Twitter is up in arms.
Charlie Hebdo, the French publication victimised by a fatal terrorist attack this time last year, have courted controversy with one of their most recent comics.
The drawing depicts Alan (misprinted as ‘Aylan’), the young Syrian child whose photograph was widely circulated in the media after he drowned and washed up on a beach in Turkey trying to escape the civil war in his home country with his family.
The caption reads: “What would have become of the little Aylan [sic] if he had grown up? Fanny fiddlers in Germany.”
https://twitter.com/faizaz/status/687269167918088194
The second comment refers to reports of sexual assaults committed by refugees in Germany over the New Years’ period.
Many commenters on social media are deeply disturbed by the depiction of the dead child as a perpetrator of sexual harassment.
A common defence of Charlie Hebdo is that anglophones do not understand French satire. People aren’t having that this time:
@BeardedGenius You just don't understand France's really nuanced cultural satire that definitely isn't just racism.
— Si (@PhantomGoal) January 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/mmegannnolan/status/687319683280822272
in other news, seems it's getting harder for people to claim Charlie Hebdo is good at conveying satire
— Friday Night Funk 'n Wagnalls (@sreddi_515) January 13, 2016
More despicable cartoons from Charlie Hebdo:
"What would've Aylan grown up to be?
A groper in Germany." pic.twitter.com/QkSjJVEYdj
— H. Sumeri (@IraqiSecurity) January 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/KhouryGarrett/status/687340421836607488
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