Fragments of Charlie

blunderbussmag:

“Charlie ruthlessly mocks the racist, authoritarian National Front. Charlie has been sued more than a dozen times by Catholic groups who don’t like the way it criticizes the Church’s dogma, crimes, and hypocrisies. Charlie took Israel to task for its disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians. Charlie ran a column by a serious leftist economist right up until some jihadists assassinated him. Charlie uses racist imagery, giving huge hooked noses to Jews and Arabs. Charlie stands up for immigrants. Charlie publishes cartoons that offend many immigrants. Charlie punches up. Charlie punches down. Charlie is funny. Charlie is repulsive. Charlie contains multitudes.”

-From Travis Mushett’s “Fragments of Charlie” at Blunderbuss Magazine.