"You owe me an apology."
Posted on 01/08/2015 9:47:52 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The Associated Press removed a photo of an art piece called "Piss Christ" from its website Wednesday after a journalist pointed out the company's double standard. AP has refused to publish the Charlie Hebdo cartoons mocking Muhammad that led to Hebdo's murder due to its policy of not publishing "deliberately provocative images."
French magazine Charlie Hebdo's September cover is seen in this image. (Photo: Twitter)French magazine Charlie Hebdo's September cover is seen in this image.
In a Wednesday interview with The Daily Beast, an AP spokesperson explained why the company did not publish, or cropped, images of Charlie Hebdo cartoons.
"It's been our policy for years that we refrain from moving deliberately provocative images," the spokesman said.
Later that day, Timothy Carney of The Washington Examiner pointed out the double standard by noting that AP had a photo of "Piss Christ," an Andres Serrano art photo from 1989 that was offensive to many Christians and deliberately provocative. (The artist placed a crucifix in a jar, filled the jar with his own urine and took a photo of it.)
Carney included a screenshot from the AP website showing that one could still purchase a photo of Serrano's work.
Around the time Carney published, AP pulled the image of "Piss Christ." The link was replaced with a page that now says, "Oops! This image is not part of your portfolio. Please contact customer support."
In an interview with Politico after the photo was removed, an AP spokesperson explained that AP has continued to revise and review its policies since 1989, the year that the photo of "Piss Christ" was taken.
"It's been our policy for years that we refrain from moving deliberately provocative images. It is fair to say we have revised and reviewed our policies since 1989," the spokesperson said.
Hebdo was murdered, along with 11 other people, in a Wednesday terrorist attack at the offices of the satirical newspaper where Hebdo worked. Hebdo was frequently accused of mocking Islam with his caricatures of Muhammad.
Serrano's work was also highly controversial. The piece was once vandalized, and the artist and gallery owners had received death threats.
But they still have the one of Mother Mary covered in elephant dung.
So no one ever mentioned that about the 1987 photograph before yesterday? I doubt that.
Summary: Hypocrites and ultra-cowards
They’re like child abusers or wild animals . . .they abuse and feed only on those who can’t (or won’t) fight back
LOL, too late idiots
oh, so maybe journalists are now going to point out the other 9 million double standards against Christian in our culture now?
The AP has no standards.
At all.
They couldn’t see the hypocrisy themselves?
Doubtful.
More likely they didn’t care.
They did not take it down because it was offensive. They knew it was offensive years ago and kept it up precisely because it was offensive and thus, newsworthy in their twisted view. They took it down to avoid charges of hypocrisy. That is the only reason they took it down. I wish they would have left it up as a reminder that they are hypocritical cowards.
Glenn Beck once tried to sell “Obama in Pee Pee” on Ebay to point out this kind of hypocrisy. For the record, it was actually in beer.
Copy editing correction needed here. "Charlie Hebdo" is not a journalist nor a cartoonist. It's not a person. It's the name of the magazine.
CH editor "Charb" (Stéphane Charbonnier) and a number of cartoonists (including Jean "Cabu" Cabut, a cartoonist who was reportedly called out by name and gunned down) --- were among the 12 murdered.
They could have added a Piss Mohammad to be fair
Administration Propagandists:If we had no double standard, we’d have no standards at all!
It isn’t a matter of hypocrisy, but one of cowardice. In a way, this is a testament to the civilizing strength and influence of Christianity. The filth of the world can do what it wants to defile Christ in the minds of leftist mutts, and we don’t go around in a violent fit of murder. Why, because Christianity is what has handed them civilization with free speech. Western civilization has gotten nothing from Muslims but fear.
They took it down because of cowardice. It never occurred to them before when it was just offensive material against Christians. The only reason they’re concerned about a “double standard” is because they’re too scared to put up something mocking Islam. This comes first, therefore exposing, as you point out, the secondary issue of hypocrisy!
In some ways this emphasizes what pathetic creatures they are.
There is no right to not be offended. The issue here is that freedom of speech is being suppressed by further “censoring” from AP. Rather, the cowardly media should be publishing any cartoons they wish and stop adding to dhimmitude’s pull.
I have the right to offend, you have the right to be offended, I have the right to be offended at your offense!!
ain’t it grand??
:)
I am offended that you are offended about the right to be offended for your offense. But of course that is in itself offensive.
I denounce myself.
"You owe me an apology."
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