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April 25, 2010
First Annual Everybody Draw Mohammad Day May 20th"
Everybody Draw Mohammad Day
After Comedy Central cut a portion of a South Park episode following a death threat from a radical Muslim group, Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris wanted to counter the fear. She has declared May 20th "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day."
Norris told KIRO Radio's Dave Ross that cartoonists are meant to challenge the lines of political correctness. "That's a cartoonist's job, to be non-PC."
Producers of South Park said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their show after a radical Muslim group warned that they could be killed for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
The group said it wasn't threatening South Park producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone, but it included a gruesome picture of Theo Van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker killed by a Muslim extremist in 2004, and said the producers could meet the same fate. The website posted the addresses of Comedy Central's New York office and the California production studio where South Park is made.
"As a cartoonist I just felt so much passion about what had happened I wanted to kind of counter Comedy Central's message they sent about feeling afraid," Norris said.
Norris has asked other artists to submit drawings of any religious figure to be posted as part of Citizens Against Citizens Against Humor (CACAH) on May 20th.
On her website Norris explains this is not meant to disrespect any religion, but rather meant to protect people's right to express themselves.
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In a statement from the creators. They intended to censor Mohammed's depiction, what CC did was censor the word Mohammed as well as the speeches at the end, which actually contained no references to him specifically, and were about free speech and not being intimidated.
A Statement from Matt and Trey the creators:
In the 14 years we've been doing South Park we have never done a show that we couldn't stand behind. We delivered our version of the show to Comedy Central and they made a determination to alter the episode. It wasn't some meta-joke on our part. Comedy Central added the bleeps. In fact, Kyle's customary final speech was about intimidation and fear. It didn't mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped too. We'll be back next week with a whole new show about something completely different and we'll see what happens to it.
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Wild Thing's comment......
Great idea to show support. This reminds me of those Danish cartoon drawings that were protested big time by Muslims all over the world.
......Thank you RAC for sending this to me.
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Posted by Wild Thing at April 25, 2010 03:49 AM
Comments
I am really looking forward to this. It ought to drive the muslims into a wild frenzy. For once I really do wish I could draw.
Posted by: TomR at April 25, 2010 10:02 AM
Yeah ought to get under Berry's skin a little too. Lets hope its a bug success.
Posted by: Mark at April 25, 2010 11:54 AM
I just saw this over at TexasLady's site. Guess I should post it too.
Posted by: Bob A at April 25, 2010 01:13 PM
I hear the inflatables actually blow themselves up?
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at April 25, 2010 04:08 PM
If I could draw a decent picture of a turd I would but like TomR, I simply cannot draw anything other than a conclusion.
My conclusion? That islam should be destroyed. K?
Posted by: cuchieddie(Enemy of the State) at April 25, 2010 06:53 PM
Bob A.,. yes post it, I think a lot of blogs are and also it is at Facebook too. I don't have the link there but I did see it.
I agree with all of you, this will not be liked by Obama so yipeee.
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 26, 2010 12:02 AM
