Posted on 05/13/2004 9:25:48 PM PDT by veronica
KISS bass player Gene Simmons has caused an uproar among Australia's Muslim community by launching an attack on Islamic culture while in Melbourne.
The lizard-tongued rock god who is touring Australia with the world's most enduring glam rock band launched an attack on Muslim extremists during an interview on Melbourne's 3AW radio - including comments which were labelled inaccurate.
"Extremism believes that it's okay to strap bombs on to your children and send them to paradise and whatever else and to behead people," he said yesterday.
The Israeli-born US musician went on to say Islam was a "vile culture" that treated women worse than dogs.
Muslim women had to walk behind their men and were not allowed to be educated or own houses, he said.
"Your dog, however, can walk side by side, your dog is allowed to have its own dog house... you can send your dog to school to learn tricks, sit, beg, do all that stuff - none of the women have that advantage."
He went on to say the west was under threat.
"This is a vile culture and if you think for a second that it's going to just live in the sands of God's armpit you've got another thing coming," he said.
"They want to come and live right where you live and they think that you're evil."
Simmons said the United Nations approach did not work and the west had to "speak softly and carry a big stick".
The radio station today fielded calls from Muslims upset at the comments, including Australian Muslim of the year Susan Carland, who said Australian Muslims rejected extremism and did not fit Simmons' stereotype.
Ms Carland said she had two degrees, was doing her honours and "certainly do not walk behind my husband".
Chairman of the Islamic Council of Victoria Yasser Soliman said Simmons' comments were "very unfortunate".
"He's very famous obviously and popular and, as a result, influential," he said.
"Mixing the entertainment world with the political and religious world is a minefield."
He said Simmons had begun by talking about extremists but had gone on to vilify the entire Muslim culture.
"A number of his claims regarding women and what they are allowed to do and not do are wrong - Islam teaches the opposite," he said.
Simmons had a right to free speech, but this had to be balanced against the damage done to innocent people, he said.
"I think it would be good for overseas speakers and commentators to be given some sort of advice in regards to our vilification laws here," he said.
"They leave and go back to where they arrived from, but they leave behind a big mess that we have to live with."
Love it!
I can see Ted with the ghost of Fred Bear behind him smiling .... but the rest of them are pussies
And he's catalogued them all. Pictures, dates, statistics...
Sorry I might have missed him on your list. Cooper played golf with Ford. He has always been a hard core REP.
Since then I've switched to country music, but at the moment I'm listening to 'Detroit Rock City' - go Gene!
Do you think Simmons' failure to spew the Hollywood anti-Bush/anti-America venom will cost him his S.A.G. card? Nah, probably not because we all know how much Hollywood liberals value and encourage diversity of political opinion.
C.O.T.N BUMP!
I believe I read somewhere that he was a 6th grade teacher at one point.
No, I am not. Have I said something wrong?
What did he say about the marriage?
BTW, I wonder how well his politics go down when he visits the hard-leftist Hugh Hefner's mansion....
BTW#2 - about KISS being Jewish - I recall something about their use of the Nazi "SS" symbol in their logo was their way of having the last laugh....
BTW#3 - Gene Simmons was also the heavy in last week's season-ender of Third Watch (one of the better-written shows on now)....
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000059PPI/103-2607340-5232649?v=glance
That would be the "KISS Army" you'd want to join :-)
Go Gene !............Stay Safe !
I did not recognize that name, so I did a image goggle search...
You should warn people!!!
I would post a picture, but I'll be banned for it
Gene Simmons got up on the right side of the bed!!
Does anybody know anything about Australia's vilification laws? Could Gene Simmons be in trouble legally for what he said?
OMG! You've found the 2K8 ticket!
I couldn't find one inaccuracy in Gene's comments.
Why do you think that?
Yeah, mostly whores and groupies.
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