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Senior Egypt Official Blames ‘Tom and Jerry’, Video Games for Violence Across Middle East
Egyptian Streets ^
| 5/4/2016
| Mohamed Khairat
Posted on 05/04/2016 11:33:10 AM PDT by Dallas59
The head of Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS), Ambassador Salah Abdel Sadek, has attributed the rise of violence and extremism across the Arab world to children’s cartoon Tom and Jerry, video games and ‘violent’ movies. During a speech at a conference titled ‘The Media and the Culture of Violence’ at Cairo University, the Ambassador said that Tom and Jerry sets an idea in the viewer’s mind that violence is natural.
“[Tom and Jerry] portrays the violence in a funny manner and sends the message that, yes, I can hit him…and I can blow him up with explosives. It becomes set in [the viewer’s] mind that this is natural,” said Ambassador Abdel Sadek.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Syria; War on Terror
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:33:10 AM PDT
by
Dallas59
To: Dallas59
But, but, but, what about the Magpies? Roadrunner and Coyote?
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:35:01 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: Dallas59
Islam is a cartoon world.
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:36:04 AM PDT
by
Dallas59
(Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
To: Dallas59
But if Egyptian children get injured from watching the cartoons, they can always go do a doctor of Cairo practice.
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:36:55 AM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: Dallas59
Welcome to the world of dumb leftist thinking.
I wonder who influenced the guy who MADE the cartoon?
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:37:22 AM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: rktman
killing Jews and infidels is a much better game...
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:38:27 AM PDT
by
Dallas59
(Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
To: Dallas59
Tom and Jerry?! LOL!!!! I think they need to blame their prophet, not fictional cartoon characters.
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:38:48 AM PDT
by
al_c
(Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
To: Dallas59
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:39:00 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Dallas59
They would really hate Itchy and Scratchy
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:39:22 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Dallas59
Do they ever get to watch Porky Pig cartoons?
To: Dallas59
TBOYV = Terrorism Because Of Youtube Videos
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:46:40 AM PDT
by
showme_the_Glory
((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
To: Dallas59
“[Tom and Jerry] portrays the violence in a funny manner and sends the message that, yes, I can hit him…and I can blow him up with explosives. It becomes set in [the viewer’s] mind that this is natural,” said Ambassador Abdel Sadek. Fortunately however, the Koran has more influence on people than mere cartoons, and teaches the peaceful way of life that sets Muslim children on the right path and safeguards their minds from indulging in a belief in murder to solve problems.
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:48:14 AM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: Dallas59
Me, my kids and now my grandkids all watch Tom and Jerry and none of us ever wanted to blow anybody up. This is funny.
To: chajin
To: Dallas59
I wouldn’t mind giving him the “Moe eye poke”. Ask him where he thinks I learned that one.
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:52:30 AM PDT
by
albie
To: Dallas59
Yeah it's allah the west's fault.
Couldn't have anything to do with the "religion" of peeze.
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posted on
05/04/2016 11:55:52 AM PDT
by
rawcatslyentist
(Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,)
To: Dallas59
Islam is a cartoon world.I prefer this cartoon world.
To: chajin
I knew some girls who got degrees in ancient egyptian plumbing.
They were all pharaoh’s faucet majors.
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posted on
05/04/2016 12:01:34 PM PDT
by
Repeal The 17th
(I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
To: Dallas59
I guess ol’ Salah Abdul Sadsack never watches Palestinian children’s TV where Farfur the Mouse & other cuddly creatures utter bloodthirsty threats against Israel and teach Pali kids to hate the Jews and perform beheadings.
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posted on
05/04/2016 12:02:57 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
To: Repeal The 17th
Arggghhhh!!! And you have to be my age to get it!
I guess you never heard of Alexander Graham Kowalski, the world’s first telephone Pole?
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posted on
05/04/2016 12:04:47 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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