There is a new movie on Netflix named "First temptation of Christ", which is a parody of the life of Jesus, where he's depicted as a homosexual.
Satire, even satire of religious figures, falls under the principles of free speech. There are no subjects too sacred for free speech. That's not really the problem. It may be deeply offensive to most Christians, but personal offense, even offense against deeply held religious beliefs, still falls under the protections of free speech.
Except... imagine if the movie were about Muhammad instead of Jesus. Depicting Muhammad as a homosexual, and being overall a parody of him.
Even disregarding the ensuing death threats and probable terrorist attacks, I'm pretty certain that the reaction by the regressive left would be rather different than with the parody of Jesus. I'm pretty certain that there would be a complete shitstorm about it, and demands for the movie to be banned and removed, and for the creators and publishers to face consequences.
Not all religions, and not all religious figures, are equal in the eyes of the regressive left and Political Correctness. Some religions are more protected than others. Satire of some religions will cause a million times more outrage than others, by the moral crusaders of the regressive left.
This is not equality. Either all satire of all religions should be equally acceptable, or none of it should. Obviously it should all be acceptable, but even if it weren't, at least be consistent: Don't give some religions special protections and others less protections. Treat everybody equally. Same rules for everybody, no special protections to some groups over others. Especially not to some religions over others.
Satire, even satire of religious figures, falls under the principles of free speech. There are no subjects too sacred for free speech. That's not really the problem. It may be deeply offensive to most Christians, but personal offense, even offense against deeply held religious beliefs, still falls under the protections of free speech.
Except... imagine if the movie were about Muhammad instead of Jesus. Depicting Muhammad as a homosexual, and being overall a parody of him.
Even disregarding the ensuing death threats and probable terrorist attacks, I'm pretty certain that the reaction by the regressive left would be rather different than with the parody of Jesus. I'm pretty certain that there would be a complete shitstorm about it, and demands for the movie to be banned and removed, and for the creators and publishers to face consequences.
Not all religions, and not all religious figures, are equal in the eyes of the regressive left and Political Correctness. Some religions are more protected than others. Satire of some religions will cause a million times more outrage than others, by the moral crusaders of the regressive left.
This is not equality. Either all satire of all religions should be equally acceptable, or none of it should. Obviously it should all be acceptable, but even if it weren't, at least be consistent: Don't give some religions special protections and others less protections. Treat everybody equally. Same rules for everybody, no special protections to some groups over others. Especially not to some religions over others.
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