The French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, published a political cartoon that suggested a 3-year-old Syrian boy, who drowned, while trying to cross into Europe, would become a sexual predator.

So does this cartoon go on the side of funny or racist and offensive?

Exploiting the death of a child is not the answer to the world’s problems.

The latter seems to be more appropriate.

There’s no need to defile the name of a harmless 3-year-old boy who died in search of a better life.

The magazine is known for its satirical cartoons and for coming really close to the line of being funny versus being offensive.

The cartoon came out in response to a wave of recent sexual assaults in Cologne, Germany.

The magazine didn’t even name him properly, calling him Aylan when his name was actually Alan.

There wasn’t even the decency to fact check and get his name right.

The drawing would have been okay if the boy was not in it.

But he is.

It seems as though there was no thought process when this was being published.

Just because he was a Syrian refugee does not automatically bar him from respect.

He was a child and his future was not set in stone.

So to set his future and have it published for the world to see just because he is of a certain background is just flat out wrong.

It’s a typical case of judging a book by its cover.

It’s reminiscent of the political cartoons the Nazis made targeting the Jews.

This world is slowly turning back the clocks to a time when race and religion was all that mattered rather than the character of a person.

In the end, it seems as though the character of the magazine, and its staff, did not come into question.

Seems they just wanted to put something controversial out there.

Alan, had a family who mourns his death everyday.

This cartoon shows zero regard for the family and sheds light on the people who work at Charlie Hebdo.

There was a time when the world hailed the magazine.

Je suis Charlie.

They had the love and support of the world after the horrible terror attacks in early 2015.

Now, support for the magazine has shifted to sympathize with the refugees.

The death of Alan was a tragedy just like the terror attacks against Hebdo.

This is where the people should just come together and offer support.