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To: Strategerist

Haven't seen those. But that's not quite the same as making fun of ordinary muslims. For example, have they produced a muslim character comparable to the Christian Church Lady? Have they produced any character that makes islam the object of derision or snickering?


80 posted on 11/20/2004 9:48:09 PM PST by snarks_when_bored
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To: snarks_when_bored

"For example, have they produced a muslim character comparable to the Christian Church Lady?"


You missed the point. Those sketches weren't meant to mock Christianity at all. Rather, the target was the type of Fallwell/Swaggert-esque blue-noses who seem to get a sadistic kick out of telling anyone who disagrees with them that they are going to hell for the small or non-existant vices. Church Lady doesn't mock the vast majority of Christians (I'm a Christian, and wouldn't tolerate them if they mocked Jesus), but the weirdo fringe element we all knew at least one of as kids who insisted that their beliefs on sex, religion, etc gave them the right to tell others how they can behave. Call them the "Wash your mouth out with soap" brigade.

The Church Lady was a wickedly (pun intended) funny character, and I love those sketches.


166 posted on 11/21/2004 7:32:45 PM PST by RockAgainsttheLeft04 ("America...F**K YEAH !" -Team America: World Police)
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