I was pleased recently to read that regressive left of the PEN community have for the most part thought better of their despicable behaviour last year. As Salman Rushdie said at the time: “when someone says ‘I believe in freedom of speech, but …’ I stop listening.
Hard to believe a year has passed already. Thanks for the reminder, Author. We will always be Charlie Hebdo. I wish I had something witty to say about that, but wit deserts me on this occasion. I just feel sad.
Jesus & Mo (the characters) are absurd, blinkered, and oddly very sweet. J&M (the cartoon) is brilliant: sharp, delicious, irresistible. Salman Rushdie
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Jesus and Mo make the world a better place, bless their little hearts. Ophelia Benson
In a world defined by outrage and offence and liberal spinelessness, Jesus and Mo is a treasure, whose value we should never fail to recognize. Read them. Laugh. And think. Kenan Malik
The brilliant, celebrated, freaking hilarious atheist comic strip ... Greta Christina
...rays of sanity in a befuddled world. Keri Hulme
The liveliest depictions of Muhammad currently available... Malise Ruthven
J & Mo is the funniest and most consistently thought-provoking cartoon strip on the Net. In a saner world, it would run in a major newspaper. Nelson Jones, Heresy Corner
Consistently amusing, frequently thought-provoking and often heart-warming. New Humanist
Jesus & Mo is one of the most wonderful things on the internet.. JT Eberhard
Wittily captures much of the absurdity of religious apologetics. Mano Singham
I love jesusandmo.net cartoons - witty and sharp! Katha Pollitt
Often hilarious, frequently wry, these cartoons do what all the best cartoons do: they tell the truth through humour. Terry Sanderson, NSS President
...a wonderfully acid British cartoonist... Nick Cohen
I love the scrappy mockery of Jesus and Mo. Freedom of speech
includes the freedom to mock any person, any thing, any activity, and
any belief -- and J&M stands up for this unflinchingly Richard Stallman
...empowering, important and deeply progressive, not to mention hilarious... Council of Ex-Muslims
December 7, 2007
Moi aussi.
Toujours.
Oui, moi aussi.
I read, “Onus Rests on” Charlie Hebdo.
Interestingly (and unfortunately), that was the sentiment of many “progressives”.
“Regressives” I’m sure you mean, Nakul.
I was pleased recently to read that regressive left of the PEN community have for the most part thought better of their despicable behaviour last year. As Salman Rushdie said at the time: “when someone says ‘I believe in freedom of speech, but …’ I stop listening.
Je reste Charlie!
It would also be nice if the media stopped referring to Islamist nut-jobs as ‘radicals’. What they are is exactly the opposite – reactionaries.
Today it is one year ago… For this occasion, in my new cartoon, I take off my hijab ! see https://ayahijabcartoon.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/charlie-hebdo/
“We remain Charlie Hebdo.” We, oui!
Toujours nous restons Charlie Hebdo.
How very nice, you say
That you intend to stay
What you continue to do
Indicates you don’t have a clue
State your case, don’t constantly bray.
Aya+Hijab+Cartoon, nice one.
Hard to believe a year has passed already. Thanks for the reminder, Author. We will always be Charlie Hebdo. I wish I had something witty to say about that, but wit deserts me on this occasion. I just feel sad.
Well said, Hotrods… I’m getting fed up of making the same point..
Je crache dans le visage de tous les terroristes, en particulier ceux qui sont motivés par la religion.