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Mo’ ‘toons: A High School textbook in Norway has incorrectly asserted that the Danish Motoon published by a Norwegian newspaper included one of the Islamic prophet sporting pig ears.  (In fact, the image in question wasn’t of Mo, but of a French farmer participating in a rural hog-calling competition; it was added to the package of ‘toons by Danish imamswho wanted to make sure to get a rise out of their more excitable co-religionists.) The textbook  publisher has withdrawn it and offered an apology, but now the newspaper publisher is worried that the false information will put him and his family at risk.

See? If Norway had such a thing as thought cops and courts, those apt to get all hot and bothered at the sight of Motoons and the info contained in the text would have a socially acceptable venue in which to park their anger.

Posted by: scaramouche at 21:01 | link | comments

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