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In reply to the discussion: Sorry, you don't coddle religious fanatics of any stripe. [View all]MadHound
(34,179 posts)Dictate what we can and cannot say, can and cannot do, out of some sort misguided attempt at cultural tolerance.
You do realize that fundamentalist Muslims aren't just pissed at America for stunts like this one, but for virtually all of the films coming out of Hollywood. They despise the fact that we don't treat our women like they treat theirs, that we tolerate all religious faiths in our country, that we allow smoking and drinking in our country, that we do nothing about sexual promiscuousness in our country, on and on, a whole litany of things that they despise us for.
So, out of misguided sense of cultural tolerance or responsibility, how far down that road do you want to go? No films like this little one, how about no films at all? How about dressing our women in burkas? Or abolishing drinking? You start going down that road, and it is hard to turn back.
It is their responsibility to catch up with the rest of the world, not our responsibility to hold ourselves back as some sort of appeasement to them.