Flashermac Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 The head of the BBC, Mark Thompson, has admitted that the broadcaster would never mock Mohammed like it mocks Jesus. He justified the astonishing admission of religious bias by suggesting that mocking Mohammed might have the “emotional force†of “grotesque child pornographyâ€. But Jesus is fair game because, he said, Christianity has broad shoulders and fewer ties to ethnicity. Mr Thompson says the BBC would never have broadcast Jerry Springer The Opera – a controversial musical that mocked Jesus – if its target had been Mohammed. He made the remarks in an interview for a research project at the University of Oxford. Mr Thompson said: “The point is that for a Muslim, a depiction, particularly a comic or demeaning depiction, of the Prophet Mohammed might have the emotional force of a piece of grotesque child pornography.†A BBC spokesman was unavailable for comment. Last year former BBC news anchor Peter Sissons said Christians are “fair game†for insults at the corporation, whilst Muslims must not be offended. Mr Sissons, whose memoirs were serialised in the Daily Mail, said: “Islam must not be offended at any price, although Christians are fair game because they do nothing about it if they are offended.†The former presenter also said that staff damage their careers if they don’t follow the BBC’s mindset. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Hi, Maybe Muslims should learn to lighten up a bit. And very pathetic to admit that you will not mock Mohammed because you are basically afraid for reprisals. Coward. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Why mock either of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Hi, One person calls it 'mocking', another calls it 'taking the piss'. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Some people simply like to break the taboos. Mocking religious or important historical figures is one way to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjz16xjeBAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Some people simply like to break the taboos. Mocking religious or important historical figures is one way to do so. mocked buddha in thailand lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Christian sects mock other Christian sects. An example is Mormonism and Jehovah Witnesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave32 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Sounds like somebody needs to mock the BBC. The word 'mock' does have a connotation of just degrading something in mean-spiritedness without a point. I can't say I agree with doing that to anyone. Satire, on the other hand, is important. Monty Python made a pretty fucking awesome chapter in history satirizing culture, religion, even the crown, and definitely the government. But regardless, when you have the BBC saying they refuse to run any kind of satirical or disrespectful (mocking) coverage of one particular religion -- yeah. What does that say? Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 At least we've stopped mocking the big-endians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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