Prophet Mohammed Cartoon Hooded Sweatshirt

Never Going to be at the One Eared Store.
The Danish Free Press 1eared Hoodie.


The image of the prophet Mohammed that enraged Muslims' to riot in the streets, kill one another. Does anyone else see something extreme about that? If not, you're way too religious.

The top emblem will be emblazoned on the front.
The back is shown as such.

More on this later.

UPDATE: CafePress has taken the hoodie down, and have expressed that the only way I can get it made is if I have express permission from Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that first published Kurt's cartoon of Mohammed with a bomb in his turban. He is now in hiding from the backlash of a hypocritical protest when many Muslim regions depict Jewish people in political cartoons with hooked noses, and other racial indecencies . Yet, when there prophet Mohammed is depicted they lash out in violence and anger, and are shown for the true extremist animals that they can be. Of course, there must be a measure of understanding to the fact that the amount of extremists are only a infinitesimal percentage of the good and well spoken Muslim community, which I chat with on a daily routine at my place of work. I am lucky enough to have such a rich cultural mixture in my work environment. You have to understand that the impoverish Muslim is highly impressionable, and is at their wits end. Religion is sometimes their only escape, and others of power will feed on their own people to create monsters that Americans fear. Sadly, they're truly no different than you or I. This is why I am trying to create this hoodie. To fight against the fact that we choose to feel the way we do about a poor people, because if they were given the same luxuries we are given, it wouldn't nearly be as dramatic. And that is a problem with our own government itself.

I am currently in contact with Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper, and we are working on an agreement that will satisfy our goals.

Until there is Equality, there will never be Freedom.

UPDATE: After some e-mails and a couple of expensive phone calls it seems the only way I can get the hoodie made at this time is from the express permission of the illustrators (feels like a run-around). It amazes me that people can tattoo swastikas on themselves, along with upside-down crosses. That's okay in America, but if you screw around with a prophet with a bomb in his turban....which totally illustrates the extremism in question, then bombs away I guess. Look, I know Muslims' believe in Jesus as well, maybe not in the way that Catholics do, but if I see someone mocking Jesus. I'm not going to burn and pillage houses and kill people. I apologize, I see freedom of speech as more important than religion. Religion wouldn't be so extreme if people weren't so desolate. As the towering nation, that is our responsibility to try to fix. Alright, so we would all be poorer for the cause, hell....maybe we might all be even. Wouldn't you rather that, than have people that grasp religion to the bitter death, because that is all they have to believe in? You must know that the people that keep these people poor have a far savvier outlook on what they are trying to accomplish, and it has nothing to do with the prophet Mohammed. It has to do with oppression.

UPDATE: After further contact with Jyllands-Posten, I've been given an e-mail address that will allow me to contact the illustrators, such as Kurt Westergaard. I have also been lead to a link that allows anyone to use the images, bearing that you give money for an international prize for cartoonists, to be awarded to a recognized and committed cartoonist who in the form of satirical cartoons has focused on important societal matters.


LAST UPDATE 2/14/06: -----Original Message-----
From: Christian Dølpher
[mailto:Christian.Doelpher@journalistforbundet.dk]
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 3:52 PM
To: Beo
Subject: SV: Cartoon Usage


The cartoonists will only alow reproduction if this is done in connection with
editorial coverage in newsmedia or similar media.


Yours faithfully
Dansk Journalistforbund

Christian Dølpher
Legal adviser

-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: Beo
Sendt: 14. februar 2006 21:32
Til: Christian Dølpher
Emne: RE: Cartoon Usage

Profit is not my chief aim, which is exactly the definition of commercial usage. I've taken any profit that I could possibly make out of the equation from CafePress (CafePress would make a profit unfortunately). My editorial style web journalism agrees wholeheartedly with the sentiment in which the cartoon is drawn. The reason for the use is to show the hypocrisy an image can cause in the hearts of the extremists, when the sentiment clearly shows how confused the extremists really are.

Please, you must understand. This is not something people are going to want to buy, as they would fear for their safety. It's the fact of not being able to use the image in an honest free media outlet. This is something I would be proud to achieve, for myself. I understand there is a fee involved and I would be willing to pay that if need be, but I would need the documentation for proof of use.

Respectfully yours, please reconsider,
Beo

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Dølpher
[mailto:Christian.Doelpher@journalistforbundet.dk]
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 3:07 PM
To: Beo
Subject: SV: Cartoon Usage


The cartoonists will not allow any commercial use of the drawings.

You can read the guidelines for use here:
http://www.journalistforbundet.dk/sw35864.asp

http://www.journalistforbundet.dk/sw35845.asp

All commercial and political use will be prosecuted on behalf of the
cartoonists.


Yours faithfully
Dansk Journalistforbund

Christian Dølpher
Legal adviser


-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: Beo
Sendt: 13. februar 2006 15:04
Til: cartoon
Emne: Cartoon Usage

I would like to know if I will be permitted to use one of the Mohammed images to promote freedom of expression in the way depicted in the link? I feel freedom of expression should be held higher than religious beliefs, and I find it disgustingly hypocritical that many satirical cartoons in Muslim areas depict Jews with hooked noses and other racial indecencies, yet when their prophet is depict with an exacting sentiment, the powers that be entice the poor to burn and pillage. If I pay the fee to depict Kurt Westergaard's image can it be used as depicted in the link below. I also encourage you to read my views if you have a moment.

http://1earman.blogspot.com/

Thank you. And well done by the Denmark Press.

Sincerely,
Beo
USA