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If anyone happened to catch the 200/201 episode of South Park it has stirred up quite a little controversy. Let me give you a quick synopsis of the 2-part episode.
In the episode (200), all celebrities who have been mocked by residents of South Park plan to file a class action lawsuit against the town. Tom Cruise promises to end the lawsuit if the town can produce the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.
In (201) Ginger Separatist Movement forces the townspeople to have Muhammad step out of his bear costume, we learn that Stan, Kyle and Kenny, on Mr. Hankey's suggestion, have replaced Muhammad in the bear costume with Santa Claus. The conflict between the townspeople and the Gingers is prematurely ended by Mecha-Streisand entering the town, killing Pip, and destroying Casa Bonita, Country Kitchen Buffet, and Raisins.
Wow not much of a controversy considering every time the word Muhammad is mentioned it was censored, the Prophet was never shown. But oh-no, many Muslims are enraged. Why is this? For simply mentioning the “holy” Prophet.
Here inlays the real problem. Muslims think their religion is holier than the next. They charge that the Prophet is so holy that no one can idolize him. Then why are there so many Muslim men named Muhammad? Is not naming your child after an illiterate businessman who couldn't read idolizing him?
So here we are in the 21st century and you can have your life legitimately threatened for basically the thought of mentioning Muhammad. In fact the NYPD has upped security at Comedy Central’s offices in New York City citing a website called www.revolutionislam.com, which is the same group that organized and carried out a PRO Bin Laden rally in Queens. They are taking our wonderful rights (the right to free assembly and free speech) and using fear and intimidation to force the major TV networks into self-censorship. It’s fascism by fear. The idea that if you write satire or choose to make fun of 1 person in particular and then your life or business will be subject to violence is unbelievable.
Think back to 2005 when Danish embassies were burned and people were murdered. Name one news channel or paper that would let YOU decide what is an offensive cartoon or not. Not 1 of the major news networks stood with the Danish newspapers....Fox...MSNBC....CNN....NYTIMES....LA TIMES.....all silent and too scared to publish a satire cartoon. It’s hard to determine who is really more ridiculous the people who cower and don't stand up for free speech or the people who are running around playing the hurt feelings card and threating people with violence.
well lookie what happened in England recently, there was no violence but similar...
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I read post from cave. I very disappointed. Mad you make Muhammad angry. The great Muhammad no like to be made fun of. He also no like cheese. I make calls from cave to homies. We get you cheese man.
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Could not have said it much better...time for the networks to step up and play on a level field...its not what you think you should say its what should be said...give us the other side networks...stick up for American comedy...
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In reading an article from FoxNews I am learning more about the Muslim extremist who posted the 'non-threat' on the Revolution Islam website. First of all he is an American kid named Zac Chesser, 20 yrs. who grew up in Fairfax, Va. He's some little bitch-kid who was an outcast in high school who simply posted a "it could happen this way" comment on the then unknown website thus sending a huge network like Comedy Central, owned by the giant Viacom into a scared panic that was ultimately manipulated into forfeiting our greatest right as Americans, freedom of speech! Comedy Central execs say now they regret their action - good. Apparently this Chesser kid wants to assemble an extremist group in Washington, D.C. to voice their opinions on how sinful Americans should live their lives. May I remind this little parasite that if it weren't for America he would have not had the freedom to CHOOSE his Muslim religion nor would he have the right to assembly and exercise his freedom of speech. Infuriating. He needs to get to Arizona and trade his citizenship with a hard-working Mexican that deserves to be in America and Chesser can blow out of town for all I care. Article here:http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/23/road-radicalism-man-south-park-threats/
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