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Katy Perry Dark Horse video under fire by members of Muslim community
Toronto Sun ^ | Feb. 25, 2014 | WENN.com

Posted on 02/25/2014 4:44:26 PM PST by rickmichaels

Singer Katy Perry has upset members of the Muslim community by featuring "blasphemous" imagery in the music video for her new hit Dark Horse.

In the promo, the Roar hitmaker plays an Egyptian queen who has the power to zap her subjects with lightning and turn them into sand, and she has offended Muslims by killing one male subject, wearing a pendant reading God (Allah) in Arabic. The jewellery item is also zapped.

Members of the Muslim community have criticized the video, calling it blasphemous and demanding for it be removed from YouTube.com.

One of those offended by the imagery has launched a petition on Change.org, which reads, "This petition is lodged In (sic) regards to Katy Perry's music video Dark Horse... The video is considered as highly controversial to its viewers as a result of its portrayal of blasphemy.

"At 01:15 (minutes) into the video Dark Horse; a man is shown being burned, whilst wearing a pendant (also burned) forming the word Allah, which is the arabic (sic) word for God. Such goes to show, that blasphemy is clearly conveyed in the video, since Katy Perry (who appears to be representing an opposition of God) engulfs the believer and the word God in flames.

"This is the reason for lodging the petition so that people from different walks of life, different religions and from different parts of the world, agree that the video promotes blasphemy (sic). Using the name of God in an irrelevant and distasteful manner would be considered inappropriate by any religion."


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Religion; Science
KEYWORDS: katyperry; muslims; speech
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To: rickmichaels

Is this the same crowd who loudly protested that the cross in urine was offensive ???

do I really need the /s ???


21 posted on 02/25/2014 5:26:16 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: rickmichaels

You’ll have to get in line. There are many men who would if only they had the chance.


22 posted on 02/25/2014 5:30:22 PM PST by rfreedom4u (Your feelings don't trump my free speech!)
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To: rickmichaels

Isn’t it against their “religion” to see a woman dress and dance like that? Also, they’re supposed to be Egyptians, not mooselimbs....


23 posted on 02/25/2014 5:32:05 PM PST by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: rickmichaels

She should get a gun for protection so she doesn’t get her head chopped off. Oh wait, she’s against guns. Perhaps her boyfriend John Mayer can protect her. He seems tough.


24 posted on 02/25/2014 5:45:34 PM PST by americas.best.days... ( I think we can now say that they are behind us.)
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To: rickmichaels

Could only watch a bit. When the “wrapper” said, “eat your heart like Jeffrey Dammer”, that was enough.
That crap is such a bunch of non connected idiotic musical stanzas that it is retarded in its insignificance.
Just makes one want to puke after wasting 2:17 of my life....
To quote Michele the First Lady (gag) “holla”.


25 posted on 02/25/2014 5:48:51 PM PST by 9422WMR (: " Tolerance is the virtue of a man who has no convictions".)
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To: rickmichaels

...and yet liberals call Christians intolerant.


26 posted on 02/25/2014 5:50:01 PM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: rickmichaels

Well, islam offends me. Eveything about islam offends me.


27 posted on 02/25/2014 6:00:36 PM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
... plays an Egyptian queen who has the power to zap her subjects with lightning and turn them into sand, and she has offended Muslims by killing one male subject, wearing a pendant reading God (Allah) in Arabic. The jewellery item is also zapped.
Or maybe she cut open a piece of fruit and revealed the sign of the Cross inside? Or perhaps she keeps alcohol in her house? [blank] the [bleep]ing [blank]ing morons who follow that medieval mass-murdering pedophile! And this has nothing to do with the fact that Katy Perry sucks anyway. Thanks rickmichaels.
28 posted on 02/25/2014 6:14:00 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: rickmichaels

+1 Katy Perry for pissing off muslims


29 posted on 02/25/2014 6:14:00 PM PST by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: Mastador1

LOL!


30 posted on 02/25/2014 6:14:35 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: peeps36

LOL!


31 posted on 02/25/2014 6:15:19 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: Boogieman

LOL!


32 posted on 02/25/2014 6:15:33 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: rickmichaels
so that is the one thing singled out for condemnation?
33 posted on 02/25/2014 6:19:29 PM PST by Homer1
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To: rickmichaels

This is the reason for lodging the petition so that people from different walks of life, different religions and from different parts of the world, agree that the video promotes blasphemy....

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Mocking a moon god is not really blasphemy.

But, on second thought, perhaps you muzzies should declare a fatwa against this Perry creature and all of her celebtard associates.


34 posted on 02/25/2014 6:41:08 PM PST by Bigg Red (O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Ps 8)
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To: Bigg Red

From the religion that would kill every one who does not convert, just amazing.


35 posted on 02/25/2014 6:55:52 PM PST by Busko (The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.)
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To: rickmichaels

Not particularly a Katy Perry fan, but if she makes the muzzies whine the I’m LOL and she’s OK in my book.


36 posted on 02/25/2014 7:16:48 PM PST by Amagi (Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

They must not have been good examples of Christians themselves to have their daughter turn so nasty.


37 posted on 02/25/2014 7:21:57 PM PST by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo in laughter")
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To: Boogieman

“Allah” is the word Arabic-speaking Christians use for “God.”


38 posted on 02/25/2014 7:22:47 PM PST by Tax-chick (I've forgotten most of those languages, but I remember the joke.)
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To: rickmichaels

Not a Katy Perry fan. However, I did click on the link and watched the entire video. First of all, I was proud to add to the over 32 million viewers because of the stupidity of the Muslims complaining so of course I needed to see what the fuss was. As predicted, it was nothing. I had heard the song before and thought it was catchy. At first I thought the video was very creative and thought she is really good at producing a great video….however, by the end I was like how long is this video 20 minutes? Seriously it was only over 3 minutes. I was bored by the end but suffered through it to give it another set of eyes for the total.


39 posted on 02/25/2014 7:35:24 PM PST by napscoordinator ( Santorum-Bachmann 2016 for the future of the country!)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

Reagans, Cheneys and many other know all about that.


40 posted on 02/25/2014 7:36:44 PM PST by napscoordinator ( Santorum-Bachmann 2016 for the future of the country!)
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