First it was Salmon Rushdie, then Theo Van Gogh, then the Danish cartoonist. Now it's Molly Norris.
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2010-09-15/news/on-the-advice-of-the-fbi-cartoonist-molly-norris-disappears-from-view/
Does anyone remember that Norris drew her cartoon as a result of Comedy Central's censorship of an episode of South Park?
I'll admit to not liking anyone desecrating any religion's icons. But, just as our society embraced Lloyd'Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar" (hard to believe this was controversial!) and Andreas Serrano's "Piss Christ," I think that it is time that we all band together to overwhelm those who dare infringe on our society's tolerance. (It would also be nice if self-censorship occured not only out of fear of a backlash. But I'm not holding my breath that this bully will be ko'd any time soon.)
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