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Everyone Draw Muhammad Day - Silly Sketch
I almost forgot about "Everyone Draw Muhammad Day" because I have been so busy and I was personally inclined to let the whole thing slide, until 
xianjaguar informed me of this FA front page message:
"Draw Muhammad Day: 5/20/2010 has been designated 'Draw Muhammad Day' by the Internet. While we do permit artistic freedom, please keep in mind that derogatory, sexual and/or outright insulting Muhammads will not be permitted. Keep them clean, respectful. Derogatory Muhammads will be removed."
Oh hell no. Considering this site's blatant ignoring or tact approval of derogatory and often downright XXX imagery of other religious icons (Jesus, the Pope, etc), and the cubporn, this isn't just attempted censorship, it is attempted censorship steeped in pure hypocrisy.
Now I am not normally the one to complain about offensive satire of religious figures, it is free artistic expression after all. I personally don't do it out of respect for friends and loved ones who may revere religious icon x, but this is where I draw the line.
So why a woman on a winged horse? Well legend says Mohammad flew to Palestine on such a horse, how do we know Mohammad wasn't a woman? We have no contemporary images after all. Oh I know, the many wives thing, Mohammad could have been a lesbian. Honestly though I think he was a man, but after 14 centuries in paradise, he got bored and had a sex change.
xianjaguar informed me of this FA front page message:"Draw Muhammad Day: 5/20/2010 has been designated 'Draw Muhammad Day' by the Internet. While we do permit artistic freedom, please keep in mind that derogatory, sexual and/or outright insulting Muhammads will not be permitted. Keep them clean, respectful. Derogatory Muhammads will be removed."
Oh hell no. Considering this site's blatant ignoring or tact approval of derogatory and often downright XXX imagery of other religious icons (Jesus, the Pope, etc), and the cubporn, this isn't just attempted censorship, it is attempted censorship steeped in pure hypocrisy.
Now I am not normally the one to complain about offensive satire of religious figures, it is free artistic expression after all. I personally don't do it out of respect for friends and loved ones who may revere religious icon x, but this is where I draw the line.
So why a woman on a winged horse? Well legend says Mohammad flew to Palestine on such a horse, how do we know Mohammad wasn't a woman? We have no contemporary images after all. Oh I know, the many wives thing, Mohammad could have been a lesbian. Honestly though I think he was a man, but after 14 centuries in paradise, he got bored and had a sex change.
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Well, more to the point I think we're still concentrating on how women are still treated today in certain places: http://www.commondreams.org/headlin.....06/1101-01.htm
That's not to say that Islam was not an improvement, or that it has no modern benefits, because it's got some great things going for it... but wherever there are people, no matter their creed or location, some of those people will always prey on each other and exercise power.
That's not to say that Islam was not an improvement, or that it has no modern benefits, because it's got some great things going for it... but wherever there are people, no matter their creed or location, some of those people will always prey on each other and exercise power.
I read the article, what they're doing to the women there is totally against Islam..I know women used to be the care takers of homes and the teachers of the children back then..but times have changed. Islam is a flexible system, as long as you understand how it works..in short..if there is a way to improve, Islam is all with it.
and yes, I do agree about the statement "people, no matter their creed or location, some of those people will always prey on each other and exercise power.", That's life..we do what we can to protect and police the world..but we can only do so much at a time.
and yes, I do agree about the statement "people, no matter their creed or location, some of those people will always prey on each other and exercise power.", That's life..we do what we can to protect and police the world..but we can only do so much at a time.
Well I am not going to argue what such and such religion did or didn't do for the Middle East or the world. This image after all isn't a criticism of Islam itself, but a reaction to certain Muslim's violent threats against people's portrayal of Mohammad. Although even that wasn't enough to inspire me originally, the FA's admin comment on the whole "Draw Mohammad Day" while ignoring really offensive art of other religious figures was too much.
I know about all the threats..I used to be such a person :s..as far as the hypocrisy that is going on..the admins need to know that if they're trying to protect Islam in a way..they aren't doing it right..Jesus was the great prophet and Muslims are obligated to protect him just as much as Mohammad, Moses and any of the other prophets..it only recently came to my attention about all the shit that's on Fa about Jesus >.<!!
Christians though haven't gone apeshit over Jesus since the crusades hundreds of years ago. Today artists do things such as put a crucifix in a jar of urine, write plays about a gay non-celibate jesus, and make a painting of the virgin Mary with elephant dung. Even the whacko Southern Baptist sects and nutjob cultish fringes haven't been going around blowing shit up or even threatening to.
All fall under one subset of people that call themselves Buddhist. Reincarnation came out of the concept of Karma, but was not part of the original Karma. Nirvana was a mental state, not a physical place. The original form of Buddhism was just a way of looking at the world without all the silly imaginary people.
If Buddha himself talked about gods, spirits, reincarnation, and the like, how can 'the original form of Buddhism' be what you say?
Buddha spoke about objects speaking. About demons and gods. About spirits.
Yes, there are many different paths of Buddhism, because the very nature of Buddhism is to follow different paths.
But the very core of Buddhism is about spirit, the soul. Buddha himself talked about all these fantastic, as you call them, 'Silly Imaginary People'. In fact, Buddhism is dead-set against such insulting terms, especially for things that many of its own paths believe in, and the Buddha talked about. It's about understanding, not about rejecting and attacking.
I find it fascinating that you would take such a negative and insulting attitude about such a positive and wonderful movement upon the world.
Buddha spoke about objects speaking. About demons and gods. About spirits.
Yes, there are many different paths of Buddhism, because the very nature of Buddhism is to follow different paths.
But the very core of Buddhism is about spirit, the soul. Buddha himself talked about all these fantastic, as you call them, 'Silly Imaginary People'. In fact, Buddhism is dead-set against such insulting terms, especially for things that many of its own paths believe in, and the Buddha talked about. It's about understanding, not about rejecting and attacking.
I find it fascinating that you would take such a negative and insulting attitude about such a positive and wonderful movement upon the world.
One of Islams teachings was Tolerance..and Mohammad himself stressed that out..I'm not mad..even though this totally caught me off guard >__>
and the story is that Mohammad flew on said horse to the aq'sa mosque in Palestine.
I do have one comment though..the sword is way too small D:<
and the story is that Mohammad flew on said horse to the aq'sa mosque in Palestine.
I do have one comment though..the sword is way too small D:<
I'm doing my best right now, and I don't know about your Ancestors, if they were persecuted for reasons that were unfair, I do apologize ..and I'd like to say that Islam forbids the harm of innocence and it was greatly stressed by the prophet himself..so if people who were Muslims went against that..then their to blame..not the religion or the people following it.
I have no knowledge of these incidents, sorry.
But Islamic law wasn't executed properly in those years, it was when governments were adopting western ways..so I do believe your Ancestors encountered a group of racist extremists.
What can I say...these things happen.
You can set rules for a community but if some individual violates those laws..It's not the fault of the community..but that individual.
But Islamic law wasn't executed properly in those years, it was when governments were adopting western ways..so I do believe your Ancestors encountered a group of racist extremists.
What can I say...these things happen.
You can set rules for a community but if some individual violates those laws..It's not the fault of the community..but that individual.
I'm doing my best right now, and I don't know about your Ancestors, if they were persecuted for reasons that were unfair, I do apologize ..and I'd like to say that Islam forbids the harm of innocence and it was greatly stressed by the prophet himself..so if people who were Muslims went against that..then their to blame..not the religion or the people following it.
Hey, I was always a proponent of Muslims drawing something of Jesus right back. It's not like Christians don't have plenty of less then flattering things they couldn't be nailed on.
Oh the plus side, you do demonstrate a understanding of Islamic mythology with this picture. Very nice
Oh the plus side, you do demonstrate a understanding of Islamic mythology with this picture. Very nice
Muslims can't do it..Islam forbids it..you see why they get so pissed..and it's only a few so called "Muslims" who actually resort to such things.you may have seen thousands of protesters, but how many were arrested?..all n all..there are plenty of dip shits running around looking for any stupid reason to start a fight. :P
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