Satirical Magazine French Kisses Mohammad
Last week, the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published an image of Mohammad on its cover saying, "100 lashes if you don't die of laughter!" Sadly, some right-wing muslim zealots firebombed the headquarters of the magazine, but don't think that shut up the publication. No siree, this week t
Last week, the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published an image of Mohammad on its cover saying, “100 lashes if you don’t die of laughter!” Sadly, some right-wing muslim zealots firebombed the headquarters of the magazine, but don’t think that shut up the publication. No siree, this week the magazine has upped the ante and published a cartoon of the publisher making out with Mohammad under the banner, “Love is stronger than hate.” That’s right, baby. Fuck the fundamentalists. Then again, as Gawker points out, the second version may not be Mohammad himself but simply a follower. In which case, it depicts a French magazine editor frenching a right-wing zealot … hot!
You should watch the Flash animated version on Hebdo‘s site and notice that the editor’s pencil pulsates (or does it get engorged?) … nice detail, guys.
Haven’t heard of Charlie Hebdo before? Well, BBC can provide some context:
Charlie Hebdo is part of a venerable tradition in French journalism going back to the scandal sheets that denounced Marie-Antoinette in the run-up to the French Revolution.
The tradition combines left-wing radicalism with a provocative scurrility that often borders on the obscene.
Sounds awesome.
Here is Al Jazeera’s report about the firebombing:
