"You and I know that Muslims have historically responded differently to these sorts of visual depictions than Christians and Jews do. The staff of Charlie Hebdo knew it, too; that's precisely why they chose the subject matter they did. It's no fun mocking someone who doesn't get mad, is it? And that's why I termed it "pulling the tiger's tail"."
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Date: 2015-01-08 09:55 pm (UTC)"You and I know that Muslims have historically responded differently to these sorts of visual depictions than Christians and Jews do. The staff of Charlie Hebdo knew it, too; that's precisely why they chose the subject matter they did. It's no fun mocking someone who doesn't get mad, is it? And that's why I termed it "pulling the tiger's tail"."