[QUOTE=fruxodaily;37464301]No but people in the comments are saying BBC used to do this all the time but was more graphic.
And I don't get how this is funny?[/QUOTE]
It's called satire.
[QUOTE=MercZ;37457656]
[url]http://www.governmentattic.org/docs/FCC_Complaints_The-Simpsons_2003-07.pdf[/url]
[url]http://www.governmentattic.org/docs/FCC_Complaints_South-Park_2004-07.pdf[/url][/QUOTE]
Wow, these people are weird.
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While watching the world Series. Fox advertised for the Simpson. The Commercial shows a homosexual encounter with an alien. I think this is inappropriate for the audience that would be watching this program.
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[QUOTE]During the annual Simpson Halloween Episode, there was a scene where 4 simpson characters, Bart and Lisa Simpson, Nelson, and Millhouse are playing Halloween tricks. One of these "Tricks" was to blow up the hotel where a major political-event was taking place "Republican National Convention". I have accepted that this show will take pot shots at the President on occassion however I believe that this crosses the line. The image of the hotel crashing was a mirror image of the Trade Centers from 9/11.; Thank you for looking into this matter[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]The Simpsons cartoon features two women in swimsuits. While there were no nudity, this scene certainly was inapropriate because women should be dressed conservatively and obey the wishes of their husbands[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]I want to complain about The Simpsons tv show regarding gay marriage. Homer Simpson kissing himself and having little baby Homers running around was just totally inappropriate for 8 p.m. when kids are watching tv. Fox should be fined for indecency. Thanks sincerely, Roy Marze. [/QUOTE]
EDIT: I was honestly impressed by the people complaining that they aired a content disclaimer before an episode about gay marriage, though.
[QUOTE=JustExtreme;37457604]They deserve no more special treatment than anyone else.
Getting "offended" does not warrant you special privileges. Freedom of speech works both ways.[/QUOTE]
yo how about we look at it like this: making fun of disadvantaged people (Muslims in Europe are most definitely an economically and politically disadvantaged people) isn't fucking funny; it's bullying.
I can laugh at jokes about white people and christians because white people and christians aren't oppressed in the UK
Are you kidding me? In the UK, Muslims are not oppressed AT ALL. That has gotta be the most stupid thing I've heard on the Internet for this entire Summer Holiday. Goddamn.
I think Muslims would have a harder life due to more bullying/social pressure in general, but economically and politically repressed is a bit much.
[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;37472276]Are you kidding me? In the UK, Muslims are not oppressed AT ALL. [/QUOTE]
- a white guy who hasn't interacted meaningfully with a member of any ethnic minority since Will Smith captured both our televisions and our hearts in The Fresh Prince o Bel-Air, 2012
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[QUOTE=MrEndangered;37472325]I think Muslims would have a harder life due to more bullying/social pressure in general, but economically and politically repressed is a bit much.[/QUOTE]
how does the first one not lead to the second one?
how is there more social pressure without that same pressure manifesting itself through other vectors?
[QUOTE=RayvenQ;37455495]3.6 million people watched it, so yeah 185 complaints isn't all that many.[/QUOTE]
It's said that 1 complaint is equal to 1000 people's feelings. Very few people formally complain about things that happen so when you have 185 people who actually do complain, there are significantly more people who feel the same way but couldn't be bothered.
Hahaha. Nice try. I live near Brixton. Brixton is known for having large numbers of ethnic minorities.
i burst out laughing at the title of the show. who thought it was a good idea?
Oh my fucking god. Those Simpsons complaints.
[QUOTE]THE FCC NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NOW AND FAST IT IS TERRIBLE AND
WRONG TO WHAT HAPPENED AND THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING PUNISHED AT ALL, I
AM DISUSTED AND HORRIFIED AT WHAT HAPPENED. FOX ALLOWED THE SIMPSONS TO AIR
THIS SUNDAY NIGHT JUNE 17 AT 730 PM THAT WAS RATED PG AND IT SHOWED SOMEBODY
WEARING S AND M GEAR ON THE SHOW THIS IS TERRIBLE, DISGUSTIING, AND
DEGENRATE FOR OUR CHILDREN TO WATCH THE SHOW IS TV PG SO KIDS 8 YEARS OLD
AND UP ARE WATCHING THIS AND WE MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT I AM GOING TO I
ALREADY MADE A PETITION AND IF ANYMORE OF THESE DISGUSTING EPISDOES OR
DISGUSTING FOOTAGE IS SHOWN THAT BREAKS THE FCC CONTRACT AND RULES AND
GUIDELINES, THERE WILL BE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. THIS WAS SHOWN ON CHANNEL 7 FOX
OF MIAMI AND FORTLAUDERDALE IN SOUTHFLORIDA THIS WAS THE SIMPSONS SHOW, I
HOPE THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THIS VIOLATES THE FCC
GUIDELINES OF DECENCY AND IS DEGENERATE AND DISGUSTING THERE ARE MANY THINGS
TTHAT ARE DEGENERATE AND DISGUSTING THAT PEOPLE SEE ON TV AND THAT WE HAVE
SEEN ON TV BUT THIS BY FAR HAS COMPLETLEY PASSED THE LIMIT ESPECIALLY WHEN
WE MUST PROTECT OUR NATION'S INNOCENT GOOD CHILDREN AND THEIR MINDS, AT 8 TO
FIND OR BE CURIOUS ABOUT S AND M, NOT ON OUR WATCH WE HAVE ALREADY FILLED A
PETIITION AND THERE ABOUT 80 PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED FINE THAT STATION OR AT
LEAST MAKE SURE NO MORE SMUT AND GARBAGE AND INDENCENT DEFAMING PROGRAMMING
IS SHOWN WHEN BABIES ARE WATCHING TELEVISION AT 7 PM SHOWING S AND M. [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;37472384]Hahaha. Nice try. I live near Brixton. Brixton is known for having large numbers of ethnic minorities.[/QUOTE]
I live near those people, sometimes I even have to talk to them when I order a sandwich! I completely understand their experience in this country.
As you all know, 1 calls equals a billion people, so 185 billion people were offended by this
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;37472416]I live near those people, sometimes I even have to talk to them when I order a sandwich! I completely understand their experience in this country.[/QUOTE]
i think the idea of a bunch of white people sitting around and having a laugh over a half hour of muslim stereotypes is rather creepy
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;37472230]yo how about we look at it like this: making fun of disadvantaged people (Muslims in Europe are most definitely an economically and politically disadvantaged people) isn't fucking funny; it's bullying.
I can laugh at jokes about white people and christians because white people and christians aren't oppressed in the UK[/QUOTE]
Just out of curiosity, did you watch the show? The humor might have been different than what the complaints make it sound like.
[QUOTE=Neo Kabuto;37472494]Just out of curiosity, did you watch the show? The humor might have been different than what the complaints make it sound like.[/QUOTE]
call me presumptuous but i think "citizen khan" says all that needs to be said
[QUOTE=TheHydra;37472521]call me presumptuous but i think "citizen khan" says all that needs to be said[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=wikipedia on Khan]Like many titles, the meaning of the term has also extended downwards, until in Persia and Afghanistan it has become an affix to the name of any Muslim gentleman, like Effendi in Osmanli, Esquire in English.
Khan and its female forms occur in many personal names, generally without any nobiliary of political relevance (although it remains a common part of noble names as well). Notably in South Asia it has become a part of many South Asian Muslim names, especially when Pashtun descent is claimed.
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cool trivia. what's that got to do with the title of the show?
[QUOTE=Neo Kabuto;37472494]Just out of curiosity, did you watch the show? The humor might have been different than what the complaints make it sound like.[/QUOTE]
I'm not talking about the show, I'm talking about this dude's wicked crazy insistence that Muslims in Europe have it, like, totally fine, mate, oi.
if this was a show for the muslim community to rally around and have as their own piece of pop culture it'd be perfectly fine but so far it doesn't seem to be that
[QUOTE=TheHydra;37472521]call me presumptuous but i think "citizen khan" says all that needs to be said[/QUOTE]
It's hardly an offensive name, to be honest. It's playing off of "Citizen Kain" but using a common muslim title.
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I mean the offensiveness of the show is more dependent on the content, the name itself is pretty benign.
[QUOTE=TheHydra;37472588]cool trivia. what's that got to do with the title of the show?[/QUOTE]
Oh, I thought you were implying that the title kinda makes it obvious that they'd be offensive to Muslims.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;37472627]It's hardly an offensive name, to be honest. It's playing off of "Citizen Kain" but using a common muslim title.[/QUOTE]
maybe i'm just taken aback by how weird it is. it sounds like a movie parody from "the critic".
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;37472230]yo how about we look at it like this: making fun of disadvantaged people (Muslims in Europe are most definitely an economically and politically disadvantaged people) isn't fucking funny; it's bullying.
I can laugh at jokes about white people and christians because white people and christians aren't oppressed in the UK[/QUOTE]
I'd say grouping Muslims altogether as "disadvantaged" when realistically only some of them are is more offensive than anything I said. Seems a bit collectivist.
[QUOTE=TheHydra;37472654]maybe i'm just taken aback by how weird it is. it sounds like a movie parody from "the critic".[/QUOTE]
Yeah, it's definitely a bit of a bad pun.
[QUOTE=JustExtreme;37472678]I'd say grouping Muslims altogether as "disadvantaged" when realistically only some of them are is more offensive than anything I said.[/QUOTE]
Well then it seems that you like to say things that are wrong and use words like "offensive" incorrectly so idkwtty
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;37472230]yo how about we look at it like this: making fun of disadvantaged people (Muslims in Europe are most definitely an economically and politically disadvantaged people) isn't fucking funny; it's bullying.
I can laugh at jokes about white people and christians because white people and christians aren't oppressed in the UK[/QUOTE]
I have little sympathy for people whose beliefs are intolerant
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