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2006-02-03 Britain

Brit broadcasters show cartoons on the telly

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Posted by Seafarious 2006-02-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If the images were fleeting then the BBC offering cannot be considered as unbiased reporting, but only as appeasement. Unless someone can look at the images for long enough to fix them in their mind, they cannot form an opinion about them. But of course the BBC knows this, and they also know that the medium is the message. Hence, they didn't give the usual warning - "Some viewers may find images in this report disturbing" - because the images were of harmless cartoons rather than death and suffering, and so there would have been a surreal clash between the warning and the actual content of the report, the net effect of which would have been to make the BBC appear as ridiculous as the Muslim protestors themselves. No doubt they're pleased with themselves for managing to show the images "responsibly", but as usual it's pretty clear whose side they're on.

Posted by Ban The BBC 2006-02-03 00:59|| 2006-02-03 00:59|| Front Page Top

#2 "The British Council of Muslims said it thought the BBC was acting responsibly in its 'sensitive' use of the images."

Ah, now we get to the crux. It's ok to print the forbidden depictions of Mohamed if done with 'sensitivity'. Religious hypocrites. It is either wrong or it is not-otherwise, this is really about Islam demanding that others adore their deity.

Remember to sign the petition for free speech:

http://www.petitiononline.com/danmark/petition.html

Posted by Guess who 2006-02-03 11:07|| 2006-02-03 11:07|| Front Page Top

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