http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...d=sec-religion
Quote:
Political cartoonists split on usefulness of 'Everybody Draw Muhammad Day'
By Michael Cavna
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, May 20, 2010
"Shock for shock's sake." "Choreographed punditry." And "wrong, childish and needlessly provocative."
That's what some critics think of Thursday's Facebook-ignited campaign titled "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day." But those aren't Islamic extremists speaking. Those are the words of pro-free-speech political cartoonists.
Some people might draw Muhammad on Thursday as part of a socially networked protest to caricature the Islamic prophet. Just don't expect most professional political cartoonists to join in.
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What do you guys think? Is it an excuse to stir up controversy, or do the cartoonists have a point that in a free country, you should be able to freely draw whatever you want?