Andrew Bolt keeps score:
Let's now sum up our list of artistic must-nots, based on recent history. We must not:
* draw or publish pictures of Mohammed, however respectful, for fear of causing deadly riots
* make films criticising Islam for fear of having our head nearly sawn off by a furious Islamist a la Theo van Gogh
* tell a joke against a Muslim for fear of having our act banned by the Melbourne Comedy Festival's director
* preach to our Pentacostal congregation about the danger of Islam's jihadist preaching for fear of being found guilty of vilifying Muslims and sentenced to run full-page advertisements to tell the world of our guilt
* quote the verdict on Islam of some 14th century Byzantine emperor for fear that a Catholic nun might be murdered, churches in Palestine torched and demands be issued for an apology or violent else
* perform Mozart's Idomeneo (or, for that matter, his Aduction from the Seraglio, which is set in a harem and features a dumb Muslim guard) for fear that our theatre might be blown up
Hit Andrew's site for links within the above. Curious thing is, creative types don't seem in the least bit upset about their new restrictions. They're a docile species.
* write blog entries that might be interpreted as blaspheming Islam for fear of drawing comments in all caps. :zip:
ReplyDeleteLOL-- thanks hefa for that :-D
ReplyDeleteI posted it to open up discussion. As you would have read this is not my own work.The whole point is that those instances which are quoted have happened because people have critiqued Islam in some way and been subsequently attacked by Muslims in very violent ways. In Australia, two pastors who ran a seminar which actually aims to teach christians about Islam so they can reach out to Muslims and have the discussion you are asking for have been prosecuted under so-called "Religious Tolerance" laws, because of legal action taken by Muslims.What is worse than this is that artists and writers are now engaging in a form of self-censorship out of fear that any form of criticism of Islam will result in a violent backlash.Fatimeh's comment was not an attempt to engage in dialogue. She is engaging in insults against a person she has never met.By the way, I don't pretend to be preaching the word of God when I'm posting on the internet. Keith
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