Comments on: Re-examining the Danish cartoon controversy

By: Col. Mustafa

Col. Mustafa — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:07:00 +0000

Ohh man, why did they do that for?

Thats just really silly and immature on the part of these imams; or thier son that get hold of the pic and said lets shade it out and put this in as well.

I mean atleast draw a separate pig caricature.

I would of drawn it for them if they just asked; it wouldn’t take too long.

By: sonia

sonia — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:58:24 +0000

i think that poor student editor bloke should be un-suspended.

By: Cinnamon

Cinnamon — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:47:23 +0000

Seems the origin of the ‘Mohammed as pig’ “cartoon” has been solved, at least there is a picture of a frenchman that looks remarkably like the photocopy that was part of the set.

http://www.fomi.nu/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=23829&highlight=#23829

By: Siddharth

Siddharth — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:47:57 +0000

MiraX rocks.

By: Jay Singh

Jay Singh — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 14:22:07 +0000

Yeah mirax – drink a few more glasses of wine and chill out.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 02:09:39 +0000

Hey guys, stop bickering. Mirax is def not a communalist, and I don’t see how reading her posts lead anyone to that conclusion. We’re all on the same side, so lets have a grown up discussion please instead of the mud-slinging that I see on other blogs.

By: mynewsbot

mynewsbot — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 01:54:06 +0000

Those fanatics are always pissed off on something or other .. do we care ? Maybe some people should grow up and get themselves out of 1600′s

By: El Cid

El Cid — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 21:54:27 +0000

????
I suggest you all smoke a spliff and chill out

By: mirax

mirax — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 21:19:45 +0000

If, unlike myself, you believe in the concept of â€œcollective guiltâ€ or â€œgroup responsibilityâ€, go ahead.

It was a joke, lighten up will you? But no, I do not buy into collective responsibility. Just as I do not buy into group identity, collective merit and so on. Say, the sort that frequently prefaces an individual opinion, you know the line that goes, “As Sikhs/Muslims/Hindus, we/I say and do this…”

Jay, gratuitous personal insults and venting your spleen on me says a fair bit about YOUR character, not mine. Calling me a communalist a million times does not make me one, so do fuck off.

By: Jay Singh

Jay Singh — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 14:45:16 +0000

Jai

Mirax is a Singapore chablis drinking soft communalist ‘straight talking’ self righteous preener – hey, I am an equal opportunity disser, look how fearless I am blah blah blah – so *yawn*

By: Jai

Jai — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 14:37:02 +0000

Mirax,

=>”You do know that when Sikhs next go on the rampage, I;ll stick my spurs in you guys too, right? ”

If, unlike myself, you believe in the concept of “collective guilt” or “group responsibility”, go ahead. Personally, I don’t believe in “sticking my spurs” into anyone unless they are either directly responsible for some malicious action or have explicitly stated that they support others involved in such behaviour.

Sunny and I have both repeatedly stated that we do not condone people “going on the rampage”, regardless of their ethnic or religious affiliation.

By: Vikrant

Vikrant — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:24:37 +0000

And anyways even if you didnt mean it. It looked that way. Have grace to accept it.

By: Vikrant

Vikrant — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 12:47:51 +0000

Well you did say that you silly (edited).

By: mirax

mirax — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 12:43:01 +0000

“for Tamils to get out of India is a big relief as if implying that North Indians are racist people.”

LOL! I NEVER wrote nor implied such a thing, you silly whinger. If anything I said that it was a relief to get away from other Tamils . It sure takes nothing, nothing at all for you to take ‘offence’ does it? Luckily you still have some time to grow up.

By: Vikrant

Vikrant — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 12:21:02 +0000

Clarification. I could have simplified it as Indian Singaporean. Let me assure you there was no racist intent.
Miraz is well.. so damn cocky. Well mirax comes up on other thread and says that for Tamils to get out of India is a big relief as if implying that North Indians are racist people. That was what i was playing at.

By: El Cid

El Cid — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:33:01 +0000

Rohin: Church of the fallen God. Tell me about it!! I’ve had it in the neck for days. West Ham, Spuds, Colchester United — they’ve all been laying into me. Multimedia pisstaking on a grand scale.
I’m still hoping to go to Madrid but it’s a bit scary. My faith though is unshaken.

By: Paul Figgis

Paul Figgis — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 08:59:17 +0000

I wae never racist, but i bloody well am now! I am racist and proud to be, if it means kicking out bastards like you who are threatening to kill people because of a few cartoons!

By: Rohin

Rohin — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 06:14:45 +0000

“Tamil Singaporean ” isn’t racist, but “how dare you count me in with a Tamil Singaporean” is closer. Why is it necessary to mention the fact you’re Tamil at that point? Anyway, if you’re not bothered, let’s forget it.

I don’t really understand what communalist means. People chuck it, apologist and fascist around so much they’ve lost all meaning.

By: mirax

mirax — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 06:07:01 +0000

Itâ€™s entirely irrelevant where anyone comes from and frankly I found it all a bit close to racism.

Really? I can’t for the life of me see what’s even vaguely racist in the term ‘tamil singaporean’! thanks for worrying but I am FAR, FAR more insulted by Sid calling me a communalist grievance monger. I may forgive but will not forget.

By: mirax

mirax — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 04:26:22 +0000

“Furthermore, if one has explicitly stated that one is not affiliated to Religion A, then itâ€™s not acceptable to repeatedly make throwaway negative comments about various aspects of the faithâ€™s adherents if, simultaneously, one would certainly not behave in a similar manner towards Religion B or its followers. ”

I get the impression that there is some sort of private dispute here. But as you say, Sunny himself let it go, so I will shut up. You do know that when Sikhs next go on the rampage, I;ll stick my spurs in you guys too, right?