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Washington comPost: Christians are fair game, Muslims aren’t

Just don’t accuse them of political correctness, though. They’ll get madder than a jihadist camelhumper watching a Madonna video. From FNC:

A popular comic strip that poked fun at the Rev. Jerry Falwell without incident one week ago was deemed too controversial to run over the weekend because this time it took a humorous swipe at Muslim fundamentalists.

The Washington Post and several other newspapers around the country did not run Sunday’s installment of Berkeley Breathed’s “Opus,” in which the spiritual fad-seeking character Lola Granola appears in a headscarf and explains to her boyfriend, Steve, why she wants to become a radical Islamist.

The installment did not appear in the Post’s print version, but it ran on WashingtonPost.com and Salon.com. The same will hold true for the upcoming Sept. 2 strip, which is a continuation of the plotline.

The Washington Post Writers Group syndicates “Opus,” and the Post is the cartoon’s home newspaper. The syndicate sent out an alert about the two strips in question, according to Writers Group comics editor Amy Lago.

Sources told FOXNews.com that the strips were shown to Muslim staffers at The Washington Post to gauge their reaction, and they responded “emotionally” to the depiction of a woman dressed in traditional Muslim garb and espousing conservative Islamic views.

Well, we can’t have a bunch of pissed off Muslims running around in the newsroom and getting their turbans in a bunch, now can we? Continuing:

There was also considerable alarm over the strip at the highest echelons of The Washington Post Co., according to the sources.

Lago said she flagged some of the syndicate’s newspaper clients for two reasons: because of the possibility that the jokes about Islam would be misconstrued and because of the sexual innuendo in the punchline.

“The strip came in and I knew we would have to send out an alert to all the newspapers,” Lago said. “I do that fairly regularly with materials that might pose issues for local areas. … We knew that because it was a sex joke, it could raise issues. And there is another client that has issues with any Muslim depiction whatsoever.”

OK, what does the comPost think about cartoons that might offend Christian sensibilities?

The Aug. 19 “Opus” ended with a joke about the late Jerry Falwell. In that strip, Lola, fresh from a quest to become an Amish nudist, is doing yoga and talking to the penguin character Opus about who goes to heaven.

“Liberals? Evolutionists? Feminists? ACLU lawyers?” Opus asks incredulously. “Yep,” replies Lola.

“Kennedy Democrats? French people? Manly women who don’t shave … they’re all up there?” Opus wonders. “Yep,” Lola repeats.

“With Jerry Falwell?” asks Opus. “Yep,” Lola says again.

Opus looks up in an aha! sort of moment. “Goodness, must HE be annoyed!” the penguin exclaims.

“Eternally,” Lola replies.

Lago said she didn’t flag newspapers about that strip because she didn’t think readers would misunderstand the humor.

“They’re not going to take it seriously,” she said. (So now she understands Christian attitudes and purports to speak for us? Got it. – Ed.)

But she did alert newspapers about the Muslim-themed cartoon because there was a question about whether Muslim readers would be offended.

“I don’t necessarily think it’s poking fun [at Islam],” Lago said. “But the question with Muslims is, are they taking it seriously?”

The “Opus” strip in question takes swipes at Islamists — a term used for radical Muslims — as opposed to moderate Muslims, she pointed out, but there was concern that the distinction wouldn’t be clear. And, she said, racy jokes sometimes draw fire, too.

WHAT?? The “distinction” between Muslim jihadists and so-called “moderate” Muslims isn’t clear? I thought the “religion of peace” and its defenders condemned radical Islamists? If they do, then what’s the worry over lack of “distinction” between the two groups? If I were a “moderate” Muslim who condemned radical Muslims, then why would I get offended over a cartoon that clearly addresses RADICALS, hmmm? Or is she saying that Muslims are so stupid that they might “misunderstand” clearly defined humor?

The issue is clear and beyond dispute: Christians are a-OK to attack, demean, ridicule, offend, etc., while all other “protected” religious groups are immune to the same kind of treatment that Christians get. Then again, the P.C. cowards know that ticked off Christians aren’t going to be launching suicide bombing attacks anytime soon.

I’m just begging to be camelbait, aren’t I?

August 28, 2007 - Posted by crushliberalism | hypocrisy, media bias, political correctness, religion of peace