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Christopher Phillips: all outta virgins: "What gets me is the way those promoting the violence are encouraging the mob to believe that their beloved prophet has been treated in a manner far worse than the the west treats founders of any other religion.Yes, the cartoons first published in Jyllands-Posten were somewhat on the insensitive side - but to my eyes no more so than anything Monty Python said about Roman Catholics thirty years ago. The whole issue has been blown completely out of proportion by extremists looking for an excuse. Rasberries to any media outlets that go on about it without publishing the cartoons themselves (preferably alongside equally blasphemous cartoons about Christianity :).My sympathy to any Danes feeling threatened by current extremist reactions. Tea anyone?"