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April 22nd, 2015

Resurrection of an old one from 2007 today. The teddy bear is a reference to a story at the time.

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  1. Massa says:
    April 22, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    Idolatry, Author… without the o.

    LOVED the joke.

  2. stokes says:
    April 22, 2015 at 12:22 pm

    ’tis a good’un. That teddy bear incident was one of the stupidest examples of ignorance I’ve ever seen.

  3. knud says:
    April 22, 2015 at 12:24 pm

    Holy shit!!!! lol

  4. Naruki K. says:
    April 22, 2015 at 12:35 pm

    Zounds! If all our ancestors had emulated “the ultimate role model” Mo, the psychopathic warlord, the human race would be long extinct.

    Great cartoon, Author!

  5. Ron+Murphy says:
    April 22, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    Nice that Mo the teddy makes an appearance

  6. Ron+Murphy says:
    April 22, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    And, graphic evidence that Intercessory prayer does not work, or doesn’t work as one might intend: Penis Be Upon Him (PBUH).

  7. Max+T.+Furr says:
    April 22, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    Where’s a Burka when you need one? :O

  8. jean-françois+gauthier says:
    April 22, 2015 at 1:08 pm

    that endearing little teddy would make a nice recurring prop.

  9. Three-tigers says:
    April 22, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    Mo in a posing pouch, not exactly the greek ideal of manhood. I thought men were supposed to be triangluar, with wide shoulders and narrow hips. His triangle seems to be upside down! I agree burka or large bin bag needed.

  10. hotrats says:
    April 22, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    There probably isn’t room, but shouldn’t it be an IS flag on the posing pouch?

  11. sosusk says:
    April 22, 2015 at 2:22 pm

    Mo is such a cutie! His teddy proves that deep inside he has a soft spot, maybe he was trying to compensate it with all his conquering, slaughtering and hating.

  12. Shaughn says:
    April 22, 2015 at 2:24 pm

    Could it be that Mo has given his private parts inside the pouch a name? Like, ehrmm… this?

    http://www.jesusandmo.net/images/allah_script.jpg

  13. Greg says:
    April 22, 2015 at 2:58 pm

    I’d hit it…

  14. jerry+www says:
    April 22, 2015 at 3:12 pm

    Guilty of assault with a dead weapon?

  15. R.+E.+Moran says:
    April 22, 2015 at 6:10 pm

    Wow, that’s harsh. I like the IS posing pouch comment. 🙂

  16. Author says:
    April 22, 2015 at 6:11 pm

    Thank you, Massa. Fixed it.

  17. smee says:
    April 22, 2015 at 6:52 pm

    It’s difficult to make out what it says on the front of his thong; My eyesight isn’t so good these days. My wife thinks it says “girl bait” is that correct?

  18. Nassar+Ben+Houdja says:
    April 22, 2015 at 7:06 pm

    The profit, “police be upon him”
    Is worshiped by the violent and dim
    His name spewed every direction
    Like a social disease or infection
    Islam, sucessor to original sin.

  19. 3Dragonflies says:
    April 22, 2015 at 7:28 pm

    Great laugh for the morning! My hubby read-albeit at a slower rate-and his mouth turned up into a grin and he chuckled, too. Keep ’em coming!

  20. oldebabe says:
    April 22, 2015 at 7:48 pm

    Ha-ha-ha-ha!

    Author, you’ve done it again.

  21. Walter says:
    April 22, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    Just be glad that the cartoon image playing the part of Mo is only a body double.

  22. JohnM says:
    April 22, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    Dead right, Walter. Lucky indeed for Author (pbuh) that there’s no Islamist opprobrium attached to illustrations of body doubles. And lucky that every Muslim knows the difference, too, when they see such pictures. By-the-by, how in fact do they do that? After all, as good Muslims, they will never have gazed upon a bona-fide image of the real thing.

  23. Darwin Harmless says:
    April 23, 2015 at 1:05 am

    Great clarification of the motives behind this incident, Author. The story that originally inspired this cartoon was surely a low point in Islamic illogic and stupidity, turning the whole world against Muslim countries in general and the Sudan in particular. Hard to imagine what it did to any potential tourist business and international trade. If they were intentionally trying to damage their country in the eyes of the world, they could hardly have done more. This is something I really appreciate.

    Nassar, I think you are finally hitting your stride. Still no trace of rhythm, but great content. 🙂

  24. Mary2 says:
    April 23, 2015 at 8:46 am

    The commenters are correct: Mo should be wearing a burka in case his body should drive all us women to lust. Nope. Didn’t work for me.

  25. Sinnataggen says:
    April 23, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    Brilliant one, this. Congratulations, Author! Your cartoon reminds us that whatever the rationale behind iconoclasm (fear of idolatry etc.) the logic that drives today’s homicidal zealots to act out their barbarous, bloodthirsty fantasies reflects profound intellectual insecurity: inability to examine notions like honour, respect, criticism and mockery. The logic of monotheism is inescapable, regardless of whether you believe in God. Being human we are necessarily imperfect; therefore, none of us is beyond criticism, satire and so on. If Mohammed was a human (all the way down to his little thingy), this principle must also apply to him. To hold otherwise is to treat him as divine and therefore an act of idolatry by anyone who professes monotheistic belief.

  26. wnanig says:
    April 23, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    Well, if that image of Mo does not inspire idolatry, I don’t know what will…

    Despite all newspaper articles being written in the wake of recent events, I don’t think I have really seen anyone stating (whether the obvious or not) that while the methods may differ, forbidding images of the prophet and satire share a common goal – to counteract human megalomania, turning human beings into God. That satirists were killed for following the intentions behind the rule they were breaking. And by the way – what better way to turn yourself into God than to assign yourself the right to decide who lives or dies.

    There is a reason why it is necessary to constantly hold up a mirror to humanity, why rules of division of power are written into constitutions, why critical review by the press and inspections of companies by authorities are needed, why there are rules for presidents not to stay in office too long (and not just switch back and forth with the prime minister). We humans are all too prone to develop megalomania. Add to that making not losing face your top priority and the road to hell is paved.

    I have the utmost respect for Mo to have the courage to display this important point so graphically.

  27. nothere says:
    April 23, 2015 at 10:13 pm

    If I ever decided to get a dog, I’d name him “Mo”.

  28. hotrats says:
    April 23, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    Looking again with my spectacles on, it seems to say ‘I (heart) IS’, so shut my mouth.

  29. Chiefy says:
    April 24, 2015 at 6:27 am

    Not “IS,” hotrats. It looks to me like the Arabic for “Allah.” Unless my eyes deceive me, which they have been known to do.

  30. Mary2 says:
    April 24, 2015 at 9:13 am

    Some of you lot seem to be spending faaaar too much time examining Mo’s crotch. Not sure if that says more about you or the banning of pictorial depictions.

  31. EricF says:
    April 25, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    Gaaaah! Once seen cannot be unseen. I am forever scarred.

  32. Mark S. says:
    April 26, 2015 at 5:14 am

    DH: I did not need this event to know that Sudan is a bad choice for tourism. As for international trade, the businesses already know what kind of oppressive government they are dealing with. Any hoo-ha over this teddy bear is strictly small time stuff…

  33. white+squirrel says:
    April 26, 2015 at 4:59 pm

    would Mo have a teddy bear ?- it is a representation of a living thing after all
    maybe Mo is revealing his ‘deviant fetish’
    or maybe the teddy bear is for sale and Mo is trying to flog it on the internet

  34. white+squirrel says:
    April 26, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    Given the stated homophobic rules of Islam
    panel 3 prompts the question
    should male children be called ‘Muhammed’ – as they might grow up to be gay?

  35. two cents' worth says:
    April 28, 2015 at 7:37 pm

    For a cartoon on how some of Mohammad’s followers feel about those who depict him, see http://www.gocomics.com/matt-bors/2015/04/28

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