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Yale Slammed for Censoring Cartoons

Danish cartoons yanked from prof's book to 'avoid violence'

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(Newser) – Criticism is continuing to mount against Yale University, even from its own professors and alumni, for publishing The Cartoons That Shook the World—while censoring the cartoons that shook the world, reports AP. Yale University Press yanked the Danish caricatures from a book about the protests they spawned out of concerns that publishing them would lead to violence. The book, penned by a professor, is due out next week.

"I think it's horrifying that the campus of Nathan Hale has become the first place where America surrenders to this kind of fear because of what extremists might possibly do," said an attorney who graduated from Yale. The publisher's director again defended the decision, saying that the images can be viewed elsewhere and the university is not censoring any individual content.

Pakistani protesters are seen during a rally to protest against the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers.
Pakistani protesters are seen during a rally to protest against the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers.   (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistani protesters burn an effigy of a Danish leader during a rally to protest against the republishing of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers.
Pakistani protesters burn an effigy of a Danish leader during a rally to protest against the republishing of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers.   (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)
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DJM420
Sep 8, 09 8:02 AM CDT
so...it's not censored if one can "view it elsewhere"? great talk-off shitbags... Reply
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awase61
Sep 8, 09 8:13 AM CDT
"The university is not censoring any individual content." I'm sorry but is anybody elses BS meter tripping right now Reply
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schmidtkoff
Sep 8, 09 8:23 AM CDT
if i were paying $46,000. to attend yale i would majorly po'd. especially since the cartoons were not the only images cut from the book. other images cut were "...images of the prophet meant to illustrate the history of the depiction of Muhammad in Ottoman, Persian and Western art... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/28/AR2009082803168.html. fear of the muslim population going "berserk" is no excuse - as they do not need ANY reason to go berserk. Reply
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jamerican
Sep 8, 09 9:12 AM CDT
What a bunch of pussys at yale...what a disgrace to sacrifice freedom for a bunch of radical fanatic terrorists who follow a false religion and a false prophet. yale...you are a disgrace to a free country and our forefathers. Reverse your decision and save some face. The only way I will ever mention your name again is to disgrace it. Reply
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doingtherightthing
Sep 8, 09 9:36 AM CDT
Censorship is what I expect out of the national media. Not the so-called educated Yale university people. The Yale press has taken on the guardian role for the students, I guess. The students need to fight against media tyranny. If you don't fight censorship, the end becomes worst than the beginning. Fact becomes fiction, and truth takes a backseat to lies. I'm afraid the Yale press has become worst than one might expect. This is political correctness at its worst........ Reply
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