Why is it okay to print shitty zero-value cartoons that are anti-Muslim[1] but not print shitty zero-value cartoons that are anti-Jew or anti-other-minority?
[1] and these cartoons are anti-Muslim, pushing ignorance and bigotry.
[1] and these cartoons are anti-Muslim, pushing ignorance and bigotry.
Source : Am french, and actually read the Charlie Hebdo. You can also check here, for example : http://qz.com/322550/charlie-hebdo-has-had-more-legal-run-in...
That's only one example for sure, and things may have been a bit different after Philippe Val left, but I don't think it's fair to say that Charlie was even-handed in the way it targeted its gushes of vitriol, and even less so that they were principled champions of freedom of speech. Like most French people across the whole political spectrum, they were stauch supporters of speech-they-agree-with.
None of this detracts from the horror of what has happened of course. I just thought I would mention that the popular "uncompromising beacon of freedom" narrative might be a bit too simplistic.
http://www.tuxboard.com/photos/2012/09/Charlie-Hebdo-Intouch...
They drew many anti-catholic pictures, too. They never especially attacked muslims more than other communities.