On the other hand, one cannot expect the West to suddenly give Islam a wide berth and think twice about everything to make sure we don't piss the muslims off.
And yes, I do believe most Western core values (equality, democracy, freedom of speech) are superior to some other cultures where these values are not or less appreciated. No one should expect us westerners to just cave in and treat Islam with silk gloves.
I can understand that a devout muslim would be really offended by the prophet being depicted in a political cartoon, but we westerners ridicule eveything in those cartoons. Should we apply a double standard just to spare the muslims?
And on a related note, the muslim world is hypocritcal as fuck when it comes to "offensive behaviour". I mean seriously. Somewhere in Denmark a cartoon is printed and what is the response? Worldwide protests, riots, clamouring for death of the authors, bounties on heads and last but not least, some Islamic cartoonists took it upon themselves to retaliate. Most of them ridiculing the Jews and the Holocaust, which apart from having fuck all to do with it, is imo just as offensive if not more offensive than drawing Muhammad.
So what, "we" can't even lift a finger and when we as much as look dirty in their direction, we have to undergo a flood of hatemail? Muslim women want to be able to wear a 2-person camping tent in the west and when they are denied they are yelling "opression". But if a western woman got off the plane in Teheran wearing a bikini she's disrespecting the culture, asking to get raped and prolly end up stoned. Real fresh there.
