Bill
10-22-2006, 11:30 PM
Something interesting, and something you don't always hear about here in the US - a Saudi TV comedy which has been ridiculing islamic fundementalists and so far getting away with it.
Well, except for the death threats, of course, but hey, our media discourse is full of death threats, fundies get off on threatening death the world around it seems.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15045013/
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The scene then shifts to a fundamentalist academy where gullible young men are being trained. The nephew is shown learning how to disguise himself in women's robes and adapt feminine mannerisms, despite a burgeoning mustache.
Later, he chats with a peer who says he has used a suicide belt nine times — and reassures the gullible nephew that he didn't feel much pain when it exploded.
The scene then shifts to a graduation ceremony where bearded and robed militants are shown chanting "God is Great" as they take their seats. Meanwhile, a chorus of white robed men draped in ammunition belts and brandishing rifles take the stage while chanting that religion will protect them.
A smiling, long-haired blond beauty in a gauzy evening gown was MC-ing the event. "We won her in an attack," explained the chief militant to his scandalized colleague.
Squirming in their seats
The blonde then declares that it was time to announce the nominees for the "Terror Academy Awards" and invites viewers to vote for their favorite terrorist by email and text message as three contestants are shown nervously taking their seats.
She introduces the first contestant and shows a video clip of him cleaning a gun in a roomful of weapons. "He is an expert with all kinds of weapons, and is really good at slitting infidels' throats," she enthuses. The audience claps politely.
The next contestant is a pro at disguise, she explains, as she shows a clip of a mustached man demurely smiling in an auburn wig and a woman's black robe.
The third contestant, shown serving tea, is a master of logistics.
As the three men squirm in their seats, votes are tallied. Runner-ups rush to hug the winner.
Finally, a grizzled leader takes the stage to present the grand prize, an explosive-filled suicide belt, which he drapes over the shoulders of the winner. The victor, overcome with pride and emotion, yanks the cord and a blast fills the screen.
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Well, except for the death threats, of course, but hey, our media discourse is full of death threats, fundies get off on threatening death the world around it seems.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15045013/
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The scene then shifts to a fundamentalist academy where gullible young men are being trained. The nephew is shown learning how to disguise himself in women's robes and adapt feminine mannerisms, despite a burgeoning mustache.
Later, he chats with a peer who says he has used a suicide belt nine times — and reassures the gullible nephew that he didn't feel much pain when it exploded.
The scene then shifts to a graduation ceremony where bearded and robed militants are shown chanting "God is Great" as they take their seats. Meanwhile, a chorus of white robed men draped in ammunition belts and brandishing rifles take the stage while chanting that religion will protect them.
A smiling, long-haired blond beauty in a gauzy evening gown was MC-ing the event. "We won her in an attack," explained the chief militant to his scandalized colleague.
Squirming in their seats
The blonde then declares that it was time to announce the nominees for the "Terror Academy Awards" and invites viewers to vote for their favorite terrorist by email and text message as three contestants are shown nervously taking their seats.
She introduces the first contestant and shows a video clip of him cleaning a gun in a roomful of weapons. "He is an expert with all kinds of weapons, and is really good at slitting infidels' throats," she enthuses. The audience claps politely.
The next contestant is a pro at disguise, she explains, as she shows a clip of a mustached man demurely smiling in an auburn wig and a woman's black robe.
The third contestant, shown serving tea, is a master of logistics.
As the three men squirm in their seats, votes are tallied. Runner-ups rush to hug the winner.
Finally, a grizzled leader takes the stage to present the grand prize, an explosive-filled suicide belt, which he drapes over the shoulders of the winner. The victor, overcome with pride and emotion, yanks the cord and a blast fills the screen.
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