[B]The BBC has been accused of stereotyping Muslims in its new sitcom, Citizen Khan.
[/B]The broadcaster has received 185 complaints since the first episode aired on BBC One on Monday, with some claiming it was a "[B]tasteless depiction of Islam[/B]".Complaints have risen overnight, however, the BBC said it has evidence of a lobbying campaign.
The six-part series follows a Muslim community worker in Birmingham.
It was created by British Muslim, Adil Ray, who also stars in the show.
Other members of the cast include My Family star Kris Marshall as a mosque manager and Shobu Kapoor, who played Gita in EastEnders, as Mrs Khan.
The media watchdog, Ofcom, said it received in the region of 20 complaints about the programme.
One viewer who complained to the BBC said the show[B] "insulted" and "ridiculed" Islam[/B].
"We feel though as if this show has crossed the line and [B]we expected a comedy show but now we have witnessed a mocking show[/B]," said the viewer.Another wrote that the content was "bigoted" and "offensive".
But others, commenting on a BBC messageboard following Monday night's broadcast defended the show.
Referring to a scene in which a teenage daughter hastily changed her attire before her father entered the room, one said: "People are reading too much into Citizen Khan, especially the hijab thing, it happens!"
Comedian Humza Arshad, star of the hit internet comedy Diary of a Badman, told the BBC's Asian Network that he felt some of the jokes went "a bit too far".
"I wasn't offended but I think some other people might be. For example, the scene with the Quran. Personally I'd play it safe. Some people might complain about it - I've got similar feedback myself by the audience, [B] the Muslim community is one of the most sensitive communities out there.[/B]"
Former Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, Yousuf Bhailok said the show was "the best thing the BBC has done recently".
"It is good to change the stereotyped image of Muslims always being serious and shouting that has appeared so often in the media," he said.
"There is great humour among Muslims. I am glad it has been made."
[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19395994[/URL]
Suck it up faggots, people make jokes about christians and white people all the time and it isn't an issue.
[QUOTE]the Muslim community is one of the most sensitive communities out there.[/QUOTE]
You're fucking kidding me, no way.
[QUOTE]Complaints have risen overnight, however, the BBC said it has evidence of a lobbying campaign.[/QUOTE]
See, this is what really annoys me. People who didn't even watch the bloody show are roped in to complain because of what other people tell them about it. The same thing happened with Jeremy Clarkson on The One Show and the Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross prank call. It's so annoying.
This show does good, it sheds some positive light on an otherwise negative stereotype. Those who are offended must accept that they do not live in a country where their opinions run majority; it's not like the show qualifies as discriminatory.
It doesn't really surprise me.
Reminds me of the South Park episode regarding Muslims and every celebrity that the kids have ever made fun of. The celebrities wanted to capture Muhammad so they could extract his ability to not be ridiculed.
SHow's writers got an incredible amount of death threats for that one.
[QUOTE=matt.ant;37454525]Referring to a scene in which a teenage daughter hastily changed her attire before her father entered the room, one said: "People are reading too much into Citizen Khan, especially the hijab thing, it happens!"[/QUOTE]
It so does.
My Muslim friend, she everything like everyone else, goes out, has boyfriends, goes to clubs and drinks alcohol. But while at home she has to sneak around her dad, while not as far as wearing a hijab, but still dress in conservative clothing.
apart from this
[quote]Referring to a scene in which a teenage daughter hastily changed her attire before her father entered the room[/quote]
and a vague reference to "the Qu'ran bit", there's literally no mention of what offended people here, which is infuriating. I haven't seen the show and I doubt many other people here have, so how are we supposed to make any kind of judgement on whether or not the complainants have a genuine case? either it's crap writing from the BBC, or crap complaining from this section of the muslim community
Boohoo.
Freaking crybabies with sticks up their sensitive asses.
Fuck me can people just get over it and not act like pathetic school children? They're not showing Allah being pissed on by Knights Templars or something so calm the fuck down, and stop taking everything to heart. [QUOTE]Changing Attitudes[/QUOTE]
"Tarrah you shitter"
Is 185 really even all that many? I mean comparable to the number of Muslims who are exposed to the show, or have heard of it?
It sounds like they're just making a big deal out of it because it's got to do with religion, I'm sure plenty of other shows rack up complaints for less interesting and "journalism" worthy reasons.
i watched the show and it's fucking terrible, even if you sweep aside all the negative stereotypes distastefully portrayed. how shows like this actually get funding i have no idea
Every religion is ridiculed nowadays. Suck it up.
And I'm not even sure this show is ridiculing Islam, it sounds like a sitcom based around Muslim life. But then again, I'm not Muslim.
How is 185 complaints significant compared to the total viewer number?
There was a Muslim comedian in Denmark who wanted to make a sitcom about a really incompetent terrorist cell in Denmark. AFAIK it was filmed and edited and everything, but never aired. Sucks balls.
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Watching the trailer, I don't know how good it would have been, but it's the principle of it.
[QUOTE=Socram;37455238]Is 185 really even all that many? I mean comparable to the number of Muslims who are exposed to the show, or have heard of it?
It sounds like they're just making a big deal out of it because it's got to do with religion, I'm sure plenty of other shows rack up complaints for less interesting and "journalism" worthy reasons.[/QUOTE]
3.6 million people watched it, so yeah 185 complaints isn't all that many.
I don't get it. If it was written by a Muslim what is the problem,?
Sounds like it's just been blown out of proportion for a bit of a news story. Watched a bit of it and it seemed no more offensive than any other sitcom.
It's obviously playing off an exaggerated stereotype, but that's pretty much the point of most sitcoms.
I don't even think CTV got that much flak when Little Mosque on the Prairies was aired.
[QUOTE=MIPS;37455621]I don't even think CTV got that much flak when [B]Little Mosque on the Prairies was aired[/B].[/QUOTE]
ohmygod what?
Please tell me you have a source for that.
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[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Mosque_on_the_Prairie[/URL]
And it ran for 5 years? What, how have I never heard of this?
-Snip-
They should make a Muslim sitcom that takes place in Pennsylvania. They can call it [I]It's Always Sunni in Philadelphia.[/I]
[QUOTE=Mingebox;37455831]They should make a Muslim sitcom that takes place in Pennsylvania. They can call it [I]It's Always Sunni in Philadelphia.[/I][/QUOTE]
And make another one set in a sewer called "[I]Its always Shiite Down Here[/I]"
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