tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047669476288565110.post5241330255480341248..comments2023-09-15T02:36:49.651-07:00Comments on A glimpse into my mind: Aliens in Americahijaabified.beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05881880956097717407noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047669476288565110.post-13231999296838661142008-12-16T09:52:00.000-08:002008-12-16T09:52:00.000-08:00Hahah. Your writing is excellent and a joy to read...Hahah. Your writing is excellent and a joy to read. I'm going to have to read everything.<BR/><BR/>As for this post, I can understand that Muslims may not like the representation given by "Aliens in America" but to be honest, I found the show to be pretty funny. The issue is that the Muslim(s) aren't very authentic, but that's how the real world is. You have Muslims of all types, practicing, non-practicing, moderates, etc. As a comedy, I think it's okay to poke fun at different Muslims, even when they're not being very religious. I agree that Little Mosque on the Prairie does a better job of showing good moderate Muslims but it has its problems too. I knew from before that none of the actors were actually Muslim which is okay, but one night while flipping through some stations, I saw the actor who plays the imam on a show a. I think the show was Metropia. On the show he was playing a gay man and he ends up meeting another guy at a bar. Lets just say the show took it to the next level and pretty much showed the following love session. Obviously I didn't watch it all but I did catch a glimpse before I could change channels. I don't think I can ever watch Little Mosque on the Prairie again knowing what sort of stuff the actors have done.<BR/><BR/>In conclusion, you can't really prevent the media from portraying Muslims however they want. I guess after the world seeing just hate and terror from Muslims through western news, a good laugh might not be so bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com