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Friday, January 09, 2015

Cartoons and cartoonists up in arms...

...and armed with pens.

Following this second attack at the Charlie Hebdo offices, many editorial cartoonists have paid respects to the magazine and freedom of speech, freedom of expression. You can see some of their cartoons on the topic at The Week. In the cartoon below David Fitzsimmons also gives a nod to Ann Telnaes.
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image: cartoon by David Fitzsimmons
David Fitzsimmons, The Week
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Ann Telnaes is a well-respected cartoonist. Her response to the Hebdo attack is this.
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image: cartoon by Ann Telnaes
Ann Telnaes
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In the first attack on Hebdo in November, 2011, the offices were fire-bombed. This was their response to that attack. The text translates to 'Love: stronger than hate'.
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image: Charlie Hebdo cover, November 8, 2011
November 8, 2011, issue, Charlie Hebdo
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An article in The Globe and Mail asks What is Charlie Hebdo and why was it a target? and quotes former editor Stéphane Charbonnier:
No one is forced to read us. Charlie Hebdo is sold in stores, we do not post our content on our website. To read us is a voluntary act. We are not imposing it on anyone...

-- Marge



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