Rejoice in the western world’s glory, oh unenlightened ones. As the west has embraced (led by the British Empire and the United States) the ideal of Freedom of Speech! This is an uncompromising view, that the human species should be able to say anything, to express themselves in any way, whether that offends someone or not. It is the cornerstone of the very concept of liberty.
It is unfortunate that Molly Norris, a Seattle cartoonist, has felt the need to distance herself from her own viral creation, but when a good idea catches hold of the imagination, personal comfort often flies off with it.
In this case, it came in the form of a cartoon she drew, proclaiming May 20th as “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day”. It took off like wildfire.
And why wouldn’t it? The very idea that the “religion of peace”, as Islam claims it is, would even threaten to kill people for creating images of their prophet, spits in the face of liberty! As we in the west hold freedom of speech as dear to our hearts as the Muslim people hold their prophet – you’re asking for a fight.
Search engines will certainly lead you to many depictions of the Islamic prophet, but zombietime.com has the most extensive collection I could find. Check them out.
