'B.C.' cartoon seen as slur of Islam (Hamas Kiss-butt/Wahhabi Lobby Alert)

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | November 22, 2003 | WorldNetDaily.com

[Jacob Kell]

The Council on American-Islamic Relations once again is demanding an apology for an alleged slur of Muslims, this time asserting a veteran cartoonist has cryptically defamed Islam.

The Washington, D.C.-based group sent out a dispatch to its e-mail list after a "B.C." cartoon last week by Johnny Hart was publicly questioned on a Washington Post Web chat page.

The cartoon shows a caveman entering an outhouse at night, and then saying, from inside, "Is it just me, or does it stink in here?"

[Pern]

So Islam has a patent on the crescent moon logo?

Some people will see what they want to see, I guess.

[buffyt]

I can't find a copy of that BC cartoon, does anyone have a link to it?

[dixiechick2000]

[dixiechick2000]

See post #4.

[T'wit]

Check the "full article" link just above -- there is at least a small version of the cartoon. Which is perfectly harmless.

[Alter Kaker]

Cartoonist should to apologize for printing cartoon that is not funny. But this is insult to Muslims? Now this is funny.

[Moose4]

They won't condemn people that kill 3000 innocents, but they'll jump down Hart's throat over a comic that's not even very funny. Idiots.

}:-)4

[pgkdan]

You're right, it is perfectly harmless. I guess the islamofascists know they're full of sh*t...makes them a little toucjy.

[Congressman Billybob]

Let's see. The twisted interpretation of this Johnny Hart work is that Muslims are cavemen whose homes smell bad. I don't see it, but in any charge of defamation, truth IS a defense.

The whole flap reminds be of a shaggy dog story. Others can put all the shag back on the dog. The punchline is, "If the foo sh*ts, wear it." Dunno why that comes to mind in the midst of this particular subject. LOL.

Congressman Billybob

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[DuncanWaring]

"A guilty conscience needs no accuser."

[Welsh Rabbit]

It seems the crescent moon on outhouses was an invention of cartoonists of yore: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_382.html

[T'wit]

>> I guess the islamofascists know they're full of

I got a laugh earlier when someone referred to being in "Deep Shiite."

[Cicero]

Oddly enough, outhouses were actually built with crescent moon shaped holes in their doors from time immemorial. I don't know what the origin of this design is, but it didn't start with B.C.

[gitmo]

The Post interviewed a number of analysts who believed Hart's outhouse strip was an intentional defamation of Islam.

Marshall Blonsky, professor of semiotics at the New School in New York, said for one thing, people don't slam outhouse doors.

Now that is funny!

[Astronaut]

We wouldn't want to offend any of the peace-loving practitioners of the Religion of Peace, would we?

[You Gotta Be Kidding Me]

Islamofacist: "I resemble that remark!!!

[Lunatic Fringe]

THIS CARTOON IS OUTRAGEOUS! This is an OBVIOUS slam of Muslims- anyone can see that!

[88keys]

It's a very peculiar "cartoon", isn't it?! It's not what you'd call "funny", and the "slam" panel would make more sense if the door had been open in the first panel...not to mention Johnny Hart is known to often address "religious ideas" in his B.C. strip...so what to make of it?!

In my opinion, I happen to agree with the CAIR interpretation of his intent, but sadly for them, "reading between the lines" is not actionable, and Mr. Hart certainly has plausible deniability here...the ambiguity of the cartoon is the beauty of it, and the "foo" comment is exactly right on, LOL!

[Miss Marple]

Oh, for goodness sake. Look at what I pulled up on Google:

And that's just on the first PAGE when you type in "outhouse" under "Image search."

I cannot believe that someone has been in this country as long as that CAIR jerk has and does not know this is the traditional way outhouse doors were ventilated!!! Hart should sue CAIR for harassment!