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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
They do target everyone, but they make a special point about Arabs and Muslims.
Because I like using extreme examples to make a point... It's like the Ku Klux Klan. They used to target Jews, Catholics, natives, and others, but they made a special point of being the most vicious against Africa Americans. On the same subject, the KKK and other white supremacist groups used satirical images to ridicule black people in the past. Being satire shouldn't be a free pass.
This is not directed to you as I understand your point is simply about protecting freedom of speech and not about morally accepting what is actually being said (you even said that people should use their freedom of speech to counter it); but I do find it troubling that for many Charlie Hebdo's hate messages seem beyond criticism because they are protected by freedom of speech.
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To be fair various people have also made a special point of targeting the journalists in the name of Islam. You can sat they spent x amount of effort dealing with Islam vs other religions. However the simple reason for that was that they were told to stop portraying Islamic figures under threat of violence. The motivations did not appear to be islamophobia.
The way to deal with idiots like Charlie Hebdo is to just ignore them. Publications like that thrive on press and attention.