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'The Simpsons' episode challenges Islamophobia
Al Arabia News Network ^ | 12/5/08 | Al Arabia News Network

Posted on 12/05/2008 1:18:13 PM PST by paulycy

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Wednesday called on American Muslims to thank the Fox television network and the creator of "The Simpsons" for a recent episode that used comedy to challenge Islamophobia.

The episode, which aired Sunday evening and is titled "Mypods and Boomsticks," highlights anti-Muslim sentiment by featuring a young Muslim character named Bashir and his family who face prejudice after moving to Springfield. In the program, Homer Simpson wrongly suspects that Bashir's family is involved in a terrorist plot. Bart Simpson befriends Bashir and defends him from bullies.

CAIR's Greater Los Angeles Area office (CAIR-LA) sent a letter to the show's creator Matt Groening thanking him for challenging anti-Muslim prejudice.

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(Excerpt) Read more at alarabiya.net ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: americaphobia; cair; cartoon; dhimmitude; freespeech; hollywood; islamophobia; korananimals; mohammedanism; mohammedanism122008; nofreespeech; simpsons; thesimpsons
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To: MrB

a “phobia” by definition is an IRRATIONAL fear of something.

exactly
and this is something I point out to every liberal and homo when they like to call people who do not agree with their perverted way homophobic.
KI know I am not and I do not think anyone else is either scared of homo’s so when liberals and homo’s use this name calling word it just shows how dumb they are.


21 posted on 12/05/2008 1:32:55 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick MA,CT sham marriage end racism end affirmative action)
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To: manc

Talking about “homophobia” always brings to mind a picture of my militant feminazi sister-in-law’s face when I responded with “I’m not afraid of them.”

It rivalled Susan Estrich’s face on election night 2004.


22 posted on 12/05/2008 1:34:47 PM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: skeeter

I’m always being accused of homophobic because I do not agree with them.

strange word to use as no one I know anyway is scared of homo’s or even live in fear of them.

we just don’t think they are normal and perverted


23 posted on 12/05/2008 1:34:47 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick MA,CT sham marriage end racism end affirmative action)
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To: paulycy

Simpson’s is nothing but propaganda for idiots. IMHO


24 posted on 12/05/2008 1:36:39 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (Dirty Dems at their best is always the worse.)
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To: Antoninus

liberals, homo’s muslims, etc all make fun of christians and yet they will not make fun of a muslim

why

because they fear them, they fear for their lives now imagine if the templar knights were still around, some how I don’t think these people would make fun of Christians then


25 posted on 12/05/2008 1:36:40 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick MA,CT sham marriage end racism end affirmative action)
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To: manc
strange word to use as no one I know anyway is scared of homo’s or even live in fear of them.

Its just the defective ones trying to make you feel like you're the defective one.

26 posted on 12/05/2008 1:37:06 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Antoninus

Speaking of the Simpsons, is OJ guilty this time or next time?


27 posted on 12/05/2008 1:37:23 PM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: MrB

LOL

I remember once when a homo said to me I was homophobic.
I turned around and said does it look like I am living in fear of you.

the homo was just speechless


28 posted on 12/05/2008 1:38:08 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick MA,CT sham marriage end racism end affirmative action)
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To: neverbluffer

“No more Simpsons now. Gosh, I cant watch any news shows anymore, cant watch movies (sarandon, robbins, etc.) , cant visit Vermont and buy maple syrup, cant visit San Francisco,

life is getting boring!”

Visit Texas. It’s great here!! (except for Dallas!)


29 posted on 12/05/2008 1:38:30 PM PST by yellowroses (a Yankee in Texas)
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To: paulycy

“South Park” will have to counteract this sh*t!!


30 posted on 12/05/2008 1:42:14 PM PST by Dionysius (Jingoism is no vice.)
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To: Dionysius

Nobody watches the simpsons anymore anyway.


31 posted on 12/05/2008 1:43:29 PM PST by Troll_House_Cookies (Ironically, Chancellor Obama's first re-education camp will be in Alaska.)
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To: paulycy

32 posted on 12/05/2008 1:43:50 PM PST by reagan_fanatic (I'll give Obama the same amount of respect the left gave Bush)
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To: Joiseydude
And to think that the Simpsons was one of my favorite tv programs....no more.

Me too. I bailed about 6 years ago when I realized that the "gay" episode was going to be an annual thing.
33 posted on 12/05/2008 1:44:16 PM PST by Antoninus (America didn't turn away from conservatism, they turned away from many who faked it. - Mark Sanford)
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To: MrB
Fox has crossed over to serving the father of lies.

Someone has gotten to Fox. Won't mention any names.

Tuned fox out right after the rats started railing on Fox for being bias and sure enough they were bias, but it wasn't for being too far right.

They're no different then the other kissØsses.

34 posted on 12/05/2008 1:44:20 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (Dirty Dems at their best is always the worse.)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

I’m even dropping the Wall Street Journal after their election coverage.

Straight 0bamamania talking points in their news section.

I’m going with the IBD.


35 posted on 12/05/2008 1:46:28 PM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: yellowroses

Shhhhhhhh. We have enough “visitors” that bring crime in.

Our border is nothing but a drug ridden, guv approved, neck choppin’,
well, you get the message.


36 posted on 12/05/2008 1:49:39 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (Dirty Dems at their best is always the worse.)
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To: stuartcr

“Isn’t being able to have and to challenge phobias, one of the things that America is all about?”

Beavis shut up! This fartknocker’s trying to say something! Yes Mr. Van Dreissen? Heh heh heh heh

Isn’t being able to have and to challenge phobias, one of the things that America is all about?

Homosaywhat?

Isn’t being able to have and to challenge phobias, one of the things that America is all about?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Van+Driessen


37 posted on 12/05/2008 1:49:47 PM PST by tumblindice (If the MSM hates it, it must have legs)
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To: stuartcr
Sure.

Equal time and equal respect is all I asking...

38 posted on 12/05/2008 1:53:22 PM PST by paulycy
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To: paulycy

Gosh, are they still making new Simpsons episodes? It’s been so long since I’ve diegned to watch one - or seen a commercial for an upcoming episode - I just assumed they were only in syndication.

The Simpsons have been listing heavily to the left for a while now.

With Fox it’s more like a lurch.

Both are unwatchable.


39 posted on 12/05/2008 1:54:10 PM PST by delphirogatio (I am the indication, not the confirmation.)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Someone has gotten to Fox. Won’t mention any names. —————————————————

Kingdom Holdings, a very large Saudi investment fund owns a good portion of News Corp., the parent company, and has for many years.


40 posted on 12/05/2008 1:56:28 PM PST by durasell
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