The movie Christna? Blasphemy I say. Call he UN!

Posted by: Sounder at July 14, 2008 12:29 PM

This Islamonline article misses the point (intentionally), because they are focusing in on Christians angry the show is "ridiculing Christianity," thereby validating Muslim's own rioteous, murderous behavior over cartoons and such.
First, Christians aren't rioting over this. Second, the show is based in an inverted reality that the morally bankrupt BBC simply made up, not based on real beheadings, suicide murder, etc. that Muslims following the word of the Koran commit everyday against non-Muslims.
http://www.bravenewsworld.com

Posted by: Max Publius at July 14, 2008 12:54 PM

In America, they would call this anti-reality TV.

Posted by: awake at July 14, 2008 1:01 PM

In America, they would call this anti-reality TV.

I am using this from now on, when referring to the reality-based community.

Posted by: Jewel Atkins at July 14, 2008 1:14 PM

Even the TV reviewer for the left-wing Independent on Sunday has had enough of the pro-Muslim propaganda on British TV screens:
Murderous Christian fundamentalists, like the ones on Bonekickers, are frequently on TV, but their Islamic counterparts rarely make an appearance. Our TV controllers have a tendency to make like the three wise monkeys when it comes to Muslim extremism: hear no evil, see no evil, broadcast no evil. During this year's 7/7 anniversary it was the great unmentionable. Over the weekend we had a feature-length documentary that invited us to view 9/11 from the point of view of conspiracy theorists. Then, on the day itself, there was a Dispatches special on Islamophobia in the UK, entitled It Shouldn't Happen to a Muslim, though "It Shouldn't Happen to a Commuter" might have been more appropriate. I don't doubt that the topic of Islamophobia itself is worthy of attention. But broadcasting the piece on the seventh of the month was so pointed that it felt less like a genuine inquiry into Muslim experience and more of an exercise in cheek-turning, in white liberal piety.

Posted by: DB at July 14, 2008 1:27 PM

The BBC's response was actually quite bizarre. It insisted that the beheading was important to the plot, but didn't elaborate why. Furthermore, there was no attempt at any sociological analysis or apologia.

Then again, what could they possibly say.

Posted by: Cornelius at July 14, 2008 1:43 PM

Max Publius; great website you got there.

Posted by: undaunted at July 14, 2008 1:48 PM

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Posted by: Mimi at July 14, 2008 3:44 PM

Actually each episode of "Bonekickers" - "Boneheaders" would be more appropriate - tells a different story.

This week it involves the wreck of a slave ship and a black US senator visiting Britain after being robbed of his chance of becoming president. Whoever could they mean?

BTW if you follow the link to islamonline you will see some of the most vicious writing on the net. The BBC is considered islamophobic and one poster rejoices that 9 whites (US soldiers) have been sent to hell this weekend.

Posted by: Fred at July 14, 2008 6:02 PM

Fred-

I think the All-England sequel to this trend will the national program entitled "Bootlickers".

Posted by: profitsbeard at July 14, 2008 6:30 PM

Fred, I was going to comment about the "Cracker Whacker" comments at the islamonline site. Exceptionally vicious and racist.

Posted by: Liberal Guy at July 14, 2008 6:30 PM

Whether intended or not (and if it were intended, it was brilliantly so) this show is very welcome. It is not satire, but nearly so. Look at the response it is getting: the typical reaction is, you have things exactly backwards.

It is no different from, and probably more effective in its own way (because not so obvious) as a Robert Spencer headline which reads: "Methodists riot after objectionable child's toy is named Mohammed .... oops .... those weren't Methodists."

A whole hilariously satircal movie could be based on the concept, straight faced.

And the beautiful part is, mohammed-worshippers could not complain!

Posted by: Moonzoo at July 14, 2008 6:34 PM

Whether intended or not (and if it were intended, it was brilliantly so) this show is very welcome. It is not satire, but nearly so. Look at the response it is getting: the typical reaction is, you have things exactly backwards.

It is no different from, and probably more effective in its own way (because not so obvious) as a Robert Spencer headline which reads: "Methodists riot after objectionable child's toy is named Mohammed .... oops .... those weren't Methodists."

A whole hilariously satirical movie could be based on the concept, straight faced.

And the beautiful part is, mohammed-worshippers could not complain!

Posted by: Moonzoo at July 14, 2008 6:34 PM

Commenting upon DBs post, it is a tradition in our family to compare perverse media recognition of holidays and events.

For fathers day there was a front page article lamenting the proliferation of deadbeat dads, for the fourth of July there was an article about deserters living in Canada, though I thought that they should have used that article for veterans day.

It seems that US media and British media must have all went to the same school judging by the fare dished up on the anniversery of 7/7

Posted by: stickman at July 14, 2008 8:51 PM

"The new drama, Bonekickers, has triggered a barrage of complaints from viewers and TV critics for portraying extremist Christians."

Is there even such a thing? I've been a Christian of one denomination or the other all my life, and I've never encountered an "extremest Christian."

Posted by: Fat Byzantine at July 15, 2008 1:05 AM

"The new drama, Bonekickers, has triggered a barrage of complaints from viewers and TV critics for portraying extremist Christians."

Is there even such a thing? I've been a Christian of one denomination or the other all my life, and I've never encountered an "extremest Christian."

Posted by: Fat Byzantine at July 15, 2008 1:05 AM

When Fox's "24 Hours" featured Muslim terrorists with a nuclear weapon all the US "Muslim" (party) "advocacy" groups, such as ISNA and CAIR, reacted quite a bit more harshly than what is portrayed as the Christian reaction. In Britain had BBC reversed the roles I suspect the local "Muslim (party)" members would have rioted in the streets despite their approval of the role model involved.

{^_^}

Posted by: jdow at July 15, 2008 4:11 AM

Can we screen this in Muslim countries?

It might discourage them from coming here.

Posted by: watling at July 15, 2008 6:33 AM

The six-part series, which started last week and viewed by 6.8 million viewers, recounts the story of a group of archeologists countering a right-wing Christian group who believes the UK's Christian Heritage is presently under siege.

The Six Part Series pretty much proves that the UK's Christian heritage is presently under siege. So does that make them a right-wing Christian group?

But as a Christian I must admit and state this was all predicted long ago.
Mark 3:29
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin."
Luke 12:10
And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Enjoy eternity Six Part Series people.

Posted by: muslim_watcher at July 15, 2008 7:22 AM

There used to be an English expression for this - "going around the bend".

Posted by: tanstaafl at July 15, 2008 8:29 AM

As a Christian the only thing I would be tempted to burn is the BBC but that would be pointless as it is the lunatics running that asylum that are the problem. Burning anything would illustrate that their delusion, which passes as a their take on reality is actually true!

Posted by: James at July 15, 2008 2:14 PM