Cable news commentator Mona Eltahawy drew the support of the Muslim Brotherhood this week for clownishly crying “freedom of expression” while being arrested. Never mind that she was arrested for spray-painting over a pro-Israel poster (and the woman standing in front of it). It’s a shame Dennis Miller already proclaimed Sandra Fluke “Moan of Arc.”
As blogger Aaron Walker notes, free speech, “yer doin’ it wrong.” Vandalism is not a civil right.
Simple question, here, @monaeltahawy Does one have a right to deface a mosque w/o the owner's permission? (psst: the answer is NO)
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) September 27, 2012
You have a right to purchase and burn your own flag, not to steal and burn mine. @politaire @monaeltahawy
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) September 27, 2012
Or how about this? Can I spray paint "anti-free-speech fascist" on your car without your permission? @monaeltahawy
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) September 27, 2012
And she expressed the idea that she shouldn't even be arrested. @politaire @monaeltahawy
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) September 27, 2012
Her only crime was … loving graffiti too much?
You are claiming civil disobedience now? okay what unjust law did you refuse to obey? are anti-graffiti laws unjust? @monaeltahawy
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) September 27, 2012
No answers from Eltahawy, natch. Constitutional amendments are hard.
And she wasn’t the only one blotting out others’ free speech with her aerosol can of sweet, pink freedom.
5 people arrested in one night for exercising freedom to protest that racist piece of shit poster. The poster's going to need bodyguards!
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) September 26, 2012
Here’s their handiwork:
Here's how Morgan ripped the ad on 49th St, saying "This is fucking New York City!" #FuckRacism pic.twitter.com/rIt7uaVj
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) September 27, 2012
Morgan ripped more after I took my pic. Later in afternoon,4 people arrested 4 defacing poster w stickers #FuckRacism pic.twitter.com/J3hvzhRP
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) September 27, 2012
Other defaced posters:
https://twitter.com/Way2Wonderland/status/250659767251505153
New Yorkers post "RACIST" stickers on anti-Muslim ads on New York's subways. Awesome.#MySubwayAd pic.twitter.com/sPA4vVMP
— نور (@NMSyria) September 25, 2012
And here’s what the poster looked like before the vandals committed their loving, tolerant and peaceful acts of self-expression.
https://twitter.com/Ironfist_/status/248978669979172864
That? Not freedom of speech. Pink paint over that? FREEEEEEDOM!!!
.@monaeltahawy You don't get this whole "free speech" thing, do you?
— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 27, 2012
America will never have free speech until we let @monaeltahawy censor all the speech she doesn't like.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 27, 2012
You're a hero, @monaeltahawy. Your protest reminds me of the time Rosa Parks spray-painted all those other bus passengers.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 27, 2012
Mona Eltahawy, a Rosa Parks for our time.
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