.@HeerJeet nice piece, but there's a difference between saying CH is racist vs. that some of their cartoons were racist, which they were.
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@jays_ear If a magazine publishes enough racist cartoons, I have to say they are racist.
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@HeerJeet In regard to the Boko Haram cartoon you mention, I found this piece on it's context earlier today: http://www.quora.com/What-was-the-context-of-Charlie-Hebdos-cartoon-depicting-Boko-Haram-sex-slaves-as-welfare-queens …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Astonished that you think CH was attacking Boko Haram victims w that cover rather than literalizing the fears of the FN -
@bartbeaty I think the intent was to satirize FN but (as often with CH) they mimicked what they mocked. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet Why no mention of forty years of anti-racist activism in CH? Paper has been strong anti-racist voice in France for decadesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Is NYer a racist magazine because of Blitt cover?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/13/yikes-controversial-emnew_n_112429.html … -
@bartbeaty I didn't say CH was racist -- I said it "trades in such racially incendiary images". Which is true. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet A cover that literalizes the FN nightmare by conflating several stories is literally the definition of "punching up"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bartbeaty So trying to understand the world is apology for terrorism. What a trite worldview, one that's led to many deaths.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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