Charlie Hebdo Essay

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Located in France, Paris, Charlie Hebdo, (French for Charlie Weekly), is a French satirical weekly magazine that includes cartoons, polemics, jokes, and reports. The magazine is known for “humorous depictions” of famous incidents, figures, deities. Dating back to 1970’s Charlie Hebdo has taken part of a practice of political satire in France. Stéphane Charbonnier, an editor who was killed by the gunmen, described the weekly magazine as left-wing, secular, and atheist. The magazine is best known for publishing cartoons mocking religion and religious extremism. Charlie Hebdo is popularly known for publishing articles pertaining to extreme right of the political system (in particular, the French nationalist National Front party), as well as religion (focusing more on the more popular religions, Catholicism, Islam, Judaism). According …show more content…

They printed numerous cartoons which were anti racism/xenophobia; that mocked and satirized the far right as bigots and racists. As long time reader and Frenchman, Olivier Tonneau pointed out in his excellent article, The National Front and the Le Pen family were in fact their primary targets above all others. Next came bosses, politicians and the corrupt. Finally they opposed organized religion. ALL organized religion. They didn't hate or abuse or target any one group or religion. They did however mock ALL systems and organizations and individuals of power - from political to religious to everything in between. They were satirists, and all people, systems and organizations should be open to criticism and mockery (so long as it sticks within the laws of the land). They were democratic in their ridicule and satirization. No one was exempt. To do otherwise would have been the hypocritical. Equal rights also means equal treatment.” ("Charlie Hebdo: They're Not Racist Just Because You're Offended." The Huffington Post UK. Ed. Lliana Bird. 15 Mar. 2015. Web. 10 Mar.

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