If you don't watch southpark; well.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/04/muslim-group-warns-south-park-creators-after-muhammad-scene.html

In the new episode on right now, every "Muhammad" is bleeped. Way to be a bunch of pussies, Comedy Central.

pfft, it's just like bho actually. It would be cool if some massassi nerd worked on that show, they could make fun of us too!

Way to be pussies, Muslims. They (Matt and Trey) harshly mock Scientology and Mormonism. They mock Jesus Christ and the Christian belief in nearly every episode, far worse than they have any other religious figure.

When I first read the title of this thread, "Comedy Central bleeds Muhammad," I thought this was about some sort of religious, social or national pride, such as "I bleed red, white, and blue" or "I bleed black and silver"/

I claim freudian slip.

They just wanted to give Muhammad the same honor George Washington had.

I find it interesting that, as Steven said, Southpark rags on pretty much any and all religions, but only the Islams are giving out "warnings" that the writers are going to be killed.

Says something about the nature of Islam if you ask me.

If I was a writer I would have done it anyway. Go ahead and kill me, that would start a world of ****.

Be careful with those generalizations.

It says something about extremists. The far majority of Muslims don't care for it. Sure, it sort of bothers them like the taking a piss on Jesus bothers Christians. But most of them don't care.

Also, one could argue that Christian societies have been exposed to satire far longer than muslim countries. Before internet globalized everything, only books like Rushdie's were able to reach them. In 'western' countries freedom of speech is much more widespread, and religion isn't held as sacred as in other parts of the world.

But yeah, this is Comedy Cental showing the world that TERRORISM PAYS OFF!

Is this your truck?

I think they mock them in the fact that they are bleeping it. I'm under the impression the bleeps were intentional via the writers, not Comedy Central censorship. I just wish at the end something horrible would have happened to the black censor bar... Oh no! Barbara squashed Muhammad!

Muslim extremists =/= All Muslims. Almost all of them are regular, well adjusted people.

I could argue that you're the son of a minister therefore you're the scum of the ****ing earth because The Westboro Baptist Church says something about Christians if you ask me.

You could argue that but I don't think Sarn is going to kill you over it.

Ofcourse he isn't going to kill me; the navy are useless.

I imagined them strapping muhammad to a table and bleeding him

The bleep it, you post it, they get more views, they make more money.

The cycle is complete.

wow, the person whos truck that MB posted is tasteless even without taking the religious ignorence into account.

Lol, Moo hammid

P.s. that truck rulezzz

Baco holds a very good point. There are extremes in every religious sect. Unfortunately due to the historical background of Islam and the predominately violent region it originates from, the extremists often resort to killing as an effective means of getting their point across. Its all they have known for most of their lives. Consider the average extremists age is 45-60ish, that is about how long if not longer wars and fighting have occurred in their homeland.

I mean that as non offensively as possible. My counter example would be Westboro originating from America where we aren't under a constant state of terrorism and war. Therefore it is not in the Christian fundamentalists nature to use killing as a resort. It has not been a part of our culture for hundreds of years.

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Someone needs to read a little history on the Christian, Jewish, or pretty much any other world religion's past. I am fairly certain that the only religion not guilty of violence at any point in human history is Buddhism. Could be wrong about that one though. But to say "Oh we haven't done anything brutal in the last 200 years so we're exempt from being held accountable like Islam is." Time passing by... What a wonderful excuse to pass on the hate/blame to another religion.

This makes me sad.

Then again, I liked how they censored Muhammad in the last episode featuring him (Cartoon Wars?) and later (I think) just subtly put him in the opening credits. (I think)

Of course there was the original Super Best Friends episode but still

Now that stealthiness earns a Nikumubekian medal.

I understand the crusades and the martyrdom of early christians brought on by the jews of the time. What I am saying is what's current; being the past 100 years or so. Christians and jews aren't killing anymore, israel aside.

Also, the Balkans, and conflicts in Africa where Christians are killing each other because violence is all they've known. We just aren't engaged in these areas the same way we are in the Middle East, so they have no reason to threaten our people.

True. As I had also forgotten about those as well. I'd say to add to my example, if the westboro church had originated from those areas, they would probably be out killing homosexuals and military families as well.

To avoid any further in depth debate I am going to back out now. I've merely stated my 0.02. I'd rather not get involved in a massassi style argument with anyone.

Navy's greatest weakness = land

the thing is the island boco lives on probably has no place on it the missiles navy ships are packing can't reach

OH! so lame! this is the message that comes up at [url]www.southparkstudios.com[/url] if you try and watch the last episode>>>



way to b***h out comedy central.

You don't realise that I'm secretly a Morlock.

I don't think violence is the nature of Islam or any other religion. There are extremists in every group.

So tell me, do people actually drive around with bumper stickers like that? Or is it just some thing you only see on the internet (because someone photoshopped it)?

Yeah I think it was kind of intentional too, especially at the end with the whole "I learned something today."

This is exactly my point.


Wrong. I guarantee we can hit any spot on land... anywhere. :p

Wrong. I'm only going to compare it to Christianity, because that's what I know, but there is a very striking difference between the two. Jesus and his followers taught a very pacifist, non-violent approach. For example, the phrase "turn the other cheek" is a reference to Jesus' teaching that if someone slaps your cheek, rather than seek revenge, you should "turn the other cheek" and allow him to slap that one as well. Yes, there is more violent, revenge-oriented literature in the Old Testament, (eye for an eye, Deut. 13, etc.) but it's important to recognize the context of those writings. They are rules for a Nation, not rules for an individual follower. Using them to judge Christianity on a whole would be like assuming Americans are violent because we utilize the death penalty.

On the other hand, Islam teachings tend to recommend violence to the individual. Granted they suggest violence primarily to prevent or discourage religious persecution, but they are still suggesting that the individual believer should take matters into his own hands.

Now, I understand that there are fanatics in any religion, but Islam definitely makes for a much more fitting justification for violence and killing than Christianity or any other religion does.

Fine, but we still have all the food.


Honestly, it's not Islam that's the problem. It's all the overzealous fools that many middle eastern cultures seem to produce. I despise those who consciously suppress all objectivity to exult in brazen self-righteousness.

So it's okay to take violent passages from one Abrahamic religion's text out "of context" but not from your Abrahamic religion's text? How do you figure?

Also

God help us if the Atheist Extremists ever get organized.

There are many versions of the Qu'ran, much like the bible and the more pro-violence ones are only really used by the extermist lot.

Also while the bible teaches to turn the other cheek and whatnot you can't really say that the Catholic church hasn't laid the physical smackdown.