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Muslims 'R' us, not them
Note that this cartooning (in the broad sense) was always done to "them" by others like "us," the West etc. It was never by them or for them. That's why the argument that they can't take a joke or that "everyone" is fair game for cartoonists doesn't apply. The late Edward Said noted in his book Orientalism that Western scrutiny of Arabs and Islam was always one-way and a form of control.
Note that this cartooning (in the broad sense) was always done to "them" by others like "us," the West etc. It was never by them or for them. That's why the argument that they can't take a joke or that "everyone" is fair game for cartoonists doesn't apply. The late Edward Said noted in his book Orientalism that Western scrutiny of Arabs and Islam was always one-way and a form of control.
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