We all grew up with that phrase. Truth of the matter is.. words can and do hurt. They don't harm us physically of course.. but emotional hurts are painful and can lead to physical issues as we know. So here we are...maybe on the brink of another Middle East conflict.. dare I say war ? Some insentive jerk draws a cartoon... another insensitive group of publishers print it.. and now the Iranians... are taking it up a notch.
In Yahoo! News : TEHRAN, Iran - A prominent Iranian newspaper said Tuesday it would hold a competition for cartoons on the Holocaust to test whether the West extends the principle of freedom of expression to the Nazi genocide as it did to the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Hamshahri, one of Iran's largest papers, made clear the contest is a reaction to European newspapers' publication of Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, which have led to demonstrations, boycotts and attacks on European embassies across the Islamic world. Several people have been killed.
This is so far out of hand.. and threatens a world conflict. Can the world stop being so offended? Do we look for offence in everything? Is it possible for us to ignore someone who is trying to get our goat? I guess we shall see when the other cartoons appear. Would only that all we would draw cartoons at each other.. no bombs.. no bullets...no loss of life.. just cartoons.. no matter how offensive or in poor taste!
Where's my pencil?
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