Talk:Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy/Arguments/Image-Display

How to prevent the cartoons from displaying in your browser

Avoid this page

OR —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.169.172.212 (talk) 23:32, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You will need to be logged in as a user in order to do this.
Open your monobook.css page, this will be User:yourUserName/monobook.css
Add the following line:

#mi{display: none;}

Press Save.
Alternatively, if you have Mozilla Firefox, right-click the image and click "Block images from upload.wikimedi...". You do not have to be logged in to do this. (Note that this alternative will turn off the display of images on many other articles as well, not just this one.)

Note: you will need to bypass your browser's cache for the images to be hidden. Mozilla/Safari/Konqueror: hold down Shift while clicking Reload (or press Ctrl-Shift-R), IE: press Ctrl-F5, Opera: press F5.

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REMOVAL OF THE CARTOONS

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It is requested that the cartoons of our holy prophet(saw) should be removed, they are highly objectionable to all the muslims around the world. The outcry of muslims have already been seen by the whole world. So it is requested that the cartoons should be removed from wikipedia and the controversy should be put to an end. It is not right to insult some one's prophet like this. Imagine what would have happened had the cartoons been of jesus and moses instead of Hazrat Muhammad(saw). Administrators should think about it and remove the cartoons as fast as possible. --Me umar 91 (talk) 08:20, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

The decision to show the cartoons is the result of one of the longest discussions in Wikipedia's history, and is archived on this talk page. From a purely personal point of view, I think that the cartoons are unfunny and possibly misguided in their intentions. However, there are worse things happening in today's world than some rather lame cartoons, so it is better for people to see them and make up their own minds.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 08:49, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think anything would happen, if it was Jesus or Moses that was depicted. At least in Danish media, Jesus is often used in satire and as an object of satire. There is rarely any reaction at all. But check the discussion as ianmacm points to.--Nwinther (talk) 11:38, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am a non-religious American. I think the display of the cartoons is in bad taste. They could be moved lower on the page, or they could be hidden with an option to show them. I see no reason for them to be shown at the top and by default. It seems completely unnecessary. I think that the minorities views are of major importance when the majorities emotions on the subject are minor. :)

75.39.143.25 (talk) 02:46, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am a non-religious Dane. Since when has freedom of speech become a minor sentiment? I fully accept that a minority have a ban on certain depictions. The rest of us are not bound by that ban, but of course be common decency. Of course, the cartoons are not depictions of Muhammed (how could they be?), but SOME of them are expressions of prejudice, negative stereotypes etc. I think the original commisioning and publication of these cartoons was a stupid provocation for the sake of provocation, but reporting the controversy without showing the drawings would be strange indeed.--Noe (talk) 08:25, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Did I read that IP's post correctly? No reason to be shown at the top of the page? I think you forgot to add 'except, of course, that they're the subject of the article'!!. WP not censored. RaseaC (talk) 15:15, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]