Opus on Radical Muslims: The Cartoon too Dangerous to Show

August 28, 2007 · By Greg Farries

More silliness relating to Muslim fundamentalists and cartoons. This time newspapers are opting out even before anyone have a chance to get offended:

The Washington Post and several other newspapers around the country did not run Sunday’s installment of Berkeley Breathed’s “Opus,” in which the spiritual fad-seeking character Lola Granola appears in a headscarf and explains to her boyfriend, Steve, why she wants to become a radical Islamist.

See the cartoon here at Salon.com

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2 Responses to “Opus on Radical Muslims: The Cartoon too Dangerous to Show”

  1. Daimnation! on August 29th, 2007 11:22 am [#]

    to capture the imagination of Gemini voters and didn’t make the cut in several categories, including best ensemble performance in a comedy program… I guess there just weren’t enough converts amongst those doing the nominating. As for cartoons…(viaThePolitic.com). Mark C.

  2. BlogRunner: Opus Cartoon on October 30th, 2007 10:19 am [#]

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