Posted on 01/14/2005 7:34:30 PM PST by John W
NEW YORK - In response to the portrayal of Muslims on Fox's "24," the network is offering its stations two public service announcements that show Muslims in a positive light.
The PSAs were produced by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, with whom Fox representatives met Wednesday. The 30- and 60-second spots showcase a diverse group of individuals, who in turn share personal descriptions and identify themselves as American Muslims.
Each PSA ends with the statement: "Muslims are part of the fabric of this great country and are working to build a better America."
They were introduced by CAIR last summer as part of a nationwide public awareness campaign.
The spots are being made available by Fox to both its owned and affiliated stations for airing throughout the broadcast day at the discretion of each station's management, said Fox spokesman Scott Grogin.
Rabiah Ahmed, spokeswoman for the Washington-based CAIR, voiced hope that Fox stations would slot the PSAs adjacent to "24," now airing every Monday, to "offer competing images of American Muslims."
The Fox series stars Kiefer Sutherland as a U.S. counterterrorism agent based in Los Angeles. With the beginning of the fourth season earlier this week, the story line found Sutherland battling a Muslim terror cell with members including a married couple and their teenage son. On an episode already aired, the Muslim mother poisoned her son's non-Muslim girlfriend after deeming her a threat to the cell's mission.
CAIR officials requested the meeting with Fox after viewing the first four "24" episodes, which "confirmed our concerns that the story was going in a dangerous direction: casting a shadow of suspicion on ordinary American Muslims."
Ahmed described the meeting with Fox as "constructive," while Grogin called it "the first step in the dialogue that has been opened between CAIR and `24.'"
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Hmmm...put some pointy hats on those guys and PBS/CBS/NBC/ABC will be tripping over themselves to make a documentary/news program about how evil they are and how they are a threat to the fabric of America.
No, I hate the KKK. I'm merely pointing out the hypocrisy.
Dear Fox and Writers, Directors, Producers of “24,”
It has been widely reported today (January 17, 05) that Fox and the producers of “24” have caved to CAIR and the vocal Muslim minority who are opposed to 24 showing Muslims as terrorists and will be deleting sections and re-writing portions of this seasons show “24” in order to placate them. In light of the mayhem that has been wrought by Muslim extremists both here in the USA and throughout the world I find Fox’s stance reprehensible. 24 has never shown the same kind of PC “sensitivity” to white terrorists from Christian nations, neither did 24 whitewash the portrayal of South American drug lords, nefarious black people in high places or the horrors of biological attacks in the past.
Our entire extended family have been devoted fans of 24 for the entire time the show has been on but we will no longer be watching if in fact the show bows to the vocal followers of Islam and CAIR.
In light of the cold blooded murder of Coptic Christians by the followers of Islam in New Jersey and the on-going atrocities being perpetrated all over the globe in the name of “Allah” Fox, has taken the cowards way out of the situation. Instead of dealing with realistic scenarios, now that Fox has bowed to the wishes of CAIR I am sure 24 will revert to it’s simplistic formula, the bad guys will be white Christian extremists who are the evil perpetrators.
If this is in fact the case, you have lost me, my family and a vast majority of your viewing audience. I seriously doubt that the vocal minority of Muslims who have complained will keep 24 on the air. Now that you have pandered to the vocal minority we hope you enjoy going to them for ratings because you will no longer get them from us.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. _ _ _ _
(Last name withheld because I, nor my family want to find ourselves tied up with rags in our mouths and our throats slit because we spoke the truth about Islam the “religion of peace”).
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