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DoubleTweet: Netanyahu, Obama and that little round bomb

Friday, April 10th, 2015

[ by Charles Cameron — an image and its likeness ]
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I know, it’s a day or two old, but Netanyahu / Obama is a ping-pong match with quite a bit of top spin to it, in which:

becomes this:

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And the bomb? It’s a cartoon bomb of the kind you’d see in one of MAD magazine’s old Spy vs Spy pages — or in the headgear of a certain religious figure disrespectfully portrayed by Jyllands-Posten.

Posted in blasphemy, Charles Cameron, comix, doubletweets, netanyahu, obama, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Not Paris, much nearer home

Sunday, January 18th, 2015

[ by Charles Cameron — religious satire USA, plus two Charlie Hebdo resources ]
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Jesus dinosaur detail 602

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I hadn’t realized that comic book satire had entered the religion vs science debate — foolish of me, it’s an obvious medium for the task:

jesus-and-darwin 602

And here for total impact is the full page of Jesus riding the dinosaur (detail above), text included:

jesusdinosaur large

I have to say, neither these nor the Charlie Hebdo and Jyllands-Posten cartoons disturb me personally — but in our discussions of free speech and blasphemy, I think the voices of those who may be offended deserve a hearing.

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Sources and Resources:

  • Popperfont, Did Jesus ride on a dinosaur?
  • Beliefnet, Jesus and Darwin fight
  • Daily Beast, 16 most ‘shocking’ Charlie Hebdo covers
  • Understanding Charlie Hebdo, Charlie Hebdo’s satire

    • Posted in America, Archaeology, blasphemy, Charles Cameron, christianity, comics, france, historiography, Islam, judaism, Religion, sacred, satire, science, scriptures, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

    Comparative safety: NSA and Burma

    Thursday, December 18th, 2014

    [ by Charles Cameron — clear proof that blasphemy is more provocative than ironic protest ]
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    It is apparently safer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation to put headphones on the US bald eagle as featured in the seal of the National Security Agency…

    SPEC DQ Buddha earphones

    … than it is for a Kiwi bar-keeper to put headphones on the Buddha while advertising an event at his bar in Rangoon, Burma.

    A little something to chew on.

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    It seems plausible that the Buddha, had he wished to wear headphones, would have chosen the noise-canceling kind.

    Posted in blasphemy, Buddhist, burma, Charles Cameron, Doublequotes, IC, surveillance, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

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