[Mb-civic] - Iranian / Persian Women Portrayed As Whores And Apes... -

Mon Mar 27 11:44:40 PST 2006

the anti semetism ( as muslims are semetic people ) currently being shown to muslims is an abomination
i just had a lady executive business associate who i believe is muslim complain to me about the phenomena
in the most upset florid terms
peace and good good luck
it is horrible and you are right to be outraged

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bahram Maskanian 
  To: undisclosed-recipients: 
  Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 11:37 AM
  Subject: [Mb-civic] - Iranian / Persian Women Portrayed As Whores And Apes... -


        Iranian / Persian Women Portrayed As Whores,
        Apes / Monkeys, On An American National
        Television Network, FOX Television 
        http://www.venusproject.com/ethics_in_action/Persian_Women_Portrayed.html 


        - By Bahram Maskanian - Sunday March 26, 2006

        A few months ago I had a talk with an American friend who had seen a supposed comedy show aired on Saturday nights on FOX television, called MAD TV. He asked me if I had seen the show and particularly that show, that weekend? Since I am not a big fan of TV and particularly FOX or its affiliates, my answer was no. He told me about this shocking and highly insulting sketch / act they do on MAD TV called the - - Persian Tow Truck Driver - -. - Michael McDonald -, plays the role of the Persian Tow Truck Driver; he is a chain smoker, has a thick reddish-brown mustache in the show talking to - Ike Barinholtz -, the other actor to whom he shows a picture of an - orangutan - as his Persian wife. 

        As we all know, Orangutans are large apes / monkeys, who live in South East Asia on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. These apes / monkeys mostly live on treetops. They are arboreal and swing from branch to branch using their arms. Orangutans have a large, bulky body, covered with long reddish-brown hair, a thick neck, very long, strong arms, short, bowed legs, and no tail. Orangutans are about 2/3 the size of the gorilla. - - Just to give an idea of what an Iranian / Persian women are portrayed as by FOX television and MAD TV show writers, producers, directors, sponsors, etc. - - 

        So I decided to watch the show and see for myself. Whenever I had a chance I did tune in and watched MAD TV show. What a waist of time that was. But finally on Saturday March 25, 2006, 11.p.m New York Eastern Standard Time, I did see it for myself, what the - - Persian Tow Truck Driver - - was all about. - Michael McDonald - played the role of the - - Persian Tow Truck Driver - -; wearing a thick reddish-brown mustache standing next to - Ike Barinholtz - the other actor in the hospital behind the window of nursery wards looking in at the newborn babies. 

         Through the course of the sketch - Michael McDonald - the - - Persian Tow Truck Driver - -, is talking to - Ike Barinholtz -, while smoking cigarettes. He establishes as facts that all through his life he had sex with his Persian wife only twice (2), but he has fifteen (15) children. As camera pans into the nursery - Michael McDonald - the - - Persian Tow Truck Driver - -, points out a little monkey in the nursery to - Ike Barinholtz -, as his newly born daughter who looks just like her mother. A few seconds later the little monkey is brought out of the nursery and handed over to - Michael McDonald - the - - Persian Tow Truck Driver - -. The little monkey crawled out of the white towel it was wrapped in and began running over the shoulders of the two men. Much and many other highly insulting rhetoric designed deliberately to dehumanize a nation was used in that few troubling and painful minutes. 


        * * * * * * * * * * * 
        Since 1978, I have been living in the US I have had many unpleasant racist experiences to say the least, but no one ever portrayed Iranian / Persian women on American National television, many times over as apes / monkeys. As if the barbaric Islam dehumanizing Persian / Iranian women was not enough to deal with, but now our mothers, sisters, wives and daughters are been portrayed as whores and apes / monkeys, that makes us the Persian / Iranian men sons of whores and apes / monkeys. 

        Iranians / Persians who have given birth to civilization with a longest and the richest history on Earth, extending to twelve (12,000) thousands years and eight (8,000) thousands years of written history of philosophy, sciences, mathematics, astronomy, madison, chemistry, languages, poetry and more are now reduced to whores and apes / monkeys. - - Shame on all of us, Iranians / Persians, to allow this to be and happen - -. 

        * * * * * * * * * * * 

                - Michael McDonald - is currently in his eight season as a MADtv cast member. This season, Michael will not only appear in front of the camera, but behind as well. He is scheduled to direct a few episodes of MADtv. Also look for Michael in a re-curring role on "7th Heaven." He will play Hailie Duff's alcoholic Father.  
                - Ike Barinholtz - is a native of Chicago. He is an alumnus of ImprovOlympic, Second City and the Annoyance Theater. He also spent two years in Amsterdam with the famed comedy troupe "Boom Chicago." 
             
              About MAD TV 

              MADtv is a late night sketch comedy television show. MADtv premiered in 1995 and, over the years, has become famous for its sharp parodies of film, television and music. 

              MADtv has featured hundreds of guest stars and musical acts including: Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Jack Black, Dennis Hopper, David Alan Grier, Halle Berry, George Carlin, Seth Green, Martin Short, Jackie Chan, Snoop Dogg, No Doubt, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Drew Barrymore, Jon Heder, Ludacris, Nicole Richie, Alanis Morrisette, Avril Lavigne, Nelly, Ryan Reynolds, Don Cheadle, Outkast and Green Day -- to name only a few. 

              During its 10 seasons, MADtv has created a variety of original characters including: Ms. Swan, Stuart, Lorraine, Dot, Trina, UBS Guy and Bunifa, among several others. 

              MADtv's cast has evolved and changed since its first season. It has featured over 30 full-time cast members, many of whom have gone on to star in film, television and radio. Current full-time cast members include: Bobby Lee, Arden Myrin, Daniele Gaither, Frank Caliendo, Ike Barinholtz, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael McDonald, Nicole Parker and Stephnie Weir. 

              MADtv has been nominated for a number of awards over the past 10 seasons and has won Emmys for the accomplishments of both its Hair and Wardrobe departments. 

              Currently, MADtv airs Saturday nights on FOX. It can also been seen six days a week on Comedy Central. 

              Mad TV - info at madtv.com 

              http://www.madtv.com/
             
       
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