ultimately those cartoons were conjured simply to stir up controversy under the guise of making a "political point". my point is, is that regardless of freeom of speech, it was an unnecesary act, which only served to shit on millions of devout (peaceful) muslims who are just going about their daily lives like you and i. no one is trying to limit your freedom of speech / expression, it's simply a case of "say what the fuck you want... but fuck man, was it really necessary to shit on the God i love in that way? did you seriously need to do that, knowing that it would really hurt me in doing so?". It's a lack of respect man. For a multicultural society to be successful this respect needs to go both ways. Muslims in western countries havent demanded anything or contributed to anything that has hindered the progressiveness of Western countries. If I am wrong then let me know. But as far as I know, they are quiet people, are law abiding, contribute to the economy like any other person, and are (surprise surprise), normal people who are going about their daily lives. But instead people like Masta are convinced these "ninjas" (real classy), are on a pursuit to destroy his way of life, compromise his safety, and "reduce his living standards". based on what? they're desire to wear a head scarf?
it's this lack of respect for different peoples cultures which makes me sick.
Ehh you're taking the opposite extreme which is as far from truth as saying that muslims are blowing everything around them. Some probably do while some are not. Because a God loving peaceful man would like to kill others for "offending their God", right?
And I'm not talking about cartoons (If I had to I don't watch south park but since they shit on anyone and everything I also don't know why Muhammad should be any different - it was a cheap joke).
Like Duke and Carmi already mentioned numerous times - I'm just against special treatment for them. Respect is respect. I don't think that they deserve more respect than others just because it's easier to enrage them. They are already taking advantage of their possibilities and are trying to force their laws. There's a special treatment for them.
And I'm not talking about head scarfs wtf? I'm talking about this:
In some cases it's just not okay to wear this. And it's very troublesome at times. At times you can't tell them that they have to take it off because "you're a racist".
It's okay if they're getting their respect as much as anyone else but point is that it's not enough for them.
It's getting harder and harder not to insult them because everyone is protecting them from a direct confrontation with the rest of the non-muslim world.
I'm usually the one defending religious people. I feel like everyone can have their beliefs whatever they are. That is unless you force any of them on others. You have to adjust to the society, religion should not negatively affect others around you. I believe it should remain in the spiritual part of yourself and that's it. Forcing any religious whereabouts outside is silly and illogical (imo) but most of all in many cases it just does nothing good to others. It just causes trouble. It's even worse with religion-based laws. That is wrong. It's hard to picture something more terrifying than an illogical law in a civilized country.
If I believed in a magic fairy I wouldn't call all tv stations showing cartoons that they insult my beliefs. I should either turn the tv off or chill and adjust. Not everyone will respect my belief. Since Islam is way more popular the only difference is that more people are aware of their whereabouts. Still it's unbelievably silly that others have to adjust to them instead.
There's a line between what is okay and what is not okay.
In my culture a man offending or hurting a woman would get hurt. I could kick someone's ass because he offended a woman and I wouldn't get charged.
Muslims tend to offend their women if they don't obey them. There's violence included. Can I go abroad and insult (not even punch) all muslims who punch their wifes and then say that it's a part of my culture? And it's more logical and probably better for the society. If not then why? Would a muslim sue me instead?