Ok, controversial one currently but wondered what the general consensus was. As we all know about the dreadful events in Paris and the cartoon that sparked them off, Charlie Hebdo has today, published another cartoon on its front cover.
However, hardly any British (or for that matter, European) newspapers or magazines have published it, including the one which started the killings last week.
We all saw the millions turn out to protest, holding their pen's and saying that freedom of speech will never be given up, and that they will not give in to terrorists.
However, if that were the case, shouldn't all these newspapers and magazines therefore, be printing this cartoon today*. Wouldn't the most powerful message to these terrorists the very next day after the killings have been for every press source to reprint the cartoon, in a massive two fingers to these terrorists.
But, alas, no, it would seem the terrorists have won and that freedom of speech has been curtailed because everyone is now too afraid to publish these pictures?
My own personal opinion is that they should have been published. If something offends me, I turn the page, or write to complain, I don't grab a gun and go killing people and don't think we should start censoring things that may or may not offend others. I believe that we have lost some of our free speech with the events in Paris.
*I believe a few sources have printed it, but hidden away on their websites or in their newspapers, but only a Danish magazine was brave enough to reprint the original cartoon last week.
However, hardly any British (or for that matter, European) newspapers or magazines have published it, including the one which started the killings last week.
We all saw the millions turn out to protest, holding their pen's and saying that freedom of speech will never be given up, and that they will not give in to terrorists.
However, if that were the case, shouldn't all these newspapers and magazines therefore, be printing this cartoon today*. Wouldn't the most powerful message to these terrorists the very next day after the killings have been for every press source to reprint the cartoon, in a massive two fingers to these terrorists.
But, alas, no, it would seem the terrorists have won and that freedom of speech has been curtailed because everyone is now too afraid to publish these pictures?
My own personal opinion is that they should have been published. If something offends me, I turn the page, or write to complain, I don't grab a gun and go killing people and don't think we should start censoring things that may or may not offend others. I believe that we have lost some of our free speech with the events in Paris.
*I believe a few sources have printed it, but hidden away on their websites or in their newspapers, but only a Danish magazine was brave enough to reprint the original cartoon last week.