Take a look at the poster on the right. Does it strike you as patently offensive, or does the preponderance of exclamation points tell you it’s certainly satire?

That’s what students at George Washington University are arguing about today, as the posters, hung up around campus overnight, have caused quite an uproar. The GW Hatchet has the story, which has since been picked up by the AP and the Post.

The posters falsely advertise “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week,” which is a real upcoming event scheduled by the conservative GW Young America’s Foundation. They read: “HATE MUSLIMS? SO DO WE!!!” and have a photo of an Arab and description of “typical Muslim” features such as “suicide vest,” “hidden AK-47” and “peg-leg for smuggling children and heroin.” The GW Young America’s Foundation were not involved in the posters — rather someone looking to paint the group as racists is the most likely culprit.

Image courtesy the Hatchet