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."
Did not appear to me there was any polorizing debate taking place, if that is what you mean. What did you mean?
I was wondering down the road to California state flowers are ready to pick a band to play in the sand at the beach.
Ping for a hedonist that at least knows how to define these terrorists.
I guess it takes a rock star to finally get through to the mesmorized sheeple masses . .
He's a nice Jewish boy.
Although it was a friendly audience, I was talking with the fellas(Including a police officer) at the gun store the other day and we all agreed that if we keep giving the country away to these Muhammadans, we may end up with our own version of Fallujah right here in America, where good citizens may have to defend thier own houses since the government does not seem willing to stop the flow of Islamists into the country.
And he speaks 5 languages I think.
Let's Roll Tour 2004
Mojo Nixon's song "Don Henley Must Die" is one of my all time favorites.
Flash:
Actually, it was the Allman Brothers Band before it was the Greg Allman Band. Perhaps the greatest guitar combo band that ever played together. Check out the Allman Brothers Band "Live at the Fillmore East" (1971 release) for some of the most amazing, intense guitar licks ever put onto vinyl.
Don't forget the Marshall Tucker Band and the Charlie Daniels Band. Charlie Daniels is a great American who is bound by faith but not afraid to speak out in defense of the US.
randog:
ROFLMAO!!!
I remember WTF. Weren't they known as "World Turtle Federation"? At any rate they were probably not the last one.
"I was just waxing philosophically about the great bands of the 70s:"
Derek and the Dominoes;
Fleetwood Mac;
The Eagles;
Marshall Tucker Band;
Jethro Tull;
Moody Blues;
Allman Brothers Band.
Just to name a few.
OK. The Islamabombers are evil. But you're really really evil. Now I can't get that song out of my head!
Ms Carland said she had two degrees, was doing her honours and "certainly do not walk behind my husband".
I sure hope Mzzzz. Carland clutches those two degrees to her chest as she is led, burkha'd, down on to the soccer pitch the day after the Islamic revolution comes to Australia.
Well, you know, I suppose he's perhaps painted with too broad a brush. Not all Muslims adhere to the primitive aspects of their religion's more fundamentalist interpretations.
Nevertheless, it is disingenuous to pretend, with feigned outrage, that his criticisms are completely invalid. Certainly, a cursory glance at much of the majority Muslim world shows that the problems he points to do indeed exist. And the imams we see in the West, do tend towards the kind of fundamentalism and extremism he is criticizing.
One more note: I sympathize with those who, raised from birth as Muslims, only wish to live in peace, and respect their right to practice their faith...however, in my admittedly biased view, a Westerner, and in particular a woman, who would turn from Christianity (or Judaism) to Islam, particularly in these times, would seem to me to be suffering from a mental disorder.
The AWB thread? That was about the most pathetic defense of gun-grabbing I've ever seen, and that's saying a lot.
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