'Red Lines' banned for racial, religious content, not political content: Jo Teo

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'We were waiting for IMDA’s inputs before doing the edits, but the government banned the book instead,' said Prof Cherian George, co-author of 'Red Lines', on Teo's comments

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Communications and Information Minister Josephine Teo and"Red Lines: Political Cartoons and the Struggle Against Censorship".

Teo was responding to MacPherson Member of Parliament Tin Pei Ling's query on whether the political nature of the book, authored by academic Cherian George and award-winning cartoonist Sonny Liew, had anything to do with the ban. "Red Lines" is a tribute to political cartoons and includes interviews with cartoonists around the world who have been variously harassed, sued, jailed and attacked for their work. In the book, Prof George and Liew address the inclusion of the Charlie Hedbo cartoons by stating, "We are showing just enough for you to get the gist", instead of showing them in their "full frontal glory".

"Removal of the offensive content will not automatically lead to these publications being allowed for distribution. Revised versions would have to be reassessed holistically," said Teo. Alkem and the "Red Lines" authors have not confirmed their specific plans for the book on the treatment of its offensive content, she added.

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