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Originally posted by WhoDat09
Anyway I want to ask you ATS ......... does America "want" to see Muslims in a bad light? Do I want to see Muslims in a bad light?
After Lowe’s made it public that it had pulled its ads from the TLC reality series, All-American Muslim, boycotts have been called, protests planned, and it even got hip-hop mogul, Russell Simmons, attempting to buy out the remaining advertising on the show.But for Gregory Bonsignore, Parvesh Cheena, and Rizwan Manji, the controversy inspired them to create a hilarious short film they’re calling the “unaired Lowe’s commercial for All-American Muslim.” "We actually threw it together at a meeting for Beta Testing, a Muslim Cosby Show we're pitching around," Bonsignore tells The Hollywood Reporter. The video follows two Muslim men as they shop at a Lowe’s store and attract suspicion with the items they are gathering. What could they be building? All is revealed at the end of the video.Lowe’s action was a result of pressure from conservative Christian group, the Florida Family Association (FFA). They argue, that “the show profiles only Muslims that appear to be ordinary folks while excluding many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish.”
Originally posted by Josephus
This isn't an actual commercial, it is a parody filmed by comedic actors (they were both on the NBC show Outsourced).
Originally posted by 74Templar
reply to post by WhoDat09
Maybe look up the word, instead of assuming what everyone thinks Jihad means.
It means "be the best you can be", or "raise above the norm to excellence." Which is more likely why the child is called such. After 9/11 everyone just swallowed the whole jihad word and took it for what the MSM brainwashed us with, which is a holy war against the west. It's a crock of BS, just wish more actually knew this...
Like any religion, Islam has it's share of good and bad. People tut tut at Catholic priests these days for what some of them have to done to children, but it is still accepted that Cathlocism is ok, just coz it's a western religion.
Yes, you are right. There are some evil Muslims in the world. There are also some evil Christians, Hindu, whatever. Doesn't make them all bad...
Originally posted by Raivan31
reply to post by WhoDat09
I think the real issue is criminal groups (like mafias) that also happen to be muslim and sharia law,... at least the more extreme aspects of it anyway.
To hate all muslims because of this is to hate all Americans because of redneck hillbillies, or republicans.
The media and PTB have done so much damage to peoples minds it really is quite sad.
Originally posted by WhoDat09
I think it must be the holidays, or something that has affected me ........ anyway here is the commercial Lowes pulled from advertisement in the American Muslim television series.
I don't see what's so bad about it? It looks ............ pretty cool
Anyway I want to ask you ATS ......... does America "want" to see Muslims in a bad light? Do I want to see Muslims in a bad light?
I don't really understand what's going on right now!! LOL
I had always seen Muslims as the "enemy", even tho my son has a kid in his class who is his best friend, his name is "Jihad", who the @#$% names their kid Jihad?!?!? My son is 9, and I'm guessing this kid is the same age.....after 9-11....how could you name your kid Jihad??...... Last year my son and this kid played "Mass Effect" and they went on the "suicide" mission!!!
Anyway this kid is cool, and he is my son's best friend, I've met his mother, she has been in a Hijab every time that I've met her, but she seems perfectly nice. I just can't get past what she wears, is there something wrong with me?? Don't answer that I know there is!!! ......... anyway folks, I think everyone needs to watch this video, and then decide.
I guess what I'm trying to say here ..... is maybe....... they are not all that bad!