Articles by subject: offence

Repeat offender: New Humanist interviews Ricky Gervais (by Editorial Staff, September/October 2011 ): Ricky Gervais on his new shows, shock comedy and why God loves him really
It's all just words (by Caspar Melville, September/October 2010 ): Blasphemer, failure, hypocrite, comedian – Stewart Lee tells Caspar Melville why he’s so offensive
From Fatwa to Jihad by Kenan Malik (by Lindsay Johns, March/April 2009 ): Lindsay Johns is impressed by Kenan Malik's take on Rushdie and race
Diary: Science friction (by Natalie Haynes, March/April 2009 ): It seems even sci-fi geeks can indulge in a spot of retrospective offence, says Natalie Haynes
Global warning (by Tzvetan Todorov, November/December 2007 ): With cartoon controversies reverberating across the world Tzvetan Todorov, one of the world’s foremost philosophers, considers the after-effects of the Danish images
Offend who you like, just don't mention religion (by Christina Martin, Web Exclusive, November 2007): On the stand-up circuit disabled people are fair game. Yet mocking God can get you banned, says Christina Martin
Right to offend? (by Floris van den Berg, Web Exclusive, March 2008): As the Virtual Museum of Offensive Art opens online, Floris van den Berg ponders the limits of freedom
Film review: Brüno (by Fred Rowson, Web Exclusive, July 2009): Sacha Baron Cohen's latest has its flaws. But it's still hilarious, says Fred Rowson