Use Florida Family Association's racist form against them
December 12, 2011 8:18 AM Subscribe
Almas Within Almas offers a way to use Florida Family Association's online form (which invites everyone to send an email to advertising executives who advertise with TLC begging them not to advertise on the show "All-American Muslim" -- a show that depicts a normal Muslim American family -- on the grounds that supporting the show promotes anti-American, anti-Christian values) to thank advertisers for not being racist assholes.
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I'm all for using bigotry's tools against it, but this show does seem to be sorta exploitative.
posted by Jon_Evil at 8:28 AM on December 12, 2011
posted by Jon_Evil at 8:28 AM on December 12, 2011
Well, I just did it. Interesting.
posted by ocherdraco at 8:32 AM on December 12, 2011
posted by ocherdraco at 8:32 AM on December 12, 2011
I have not seen the show so can you explain how it's exploitative? And how is it different from any other reality show where a camera follows a certain family around to record their day-to-day lives?
posted by NoMich at 8:33 AM on December 12, 2011
posted by NoMich at 8:33 AM on December 12, 2011
I'm all for using bigotry's tools against it, but this show does seem to be sorta exploitative.
Sorta, sure. And if Muslim groups were taking offense that would be one thing. But the issue here is that a far-right Christian group is objecting to the fact that the show fails to depict American Muslims as evil. It's like if someone objected to Little People Big World on account of it not revealing the truth that all people under 5' tall have knives hidden in their boots which they will use to cut your baby's throat while you aren't looking.
posted by Tomorrowful at 8:33 AM on December 12, 2011 [7 favorites]
Sorta, sure. And if Muslim groups were taking offense that would be one thing. But the issue here is that a far-right Christian group is objecting to the fact that the show fails to depict American Muslims as evil. It's like if someone objected to Little People Big World on account of it not revealing the truth that all people under 5' tall have knives hidden in their boots which they will use to cut your baby's throat while you aren't looking.
posted by Tomorrowful at 8:33 AM on December 12, 2011 [7 favorites]
To clarify: saying "this is what all Muslims are like! Let's shoehorn and normalize the experiences of 10 million Americans into one representative family!" is pretty problematic.
Also: Are they gonna show the massive FBI/DHS/police surveillance operation that's going on in Dearborn?
posted by Jon_Evil at 8:33 AM on December 12, 2011 [1 favorite]
Also: Are they gonna show the massive FBI/DHS/police surveillance operation that's going on in Dearborn?
posted by Jon_Evil at 8:33 AM on December 12, 2011 [1 favorite]
Haven't seen the show, but I'm soooo disappointed in Lowe's.
posted by daydreamer at 8:34 AM on December 12, 2011
posted by daydreamer at 8:34 AM on December 12, 2011
Its a race! Who will destroy all our precious american values first, the muslim or the gay agenda?
posted by KeSetAffinityThread at 8:36 AM on December 12, 2011
posted by KeSetAffinityThread at 8:36 AM on December 12, 2011
propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values.
Islam: The Communism of the New Generation.
posted by Mister Fabulous at 8:36 AM on December 12, 2011
Islam: The Communism of the New Generation.
posted by Mister Fabulous at 8:36 AM on December 12, 2011
Done.
posted by oneironaut at 8:37 AM on December 12, 2011
posted by oneironaut at 8:37 AM on December 12, 2011
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