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Phat Matt
01-17-2005, 02:06 PM
I think this is the most exciting show on tv. And I think having to air PSA's of good muslims is a joke. In previous seasons the terrorist were Eastern Europeans and rogue U.S. and British agents. How come we didn't have to run PSA's for them. If you want to watch it, it's on tonight at 9/8c.
"24" Making Nice with Muslims
Sun Jan 16, 2:30 PM ET Television - E! Online
By Bridget Byrne
Jack Bauer's going to have to call in the reinforcements to get through this one.
Facing heat over how Muslims are depicted in its countdown thriller series 24, Fox is working to mend fences before time's up.
The latest season of the Fox drama, which kicked off a week ago, stars Kiefer Sutherland as special agent Bauer. His latest race against the clock to save the world from terrorism has angered America's Muslim community by its portrayal of a Muslim family as a sleeper cell at the heart of a dastardly plot.
Rabiah Ahmed, spokeswoman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told Broadcasting and Cable that the show is "taking everyday American Muslim families and making them suspects...It's very dangerous and very disturbing."
In response to the complaints, the network has agreed to a modest mea culpa--offering a public service spot to its affiliates that depicts the American Muslim community in a positive light.
"We met with representatives of CAIR on Wednesday and found the meeting productive and informative and we look forward to working with them in the future," Fox said in a brief statement.
On its Website, www.cair-net.org, CAIR thanked Fox for "the opportunity to address the Muslim community's concerns and for the willingness of network officials to take those concerns seriously in an atmosphere of mutual respect and co-operation."
"Network representatives said they had already reviewed existing episodes and removed some aspects that could potentially be viewed as stereotypical," the organization added.
On previous seasons of 24, the terrorists have included Eastern Europeans and rogue U.S. and British agents. This fourth season the main terrorists so far are a Muslim dad, mom and teenage son.
CAIR was ticked off even before 24's clock started ticking down with its first four episodes on Jan. 9 and 10. The group was tipped off after a promo DV Dwas issued in Entertainment Weekly. Then, CAIR's concerns escalated when the premiere episodes aired and, at 10:39 a.m. in the fourth episode, the mother, Dina Araz (portrayed by Iranian born actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, Best Supporting Oscar nominee last year for House of Sand and Fog) was depicted poisoning her son's non-Muslim girlfriend because she thinks the girl might jeopardize their plans.
CAIR rep Ahmed says the group wants to avoid sterotyping of Muslims, which could translate into ill-will and even civil rights abuses or hate crimes. Ahmed reports that, per surveys conducted by CAIR, most Americans believe it's okay to curb Muslim's civil rights during the war on terror.
The show's creative and executive production team attended the meeting along with Fox netowrk representatives. (Producers referred all calls back to Fox.)
CAIR, which is sponsoring the PSAs, has requested the 30- and 60-spots be broadcast before, during or after 24, which airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. However, it will ultimately be up to local station managers to choose if and when to run the PSAs, which feature the line: "Muslims are part of the fabric of this great country and are working to build a better America."

JustMVG
01-17-2005, 02:16 PM
Maybe if most of the terrorist world wasn't aligned with the rest of the MUSLIM world, there wouldn't be a problem, this is just BS, if a show were to depict a few Latino's as Gang bangers there would be an outcry over that, Blacks as hoodlums and thieves, same there. You can't please everyone, that show is the best thing on TV right now, exciting as hell, but the reality is that there are terrorists living amongst us and waiting for the word to strike, thats how they do it, i am tired of having to worry about what is said and how it's taken, to much apologizing from the media, if they think something is going to offend don't put it on, cable and satellite tv will fill in that void.
MVG

Debbolas
01-17-2005, 02:25 PM
How about Nazi Lezbo's that want to take over the world...............lol :notam:

Phat Matt
01-17-2005, 02:27 PM
How about Nazi Lezbo's that want to take over the world...............lol :notam:
I'm not sure. I must see pictures first. :D

JustMVG
01-17-2005, 02:29 PM
Wasn't that an X103.9 stunt a few years ago??? :D

Debbolas
01-17-2005, 02:30 PM
Wasn't that an X103.9 stunt a few years ago??? :D
I was just trying to think of a group with the least amout of political pull :wink:

JustMVG
01-17-2005, 02:32 PM
I think The Nazi lezbo's are going for the BLUE States in 08 :D Clinton is going to promos for them

Phat Matt
01-17-2005, 02:35 PM
Wasn't that an X103.9 stunt a few years ago??? :D
You know a stunt that pissed people off was when during the summer the morning show pretended to leave a dog locked in a car. They would check in with the dog every 15 minutes to see how he was doing. They had previously recorded a dog backing and panting. They edited the pants to slow them down each time they checked on the dog. The dog eventually died on air.
They whole thing was done to bring attention to the stupid people who actually leave the kids and pets in their cars during the summer. There was no dog locked in a car but some people got really upset, even though it was for a good cause. :)

JustMVG
01-17-2005, 02:40 PM
You know, Damn if you do and Damned if you don't, too bad you couldn't have had a web cam and have a doll dressed up as a baby and have it's head explode doing the same stunt, watch the media frenzy for that one!!! Give people a reason to bit*h and it just has to annoy not even offend and they will come out in droves.
But sometimes you have to shock to get the message out, but even today it has to be REALLY shocking for anyone to notice.
MVG