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In reply to the discussion: How the liberal left loses the argument. Ceding criticism of Islam to the Right. [View all]Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)(Funnily enough, I got into it last night with a left-Communist who blamed the appearance of the bus ads on liberals, and I had to point out that it *is* allowed under the first amendment, and not a liberal conspiracy.)
All that being said--Christians have enormous social & class privilege in the West. (Just for one example.) Saying that your publication trashes all religions equally ignores that fact that ethnic groups that are associated with religions that are marginalized as an underclass in many societies & aren't on the level playing field that seems to be assumed in these discussions.
Also, I wonder why a cartoon trashing a "religion" uses specific ethnic dress to portray the religion. I also think their use of Orthodox Jewish dress in some of the cartoons taking on Judaism is incredibly hinky. I must have missed the ones portraying Christians as "mackerel snappers"...
Free speech is great. But unexamined speech isn't great.