Thursday, May 20, 2010

Everybody Draw Muhammad Day

That is what today is. The day everyone who wants to is suppose to draw a picture of The Pedophile Prophet Muhammad in protest over Comedy Central's decision to censor an episode of "South Park" that depicted Muhammad in a bear costume.
What started out as a cartoonist's call to action against censorship -- an open invitation to submit caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad -- has led to death threats, a court order to temporarily block parts of the website in Pakistan and a call for a boycott of Facebook to protest what Muslims believe is blasphemy.

"Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!" began last month as the brainchild of a Seattle-based cartoonist named Molly Norris, who was appalled by Comedy Central's decision to censor an episode of "South Park" that depicted Muhammad in a bear costume.

As a way to protest the network's decision -- which came after an Islamic extremist website warned of retaliation against the show's creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker -- Norris created a poster with likenesses of Muhammad as a domino, a teacup and a box of pasta.

She declared May 20 "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!" -- and her efforts quickly went viral, spawning several Facebook pages with thousands of followers dedicated to the event.

Read the full story here.
Now I cannot draw, so I offer to you some of the original 12 Muhammad caricatures:

















And now, all 12 at once:


I should be expecting my fatwa any day!

1 comment:

Gypsyboy said...

It's almost May 20 again. Is this Everybody Draw Mohammad Day meant to be an anual event?