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Kimbop

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Captain Corea

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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Italy37612
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moosleems =...
A Muslim moose? Probably see some of those in Canada somewhere... |
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.38 Special
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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:15 am Post subject: |
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moosleems =...
A Muslim moose? Probably see some of those in Canada somewhere... |
Negative, my friend. Muslim cows. It's a historical phenomenon more than anything else. When greater Indo-China was divided and Pakistan and India were partitioned, Hindu cows (a privileged minority class) who suddenly found themselves in the politically Islamic Pakistan often converted to Islam for political and safety reasons.
What their beef is with those animators, though, is anyone's guess. No doubt there is a South Park episode somewhere that is unflattering to bovines. |
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bacasper

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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:03 am Post subject: |
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They are ballsy!
"South Park" airs censored episode after threat
Satirical animated TV show "South Park" beeped out the words Prophet Muhammad and plastered its Wednesday episode with the word "CENSORED" after being issued a grim warning by a U.S. Muslim group.
The irreverent comedy show on Comedy Central also substituted a controversial image seen last week of the Prophet Muhammad in a bear outfit with one of Santa Claus in the same costume.
It was not immediately clear if the move was a bid to tread carefully following the warning against the "South Park" creators, or if they were poking fun at the fuss.
The little-known group RevolutionMuslim.com posted a message on its website earlier this week warning creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker "that what they are doing is stupid and they will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show."
The website posted a graphic photo of Van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker who was killed in 2004 by an Islamic militant over a movie he had made that accused Islam of condoning violence against women. It also posted a link to a news article with details of a mansion in Colorado that Parker and Stone apparently own.
Most Muslims consider any depiction of the founder of Islam as offensive.
The website warning followed the first in a two-part episode of "South Park" a week ago in which Prophet Mohammad was depicted in a bear outfit.
"South Park" has a history of biting satire against politicians, celebrities and the media. The two Colorado filmmakers are known to often work on "South Park" until just before they air, enabling them to react to current events.
In Wednesday's new episode, Jesus Christ was depicted watching pornography and Buddha was portrayed snorting cocaine.
The head of Revolution Muslim, Younus Abdullah Muhammad, 30, defended the Web posting by his group.
"How is that a threat?," he told Reuters earlier on Wednesday. "Showing a case study right there of what happened to another individual who conducted himself in a very similar manner? It's just evidence."
According to U.S. law enforcement officials, the federal government rarely prosecutes threat cases. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives broad protections to free speech, and what constitutes a threat is often subject to interpretation.
Muhammad described his group as an alternative media outlet with about 20 active posters to the website. He said the group "didn't tell anyone to go to their houses and conduct violence" against Parker or Stone.
Comedy Central, a unit of Viacom Inc, has declined to comment on the controversy. |
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bacasper

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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:08 am Post subject: |
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They are ballsy!
"South Park" airs censored episode after threat
Satirical animated TV show "South Park" beeped out the words Prophet Muhammad and plastered its Wednesday episode with the word "CENSORED" after being issued a grim warning by a U.S. Muslim group.
The irreverent comedy show on Comedy Central also substituted a controversial image seen last week of the Prophet Muhammad in a bear outfit with one of Santa Claus in the same costume.
It was not immediately clear if the move was a bid to tread carefully following the warning against the "South Park" creators, or if they were poking fun at the fuss.
The little-known group RevolutionMuslim.com posted a message on its website earlier this week warning creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker "that what they are doing is stupid and they will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show."
The website posted a graphic photo of Van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker who was killed in 2004 by an Islamic militant over a movie he had made that accused Islam of condoning violence against women. It also posted a link to a news article with details of a mansion in Colorado that Parker and Stone apparently own.
Most Muslims consider any depiction of the founder of Islam as offensive.
The website warning followed the first in a two-part episode of "South Park" a week ago in which Prophet Mohammad was depicted in a bear outfit.
"South Park" has a history of biting satire against politicians, celebrities and the media. The two Colorado filmmakers are known to often work on "South Park" until just before they air, enabling them to react to current events.
In Wednesday's new episode, Jesus Christ was depicted watching pornography and Buddha was portrayed snorting cocaine.
The head of Revolution Muslim, Younus Abdullah Muhammad, 30, defended the Web posting by his group.
"How is that a threat?," he told Reuters earlier on Wednesday. "Showing a case study right there of what happened to another individual who conducted himself in a very similar manner? It's just evidence."
According to U.S. law enforcement officials, the federal government rarely prosecutes threat cases. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives broad protections to free speech, and what constitutes a threat is often subject to interpretation.
Muhammad described his group as an alternative media outlet with about 20 active posters to the website. He said the group "didn't tell anyone to go to their houses and conduct violence" against Parker or Stone.
Comedy Central, a unit of Viacom Inc, has declined to comment on the controversy. |
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Jandar

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Kimbop

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Fox

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I have a pretty clear recollection of South Park having shown Muhammed in the past. I think they even essentially made him into the Human Torch from the Fantastic Four, giving him fire powers (which is pretty clear mockery given how the Qur'an goes on and on and on about how the "losers" will burn in fire). None of them died as a result of it, to my knowledge.
This topic really confuses me. In my understanding, Muslims are banned from depicting Mohammed for fear of potential idolization. As such, I don't see why a non-believer -- who is at realistically zero risk of idolizing Mohammed -- depicting Mohammed is offensive to a Muslim. Even putting aside the fact that it's utterly stupid for Muslims to expect non-Muslims to follow their religious traditions, non-Muslims aren't even violating the spirit of the tradition in question. |
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Underwaterbob

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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I watched the episode a few days ago on their website. They constantly mock the unmockability of Muhammad. This whole mess just makes it even more ironic. |
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Enrico Palazzo Mod Team


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Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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There is a serious problem with the title, not discussing the topic.
We will lock this to discuss the title. You've been told to follow the TOS. |
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