bono_212
Blue Crack Distributor
i guess that is the problem - people with no historical, cultural or emotional connection to the magazine are just discovering it now and making judgements via the internet... i find it insulting that people would think that France would hold a "reactionary far right rag" so dear, and miss the point completely, sorry
but yeah, i understand vlad is normally pretty on the ball with stuff, but i guess this is very "French" and i understand that i would have no clue about publications in many other countries, so i get that he was just inquisitive and maybe wasn't aware of the context of the cartoons he posted...
It's hard to have a decent conversation when your first reaction is to lash out, just in case, though. Vlad really only seemed to be asking for clarification. How are we supposed to have a cultural connection to something we're not culturally connected to? Vlad asked for clarification, you jumped down his throat, it's pretty simple.
I didn't recognize the name at first but once I was reminded that they were the ones who received threats a few years ago, yes. I'm far from a study on them but my understanding of them is apparently far different from Mama Cass's, as everything I've heard about them before this and now after this tragedy has made me think they're racist and xenophobic.
The best description I saw of Charlie Hebdo was "a bunch of white guys punching down."
I didn't recognize the name, but I knew it had to be the same publication, almost immediately. At the time of the original threats, I remember they were being referred to the same as you're describing now. The only thing was, and still is, that I have no idea who to believe on that particular thought-process because I'm not from France and I'm not familiar, so I'm still just sitting over here really upset that someone would do such a thing in the first place.
And I totally understand that you're trying to bring some light to some topics of this conversation, and I appreciate that.