Posted on 01/25/2015 6:49:43 AM PST by HomerBohn
Muslims are facing increased threats in the United States after the release of the movie "American Sniper," an American-Arab organization said in letters to director Clint Eastwood and star Bradley Cooper.
In the open letters released earlier this week, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said there has been a spike in violent threats against Muslims due to the film that portrays the story of an American sniper during the Iraq war.
"A majority of the violent threats we have seen over the past few days are (a) result of how Arab and Muslims are depicted in American Sniper," the ADC said.
The group said it had received hundreds of violent messages from viewers of the film, many of them through social media.
The ADC notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local police about the threats and asked the two Hollywood stars to condemn the violent rhetoric used by filmgoers.
"Your visibility, influence, and connection to the film would be a tremendous force in drawing attention to and lessening the serious dangers facing the respective communities," the letters signed by ADC president Samer Khalaf said.
The movie released this month is based on the true story of an American solider Chris Kyle deployed in Iraq.
The film has earned six Oscar nominations and sparked a debate in the US over the occupation of Iraq and the depiction of veterans in popular culture.
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I do not recall the word “muslim” in the film’s dialogue. Animals and Butchers but not muslim.
And of course the mussies will instigate some outrage and blame it on Islamaphobe ... or global warming .... or Bush.
I doubt that any of these “threats” have been logged by the police, and are instead just an easy justification for whining about their imaginary “Islamophobia” some more.
Can they cite a few examples of this backlash?
My news feeds haven’t provided me with any. Maybe because there aren’t any. I would imagine that any violence against muslims inspired by this movie would be playing on MSM 24/7.
OK by me...
A few years back, there was a story of Muslims faking threats against themselves. Methinks that is the case here to gain sympathy.
You left out “savages”
9-11 was the catalyst for my utter contempt for all things muzzie.
Well leave then. Move some place where you are accepted. DO NOT change my way of living. Either join my way in my country or LEAVE.
When I see 10k Muslims marching in the streets of Dearborn, Michigan to protest Islamic terror I will... maybe, give a shite.
It’s the stupid media who are putting out the story .. so I guess they have already manufactured the supposed insult.
Good grief.
Could we say the same about ISIS, Hezbollah and al Qaeda?
But ... But ... Hollywood repeatedly assures us that movies don’t influence anyone. They’re just entertainment, right? Right?
true, but these organizations did issue “open letters” to get it out there...and of course the media stenographers did their duty....
Hollywood: Moore and Green couldn't shame the public into going to see Selma instead? Let's ambush the star and/or the director - blame all the tensions between Muslims and the west, all over the world on this movie. Maybe one of them will say something stupid on camera, or at least something we can edit together as stupid...
No, Islam faces threats because muslims won’t shun and root out the trouble makers. Muslims need to clean house and quit whining, they’re extremely good at whining.
If they don’t want to shun and clean house— then they’re the problem, too! Enough of this nasty game being played.
Till then it's just going to have to be chalked up as "good natured diversity".
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