Hey America! Muslims are awful, awful things aren’t they? Apart from Mohammed Ali. You like him don’t you? Dave Chappelle is alright too, huh? And Ice Cube. And you like all those bands on Atlantic Records, a company set up by maverick Ahmet Ertegun. Guess what? Massive Muslim. And Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
There’s LOADS of celebrity Muslims in the grand ol’ U.S. of A aren’t there? All going about their business without bombing anyone or shouting ‘DEATH TO THE WEST!’
So then, what’s America’s problem with the television show, ‘All-American Muslim’ then? Why are all the sponsors pulling out and washing their hands of the project?
The show follows Muslim families who live in Michigan (in a suburb of Detroit). Instead of people looking at the show as something that might be interesting or, dare you think it, something you could learn a little from (America, before you start, we know you’re not too keen about learning other people’s cultures – unless it’s aliens which you have all the time in the universe for), people are howling that this is all some awful exercise in propaganda.
Retail dudes, Lowe’s, caused a ruckus by pulling their advertising from the show. Lowe’s spokeswoman Karen Cobb reckons that the company was one of “dozens” of businesses to pull their advertising since late last month. Obviously, it’s completely fine to do things if other people are doing them.
Like invading small countries for their… oh, we’ll stop that analogy right there. Even we’re tired of that one.
Marvellously, hip hop mogul Russell Simmons has gone and bought up the remaining ad slots. Obviously, the world of rap has very strong connections with Islam, with many artists converting to the Nation of Islam, becoming five percenters or y’know, becoming straight-out, everyday Muslims.
The Florida Family Association, a little-known bunch of reactionary dimwits, has campaigned against the show. They reckon that All-American Muslim is “propaganda” that is “clearly designed to counter legitimate and present-day concerns about many Muslims who are advancing Islamic fundamentalism and Sharia law.”
It must be awful to live in a country that has another culture’s ideology forced down their neck by groups deemed to be outsiders… eh Iraq?
But U.S. Representative Keith Ellison, said in a statement that Lowe’s had:
“chosen to uphold the beliefs of a fringe hate group” and given in to intolerance. “Corporate America needs to take a stand against these anti-Muslim fringe groups and stand up for what is right because this is what it means to be an American”.
Stupid America. God forbid anyone should have the temerity to show Muslims going about their business and generally not doing anything out of the ordinary like every other person who lives in The States.
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Cookie Monster says
Muslims in ‘merka need a Woody Allen. Pre-Woody, Jewish folks had a tough time of it. Post-Woody, ‘merka embraced Seinfeld. Russel Peters is breaking down the Indian stereotypes in the same way (though, he’s a damned Canadian commie on par with Bieber and Celine Dion, except remotely amusing, like all people of Indian descent – funny, I mean, like Joe Pesci in that movie – like a clown, not funny-odd and stabbing people with “is this your fucking pen” emotional issues funny).
Anyway, as I was saying, all that ‘merkin muslims need is a short, quirky, Jewish guy from New York to help weave them into the fabric of the ‘merikin culture. So, c’mon short, quirky, Jewish guys from New York, start writing screenplays based on a short, quirky, Jewish guy from New York to help your Muslim brothas!
Once that’s accomplished, work must be done on the worldwide acceptance of the English…