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PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Six teenagers go on trial behind closed doors on Monday, accused of involvement in the beheading of French history teacher Samuel Paty by a suspected Islamist in 2020 in an attack that struck at the heart of the country's secular values.

The teacher had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of expression, angering a number of Muslim parents. Muslims believe that any depiction of the Prophet is blasphemous.

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[-] ByGourou@sh.itjust.works 18 points 8 months ago

This is a thing in France, we have caricatures for everything. Muhammed isn't an exception, and shouldn't be. It's not islamophobia. This was a freedom of expression class too, it should be talking about controversial topics.

[-] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago

A forum moderator used to post the Charlie Hebdo caricatures when I used to use a very specific Linux distributions. I never said anything about it but my first thought is that is an extremely RACIST way to draw an Arab. Though I am interested in what you are saying. Could you give me examples of controversial caricatures involving other religious minorities or even some of French people to try to grasp the idea?

[-] ByGourou@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Charlie Hebdo is a really good exemple. It has caricature of literally everything. From celebrity to religion to politic and whatever politically incorrect joke you can think of. It may looks islamophobic, but it's against everyone. I wouldn't be surprised if they did caticature of people making caricature, some certainly did. The difference is that some take it well and adapt to this French humor, and some don't. (I don't mean this as an issue with Islam, it's an issue with extremistd that would behead a teacher).
I personnaly dislike this humor and art style, but it should exist.

Btw, hebdo in Charlie hebdo means every week, since 1970, so they had to time to offend everyone.

https://i0.wp.com/www.contrepoints.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Charlie-Hebdo-aux-chiottes-toutes-les-religions-Credit-Mona-Eberhardt-Creative-Commons.jpg

[-] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I guess South Park is the American version? Thank you for the explanation.

I am also curious if anything news worthy came from this specific comic (with the three toilet paper rolls).

[-] ByGourou@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes exactly. And South Park is popular in France too.

I searched Charlie hebdo religion and took the first one so I don't know, but they have hundreds of similar comic, I don't think it had anything special.
But no one can critic Charlie Hebdo since the 2012 attack

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