French satire magazine Charlie Hebdo mocks Queen, Meghan and George Floyd

[Tomoreno]

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has sparked fresh outrage with a cartoon showing the Queen kneeling on Meghan Markle's neck in a disturbing recreation of George Floyd's death.

The controversial publication used the caricature on the cover of this week's issue with a headline that says "Why Meghan left Buckingham...." and her replying "because I couldn't breathe anymore" when translated into English.

The comment about being unable to breathe is a direct reference to Mr Floyd's death in the US last year, when a police officer knelt on his neck for nine minutes.

His death led to widespread Black Lives Matter protests around the world and a reckoning on racism in society.

There was no outrage when magazine mocked muslims, LGBT or other groups. Now, it's time to be outraged!

Fury over magazine cover of Queen kneeling on Meghan's neck like George Floyd

WARNING DISTURBING IMAGE: The controversial publication has sparked outrage again with its latest edition, which features a disturbing caricature of the Queen that recreates Mr Floyd's death at the hands of a police officer

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[luvyeah]

Uh oh. Is someone gonna get shot like how some religion of peace extremists reacted 5/6 years ago?

 

[saxon]

I like media outlets that are not afraid to mock and ridicule anyone and everyone.

 

[wazup]

Uh oh. Is someone gonna get shot like how some religion of peace extremists reacted 5/6 years ago?

Don't you mean months ago where the girl has since admitted to lying about what the teacher said that led to his murder?

 

[y2kmark]

Seriously, shouldn't there be a dog bites man thread

 

[explorerzip]

There was no outrage when magazine mocked muslims, LGBT or other groups. Now, it's time to be outraged!

I can think of more than a few people that were very outraged when Charlie Hebdo mocked Muslims.

 

[Mr Deeds]

I some how can't see the queen and Charley standing out side waving protest signs.

 

[Nesbot]

I can think of more than a few people that were very outraged when Charlie Hebdo mocked Muslims.

Ya you beat me to it. I couldn't figure out of OP was making a joke or if he was just that out of touch. That edition of the Charlie Hebdo sparked protests, outrage and death threats from people all around the world.

 

[explorerzip]

Ya you beat me to it. I couldn't figure out of OP was making a joke or if he was just that out of touch. That edition of the Charlie Hebdo sparked protests, outrage and death threats from people all around the world.

Not just threats and protest. There was a terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo office a few years back killing 12 people.

 

[y2kmark]

I some how can't see the queen and Charley standing out side waving protest signs.

She's the QUEEN though. Can't she have them beheaded?

 

[Renus]

Je Mapelle English

 

[Jenesis]

Ya you beat me to it. I couldn't figure out of OP was making a joke or if he was just that out of touch. That edition of the Charlie Hebdo sparked protests, outrage and death threats from people all around the world.

There have been ACTUAL deaths from that magazine’s jokes. Don’t know why the OP seems to think otherwise. Unless his hate for POC is so strong that all he sees is POC being upset about something and so therefore he has to lash back. That’s about the only thing I can figure.

 

[explorerzip]

There have been ACTUAL deaths from that magazine’s jokes. Don’t know why the OP seems to think otherwise. Unless his hate for POC is so strong that all he sees is POC being upset about something and so therefore he has to lash back. That’s about the only thing I can figure.

That's the root of this issue, not cancel or outrage culture. The free / hate speech issue is a very tough one to grapple with when things like this happens.

 

[jcpro]

Je Mapelle English

I like it. It"s well executed, hard edged, thought provoking and controversial. Everything a political cartoon suppose to be in a free country. Even though I completely disagree with their take.

 

[Tomoreno]

This magazine has been posting caricatures of Mohammed since 2006. Muslims tried to sue the magazine, but French courts sided with Charlie Hebdo... free speech and all.

Their office was attacked by members of Al Qaeda in 2015 and 12 people died, but it had very little to do with global Outrage. Same savages killed people in soccer stadiums or plowed through a crowd in Nice, France and it had little to do with anyone's outrage. Terrorists don't need a reason.

Charlie Hebdo reposted 2015 images in 2020. Was there outrage? Did they stop selling magazines? Did their revenue take a plunge? Was there calls to cancel them??

Of course there were a few unhappy people and groups, but hardly a worldwide outrage.

My initial post was definitely a sarcastic one. Charlie Hebdo posted caricatures on Catholics, Jews, Muslims and other groups for the past 15 years, yet they're still active, still making money and show no signs of slowing down. However the latest caricature on Royal family is stirring all kinds of outrage... that must've hit the Global nerve.

 

[y2kmark]

Je Mapelle English

Liz: "We are not amused"
The palace will issue a statement to the foreign press stating the queen has her legs shaved regularly by some lackey in waiting...

 

[glamphotographer]

The French executed their King long ago about time the Brits do to same (not to the same extent of course).

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Je Mapelle English

Actually. That's quite good.

 

[jcpro]

The French executed their King long ago about time the Brits do to same (not to the same extent of course).

The Brits "shortened" their king long before thw French.

 

[Charlemagne]

These people love to provoke people and not deal with the consequences.