Controversial French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo may have just outdone itself once again, depicting drowned Syrian refugee toddler Aylan Kurdi as an adult sexual predator.
The cartoon, which has already raised a firestorm of controversy on social media, translates to "What would have become of little Aylan had he grown up? An ass groper in Germany?"
Photographs of 3-year-old Kurdi's drowned body on a Turkish shoreline plastered international publications the world over last year, marking a moment when it seemed the world had finally noticed the plight of the millions of Syrians fleeing their war torn country. Charlie Hebdo has previously used Aylan as a subject in its cartoons over the past few months but this one appears to be drawing greater controversy.
Publication of the new cartoon follows allegations that gangs of organized migrants sexually assaulted victims in Cologne, Germany. However, police continue to investigate and have said they are specifically looking at individuals of North African heritage.
Many on social media have turned to Twitter to strongly criticize Charlie Hebdo's new cartoon.
Others suggested that people misunderstood the meaning behind the cartoon and that it was meant to criticize anti-refugee rhetoric in Europe.
The Paris-based publication was attacked by armed gunmen in 2015, killing 10 of its staff. After the attack, a large social media movement under the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie (I am Charlie) trended online.
Now, some on Twitter are wondering, are people still so willing to stand in solidarity?
"I am not Charlie"