> "...real satire of Islam can't be done without significant risk of violent reprisal..." Thought experiment: Can the same really be done for (say) Judaism wit

> "...real satire of Islam can't be done without significant risk of violent reprisal..." Thought experiment: Can the same really be done for (say) Judaism without fear of being labelled anti-semite, losing your job, or worse? Could they have done it for Christianity and shown it in Bible-belt? (Maybe they already have and I don't know about it). Also, there's a sense of 'no true scotsman' about your comment where you state no 'real' satire is possible. As though it only counts if there's 'significant risk of violent reprisal'. from: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/09/solidarity-charlie-hebdo-cartoons/ https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/09/solidarity-cha... "When we originally discussed publishing this article to make these points, our intention was to commission two or three cartoonists to create cartoons that mock Judaism and malign sacred figures to Jews the way Charlie Hebdo did to Muslims. But that idea was thwarted by the fact that no mainstream western cartoonist would dare put their name on an anti-Jewish cartoon, even if done for satire purposes, because doing so would instantly and permanently destroy their career, at least. Anti-Islam and anti-Muslim commentary (and cartoons) are a dime a dozen in western media outlets; the taboo that is at least as strong, if not more so, are anti-Jewish images and words." This would suggest that there is plenty of commentary that does not result in reprisals.