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From Aladdin To Lost Ark, Muslims Get Angry At 'Bad Guy' Film Images
The Guardian (UK) ^ | 1-25-2007 | Lucy Ward

Posted on 01/24/2007 5:30:48 PM PST by blam

From Aladdin to Lost Ark, Muslims get angry at 'bad guy' film images

Crude and exaggerated stereotypes are fuelling Islamophobia, says study

Lucy Ward, Social affairs correspondent
Thursday January 25, 2007
The Guardian (UK)

Popular films ranging from Hollywood blockbusters to children's cartoons are depicting "crude and exaggerated" stereotypes of Muslims and perpetuating Islamophobia, according to a study published today. A report by the Islamic Human Rights Commission argues that films as diverse as The Siege, a portrayal of a terrorist attack on New York starring Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis, the Disney film Aladdin and the British comedy East is East have helped demonise Muslims as violent, dangerous and threatening, and reinforce prejudices.

While The Siege is attacked for inter-cutting Islamic ritual and terrorist violence, potentially linking the two in the minds of audiences, Aladdin faces criticism for depicting Arabs as "ruthless caricatures" with "exaggerated and ridiculous accents".

(Excerpt) Read more at film.guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aladdin; angry; films; muslims
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To: blam

I ran out and bought the Aladdin soundtrack because I heard they were pulling them off the shelves and editing the opening number to remove the line: "It's barbaric, but it's home."


41 posted on 01/24/2007 6:14:25 PM PST by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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To: blam
Violent, dangerous and threatening Muslims in action film. Warning: News coverage of Beslan.

If we don't wake up, this will be coming to a school near you.
42 posted on 01/24/2007 6:14:26 PM PST by DocRock (Nuke 'em till they glow, then shoot 'em in the dark)
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To: blam
Is there anything that the muzzies do not get mad over or object to, other then chopping off an infidels head that is, they like that Gees they really need to get a life.
43 posted on 01/24/2007 6:16:03 PM PST by Shots (Loose Lip sink ships.........)
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To: IronJack
Nobody seems to concerned about Hollywood coming down on conservatives, Republicans, Christians, or the Sopranos.
44 posted on 01/24/2007 6:21:04 PM PST by stubernx98 (cranky, but reasonable)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
And don't forget The Emir of Shmoe and Hassan Ben Sober, of Three Stooges fame.
45 posted on 01/24/2007 6:24:14 PM PST by Ukiapah Heep (Shoes for Industry!)
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To: BurbankKarl
AAAAHHHHH....cut these people some slack. All muzzies are not terrorists, you know. There are something like 1.3 billon of these gentle folks...and only 10% of them are real lunatics....(yeah riiiiiiiigt)...so this makes only 130 million that really, really want to kill us. The most of rest only -really- want to kill us.

A few just want to be left alone, live and let live....and don't care if we die or not...

and 15 or 20 of them actually like us and wish us no harm.

46 posted on 01/24/2007 6:35:37 PM PST by B.O. Plenty (liberalism, abortions and islam are terminal)
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To: B.O. Plenty

Sounds about right


47 posted on 01/24/2007 6:42:13 PM PST by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: Tanniker Smith

hahaha, Alladin starts like that?? "It's barbaric but it's home." ???? hahahaha. Truth hurts.


48 posted on 01/24/2007 6:51:40 PM PST by bboop (Stealth Tutor)
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To: escapefromboston

I proudly own a CD of the original score, before Disney was forced to change the words.

The offensive words? "Where they cut off your head if they don't like your face, it's barbaric, but hey, it's home."


49 posted on 01/24/2007 6:55:05 PM PST by Politicalmom ("Always vote for principle...and your vote is never lost."-John Quincy Adams)
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To: blam
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Exhibit #623234321 - Reinforcing the stereotype of demonic, violent, dangerous Muslims.

50 posted on 01/24/2007 6:56:54 PM PST by MrBambaLaMamba (Buy 'Allah' brand urinal cakes - If you can't kill the enemy at least you can piss on their god)
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To: bboop

Not anymore. THey changed the lyric.


51 posted on 01/24/2007 7:00:01 PM PST by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a liberal when I married her.)
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To: blam


You ever seen "Syriana"?


52 posted on 01/24/2007 7:04:50 PM PST by Tzimisce (How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President! www.dndorks.com)
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To: BurbankKarl

Amen! Exactly what I was thinking!


53 posted on 01/24/2007 7:44:11 PM PST by F-117A (Mr. Ahtisaari, give Sápmi it's independence! Free the Sami!!!)
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To: bboop
The PC lyrics are in bold type.

Arabian Nights
Words by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Performed by Bruce Adler

Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where they cut off your ear / Where it's flat and immense
If they don't like your face / And the heat is intense
It's barbaric, but hey, it's home
When the wind's from the east
And the sun's from the west
And the sand in the glass is right
Come on down
Stop on by
Hop a carpet and fly
To another Arabian night

Arabian nights
Like Arabian days
More often than not
Are hotter than hot
In a lot of good ways

Arabian nights
'Neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
Could fall and fall hard
Out there on the dunes

54 posted on 01/24/2007 8:01:01 PM PST by magslinger (LOST-My tagline. It's short, and incredibly funny. If you find it please FReepmail Magslinger.)
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To: blam

"24" must really piss them off.


55 posted on 01/24/2007 8:02:20 PM PST by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: July 4th

Yes, I was wondering when the uproar about '24' would start. It's wonderfully refreshing, truthful, and will get out all the news that MSM suppresses. Surely they'll be sued/ demonstrated against/ something will be burned down, something.... It is way too good and the bad guys are Arabs. Well, jihadists.


56 posted on 01/25/2007 4:49:52 AM PST by bboop (Stealth Tutor)
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To: blam

There are two words that are always seen together: angry and Muslim.


57 posted on 01/25/2007 4:52:57 AM PST by caver (Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
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To: blam
It would be a lot easier to list the things that don't anger Musselmen.
58 posted on 01/25/2007 4:56:26 AM PST by metesky ("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
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