In yet another case of a racist asshole hiding behind "freedom of speech", lars vilks of denmark was holding a "freedom of speech" cafe night in that country when it was attacked by religious zealots, shooting into the building and killing one.
As I've said before, nothing could justify such a stupid action, but it should also be understood that this shit doesn't happen in a vacuum. lars vilks has portrayed the prophet Muhammed as a dog, and has said he would have attended a rally put on by the kkk if they had invited him. It bears repeating that he didn't deserve to be shot for this, but it certainly gives this action a different context. He's a prick who didn't need to be shot for his shitheadedness.
As I've said before, nothing could justify such a stupid action, but it should also be understood that this shit doesn't happen in a vacuum. lars vilks has portrayed the prophet Muhammed as a dog, and has said he would have attended a rally put on by the kkk if they had invited him. It bears repeating that he didn't deserve to be shot for this, but it certainly gives this action a different context. He's a prick who didn't need to be shot for his shitheadedness.
Lars Vilks defends decision to join Geller’s hate fest: “If the Ku Klux Klan had invited me, I would have gone”
Your right to draw anything you want, anyway you want it, without fear of violence is a right that must be protected, even if it is offensive.
But should you draw Prophet Mohammed as a dog and then join the hate group SION for an anti-Muslim hate-bash to commemorate 9/11? I believe that says something about where you are coming from in regards to Muslims, and it is not good, but hey I guess Lars so hates the Muslim community now that he would be willing to accept an invitation from the KKK if it was about bashing Muslims.
Lars Vilks defends decision to join Geller’s hate fest
Swedish artist Lars Vilks has defended his decision to speak at an anti-Islamic conference in New York on September 11th, claiming he would also accept an invitation from the Ku Klux Klan.
Vilks, the Swedish artist who enraged Muslim groups with his depictions of the Prophet Muhammad as a dog, agreed earlier this month to speak at a conference organized by the anti-Muslim group Stop Islamization of Nations (SION).
Last week, however, an art gallery in northern Sweden booted him from a planned group exhibition because of his decision to accept the SION invitation. Several of the other participating artists pulled out in solidarity with Vilks, stirring up a debate in Sweden this week about artistic freedom and Islamophobia. The art exhibition, which was due to open on September 30th, has since been cancelled.
In a lengthy interview published in the Aftonbladet newspaper on Thursday, Vilks defended his decision to speak at the SION event. “If the Ku Klux Klan had invited me, I would have gone,” he told the paper.
