why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?
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why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?why do mainstream comedians, politically correct commentators and prominent atheists etc always seem to poke fun at christians but never muslims?
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i was looking for examples of anti christian 'comedy' when i came across this from the show 'curb your enthusiasm' -- this isn't actually comedy, its pure and unadulterated hatred.
larry david, who is jewish, urinates on a picture of jesus in the house of devout christians. then the devout christians see the urine on the picture and think the picture is weeping and they believe that a miracle had happened.
( this clip is so shocking it probably deserves another discussion about the issue of jewish supremacism in hollywood and anti christian hatred in the media. )
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?I am a Muslim and I don't think that it is acceptable to poke fun at any religion or belief... At the end of the day half the things comedians say are just to make people laugh, don't take it seriously.
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?Alot of commedians are observationalists. They talk about what they know and their own experiences, so if they've been brought up attending catholic school and forced to go to church then thats what they'll poke fun at.
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?Hear hear!! It's a joke. I am not religious but I would stand up for Christians against Muslims any day, and it is irritating that Muslims seem to get preferential treatment, yet Christians do not go round bombing London or flying planes into skyscrapers.... Something is wrong here surely!!(Original post by lonelyknight)
Because we're not allowed to upset the minorities ... we have to bend over backwards and tip toe around them to keep them happy.
At Lichfield, I believe there is talk of building a mosque in the Cathedral grounds.... and if that is not taking the **** out of the Christians I don't know what is!!! I don't think it will go ahead but you never know nowadays...
It's like foreigners shortening Britons to Brits, yet we cannot shorten Pakistanis to you-know-what's.....
Or that BaaBaa Rainbow Sheep scenario, yet we can still have a White Christmas and not a Ranbow Christmas!!!
Totally ****** up somewhere methinks...
Though to be fair, a lot of the time it is the majority panicking that the minority may take offence when in fact they won't!! We have become too paranoid!!
EDIT: Many of you have pointed out, correctly, that Breiviks is a Christian and not a Muslim, does that mean all Christians or Norwegians will go round shooting random people? If not, why should Muslims all be branded with the same iron?
Well, there are extreme cases in both Christianity and Islam. OK, so Breiviks is a Christian. But then, he is an extreme case. So are the Muslims who carried out 9/11 and 7/7. Nowhere do I state that all Muslims are evil, as I am sure that they are not.
However, there seem to be more cases of Islam extreme than Christian extreme. Correct me if I am wrong, but are the Taliban not Muslims?!?! And are they not extremes?!?!?! It just seems that Muslim threats, terrorism and behaviour problems appear more on news than any Christian terrorism, Breiviks aside.Last edited by simonbellringer; 01-05-2012 at 10:18. -
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?Because as South Park and a certain Danish cartoonist demonstrated, saying or doing anything even remotely funny about Mr. Mo = automatic homicide.
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?Because in Christianity there was an enlightenment, which precipitated moderation and forward thinking, moving away from blind dogma and irrationaility. In mainstream Islam this hasn't happened yet, and so many Muslims feel the need to violently defend the honour of a long dead Arab in the name of an unseen God.
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?I think people are more scared of offending Muslims, simply because the common Muslim is quite a bit more religious than the common Christian, and therefore a lot more defensive.
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?So you're blaming all Muslims because of the acts of a few individuals?(Original post by simonbellringer)
Hear hear!! It's a joke. I am not religious but I would stand up for Christians against Muslims any day, and it is irritating that Muslims seem to get preferential treatment, yet Christians do not go round bombing London or flying planes into skyscrapers.... Something is wrong here surely!!
At Lichfield, I believe there is talk of building a mosque in the Cathedral grounds.... and if that is not taking the p*ss out of the Christians I don't know what is!!! I don't think it will go ahead but you never know nowadays...
It's like foreigners shortening Britons to Brits, yet we cannot shorten Pakistanis to you-know-what's.....
Or that BaaBaa Rainbow Sheep scenario, yet we can still have a White Christmas and not a Ranbow Christmas!!!
Totally f****d up somewhere methinks...
Though to be fair, a lot of the time it is the majority panicking that the minority may take offence when in fact they won't!! We have become too paranoid!!
Surely, this gives me the right to say that due to Breiviks actions a majority of Christians or Norweigans are terrorists?
And you can call me a paki if you want, I'm not offended. Pakistanis have reclaimed the word, so it is really only racist when used in a derogatory manner.
And Muslims don't want preferential treatment..you probably read the Daily Mail, they always come out with random untrue stories on halal meat,etc. and then their apology is tucked away in a small corner where no one can even see it. -
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?Christianity is ingrained into the fabric of western society, especially in the USA where atheist comedians such as George Carlin and Bill Maher are popular (if no controversial). We poke fun at it because most people can relate to it. Let's face it, most of us know the stories in the Bible even if we don't necessarily believe them - Noah's ark, the nativity story, the crucifixion of Jesus etc. - we all know what Christians believe and how they behave, so it is very easy to criticise the religion.
Islam on the other hand is not very well known, I'd say most people's knowledge of Islam doesn't extend beyond "a guy called Mohammed". I think you'll find lots of comedians do criticise religion in general, but relate it to Christianity because the audience can relate to Christianity, and it's as simple as that.
I think the fear of radical Islam is a factor too, especially when you consider the backlash to drawings of Mohammed and other such incidents, even though these people reacting severely are in the minority I think the fear they create is very real. This is probably why you see a fair bit of criticism of Islam on internet forums, whereas in the mainstream media there is very little. -
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?Why do people think taking the piss out of any religion is hilarious? Most of society has been easily manipulated by the famous people, I worry for them, little do they know they are puppets creating the conditions for New World Order.(Original post by lulubel)
why do mainstream comedians, politically correct commentators and prominent atheists etc always seem to poke fun at christians but never muslims?
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i was looking for examples of anti christian 'comedy' when i came across this from the show 'curb your enthusiasm' -- this isn't actually comedy, its pure and unadulterated hatred.
larry david, who is jewish, urinates on a picture of jesus in the house of devout christians. then the devout christians see the urine on the picture and think the picture is weeping and they believe that a miracle had happened.
( this clip is so shocking it probably deserves another discussion about the issue of jewish supremacism in hollywood and anti christian hatred in the media. )
Sorry, when ever I hear about people laughing about religion or moaning about it, all I can think is that the Illuminati has done well
I know people that used to claim to be Christian but by a few people saying there is no god they are now atheists that spend their days blabbing on about how crap religion is. What's the point?
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?sorry dear but its perfectly acceptable, maybe muslims should get used to it because the belief will be ridiculed and dissected by those in the west as Christianity has, and dummy spitting wont stop it. You want to live in a free democracy, you accept freedom to critizise and ridicule anything, that includes Islam(Original post by Siiba)
I am a Muslim and I don't think that it is acceptable to poke fun at any religion or belief... At the end of the day half the things comedians say are just to make people laugh, don't take it seriously.
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Re: why is it acceptable to poke fun at christians but not muslims?why? why is ok to make jokes about women, men, gingers, politics, animals, flight companies, b n b owners, fat controllers but not religion?
whats so special about religion, its just a dogmatic set of rules that generations before have managed to brainwash others into believing it is real.
you must be scared of god to say something so silly, wtf.
I know people that used to claim to be Christian but by a few people saying there is no god they are now atheists that spend their days blabbing on about how crap religion is. What's the point?
