have the right to say what they want, regardless of how offensive that may be.
I think the bottom line is that with free speech comes the responsibly to use it wisely. I know the theory but d a m n it is hard to follow at times!
Another one way street. I've seen pictures of Muslim demonstrators in London burning the Union Jack. It's a free country and we let them do it (I think it's a Federal offence in America to deface the Stars and Stripes). Just try jetting off to a Muslim country and burning their flag.
I guess what I'm saying is that we allow visitors and people who have settled here - maybe generations ago - the same free speech as we have, but do they use it responsibly? The answer has to be frequently no.
Starting to feel like I'm on a soap box now so I'm shutting up!
Looks like flag burning was once an offence but the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional as it was a form of free speech.
http://civilliberty.about.com/od/fre...lagburning.htm
Ha, I know lotsa Muslims, Jews, blacks and Chinese. They know I aint got a racist bone in my body. I have the utmost respect for all religions.
But when we can't laugh, that's when we're in trouble.
What if she was a nun? She could well be...
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