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Outrage as KISS player mouths off on Muslims
Sydney Morning Herald ^ | May 14, 2004

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."


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asktheimam; australia; entertainer; feminism; feministsmia; freespeech; genesimmons; humanrights; islam; islamofascism; jews; kiss; kissarmy; music; muslims; pc; politicallycorrect; preachingtothaquior; religion; religiousintolerance; rock; rockandroll; rockmusic; terrorism; women; womensrights
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To: veronica
"He's very famous obviously and popular and, as a result, influential," he said.

And therefore, he is a threat to Islam. About damn time, too. Watch your six, Gene.

201 posted on 05/14/2004 6:38:24 AM PDT by stboz
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To: veronica

Every word he said is true and verifiable.

What's the problem?


202 posted on 05/14/2004 6:43:10 AM PDT by Skooz (My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
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To: tortoise
Richard Simmons - That's the guy! LOL!
203 posted on 05/14/2004 6:47:33 AM PDT by headsonpikes (Spirit of '76 bttt!)
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To: The South Texan

He is a right thinking NYC Jew, A rare breed.


204 posted on 05/14/2004 6:47:51 AM PDT by bmwcyle (<a href="http://www.johnkerry.com/" target="_blank">miserable failure)
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To: FBD; Mudboy Slim; sultan88; Diva Betsy Ross; cherry_bomb88
"'Mixing the entertainment world with the political and religious world is a minefield.'"

HA!!
Yea, it sure is a risky endevour doing so.
~eh?

Unlesssssssss!?!?!?!

...the celeb's slamming a conservative. :o)

205 posted on 05/14/2004 6:53:40 AM PDT by Landru (Indulgences: 2 for a buck.)
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To: Hildy

He wasn't sleeping.


206 posted on 05/14/2004 6:54:28 AM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (I've loved a lot of women, and I've loved Jim Beam. They both tried to kill me back in 1973.)
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To: StarCMC

That rocks!


207 posted on 05/14/2004 7:02:10 AM PDT by kjfine (Home, and loving it!!!)
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To: potlatch
ha ! I'm not a Kiss fan either, but what he said was
MUCH better than the cra* these idjits said last year:


208 posted on 05/14/2004 7:11:52 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is ONLY ONE good Democrat: one that has just been voted OUT of POWER ! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: itsamelman; labowski; LibertyGrrrl; marktuoni; Sam's Army; RepoGirl; Redcoat LI; mylife; ...

calling all rockers...

209 posted on 05/14/2004 8:40:52 AM PDT by bc2 ("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" - harpseal)
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To: veronica

HA! I challenge anyone to point out where Gene is wrong!

A few of us saw him and Ted Nugent record some "Politically Incorrect" episodes some years back, and he's quite the free market, capitalist too.

Gene Simmons & KISS rocks!


210 posted on 05/14/2004 9:35:13 AM PDT by StoneColdGOP (McClintock - In Your Heart, You Know He's Right)
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To: Sabertooth

Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Steppenwolf.


211 posted on 05/14/2004 9:37:32 AM PDT by StoneColdGOP (McClintock - In Your Heart, You Know He's Right)
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To: Sabertooth
Spirit/Jo Jo Gunne and any band made up of former members of Spirit. I saw Spirit at Mile Square Park In LA October 1991 for a reunion. They were great. Unfortunately, Randy California died in a surfing accident not too long after that reunion.
212 posted on 05/14/2004 10:48:00 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: vetvetdoug

I didnt know Randy California was dead.

Spirit was a fine band.

Good bye Kaptain Kopter


213 posted on 05/14/2004 1:09:08 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: tortoise

Richard Simmons and women? Hum, never thought of that.


214 posted on 05/14/2004 2:40:51 PM PDT by tob2 (Old Fossil and proud of it!)
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To: jwfiv

Don't like KISS music. But as a person Gene is right on. He played a villian in the season finale of Third Watch and did a very good job.


215 posted on 05/14/2004 2:52:34 PM PDT by tob2 (Old Fossil and proud of it!)
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To: jmc813

Defense of gun grabbing? LOL! Not at all, the person in question, who is not a supporter of the AWB, was discussing the one note orchestra.


216 posted on 05/14/2004 3:22:07 PM PDT by CWOJackson
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To: Bulldogger
Do you think Simmons' failure to spew the Hollywood anti-Bush/anti-America venom will cost him his S.A.G. card?

Naaah. It won't cost him a thing. I imagine most Kiss fans are patriots and don't buy into the crazed leftist bull$h*t. Besides, he's RICH. Filthy. Rich.

217 posted on 05/14/2004 3:59:45 PM PDT by FierceDraka (The English word "Left" is translated into Latin as "Sinister". Think about it.)
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1
I believe I read somewhere that he was a 6th grade teacher at one point.

Yes, he was a school teacher in Spanish Harlem.

218 posted on 05/14/2004 4:00:26 PM PDT by FierceDraka (The English word "Left" is translated into Latin as "Sinister". Think about it.)
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To: ccmay

He's always been the "mouthpiece" of the band, too. As far as his ownership of the rights to the band, it's probably the reason for their continued success. KISS has been a corporation for quite some time now, since the late 70's, I believe.


219 posted on 05/14/2004 4:02:30 PM PDT by FierceDraka (The English word "Left" is translated into Latin as "Sinister". Think about it.)
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To: veronica
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."

Yaaaaawn... where's the outrage when leftist celebrities *repeatedly* babble their anti-American and/or anti-Bush crap?

220 posted on 05/14/2004 4:50:12 PM PDT by NYC GOP Chick ("If I could shoot like that, I would still be in the NBA" -- Bill Clinton, circa 1995)
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