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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I am so sick of seeing that face with every headline of any story about him.
I thought Hitlery was bad. She was soothing compared to his face.
I’m tired of seeing the markets prostituting his crap just the way the media did and still does.
I hate it because I can’t celebrate a black man becoming president.
It would have been a great day to have a black become president, just NOT THIS ONE!
President-ALLEGED, if you please.
Just another reason to turn OFF your TV’s. Brainwashing at it’s finest.
Bart has finally jumped the shark.
???
Everything tends to even out over time.
“I bailed about 6 years ago when I realized that the “gay” episode was going to be an annual thing.”
Phew! At first glance I thought you wrote “an anal thing.”
I love Texas!!!
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