As I wrote here: “the smart money is on Katy Perry, an addled PC Leftist and former consort of the execrable jihad enabler Russell Brand, apologizing and editing the video to remove the Offense to Islam.” She hasn’t apologized as yet, but she did swiftly capitulate. Katy Perry is a committed Leftist and wouldn’t dare do anything to offend their victims du jour. She isn’t about to become the next martyr for the freedom of expression. Freedom can take care of itself, as long as Katy keeps getting invited to the best parties.
“YouTube quietly removes ‘Allah’ symbol from Katy Perry video,” by Lauren Izso for the Jerusalem Post, February 27:
YouTube has quietly edited a Katy Perry music video, after a petition launched on Change.org, urging the online video streaming company to remove the video.
The petition, claiming that Perry literally burns a symbol representing the Muslim God, Allah, reached 50,000 signatures as of Wednesday. YouTube and Perry’s representatives did not respond to the controversy.
Shazad Iqbal, 22, creator of the petition, posted on Wednesday that the effort had ended in victory, however YouTube remained quiet throughout, even though the petition was directed at them.
“I’m thrilled to let you all know the name of Allah has been removed from the ‘Dark Horse’ video we couldn’t have done it without everyone’s support so I thank each and every one of you deeply, our voices have been heard! God bless you all,” Iqbal wrote.
A close look at the “Dark Horse” video on Perry’s VEVO YouTube channel will not prove much of anything. Although the post date of the music video has not changed (February 20), a detailed observation will show any viewer that something has changed. The symbol has quietly been removed.
After (pendant symbol on left absent), before (pendant symbol on left clearly visible)The “I Kissed a Girl” singer’s latest single, “Dark Horse,” sparked harsh reactions from the international Muslim community for disrespecting a symbol representing their God, Allah.
The petition launched Tuesday on Change.org is urged supporters of Islam as well as other religions, to ask YouTube to remove the “blasphemous” music video.
Perry portrays an animated representation of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, and she is seen using her powers to destroy those who oppose her. One character in the video is seen wearing a religious symbol around his neck, who she then zaps into a pile of sand, along with his pendant.
“At 01:15 into the video Dark Horse; a man is shown being burned, whilst wearing a pendant (also burned) forming the word ‘Allah’, which is the Arabic word for God,” says the online petition.
revg says
Go along to get along, no matter the cost.
Alan S says
Yet these lefties in Hollywood always have large crucifixes hanging around the necks of the thugs, that’s cool to PC lefties.
Jay Boo says
Considering the horrific violence committed in the name of Islam you would think that the left would proudly celebrate this scene. If a cross had been used
(some Christians might object and be criticized for objecting) but leftist reaction would be far different.
Case in point:
The Allah symbol is incidental to the scene compare that to the New York City ‘artist’ photo of urinating on the cross which is much more overtly intended to
be disrespectful of Christianity in general and of Jesus in particular.
PROOF:
The Huff Post ran an article on this and not only did they take a neutral posture they inserted the Islamic viewpoint (grayed out section) for the bulk of their response.
In contrast when reporting on a New York City ‘artist’ photo of urinating on the cross they openly mocked the opposition. Just imagine if the Quran was urinated on and displayed as claiming to be done for the sake of art.
Huff Post response— Anti Christianity (supposedly done for art)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/piss-christ-andres-serran_n_1909911.html
Huff Post response— incidental scene with Allah symbol
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/25/katy-perry-dark-horse-muslims-allah_n_4853894.html
Paleologos says
Here, Katy, …
Wipe away your tears of submission to islamic intimidation with this gentle, halal paper …
http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/8770/islamcarttontoiletpaperweb0yr.jpg
R/
Paleologos
Dorfdepp says
Katy is not the one who looks after props for a video. It’s produced by a team, not by her. She doesn’t need to submit to any intimidation because it has nothing to do with her. Editors made a mistake, editors corrected it. Katy watches dollars coming in and doesn’t give a damn. And damn right she is, she has my respect. Fools have it not.
duh_swami says
Allah goes up in a puff of smoke. Zapped by a woman. Poetic justice.
Too bad YT caved into sharia compliance.
mortimer says
The supremacists see the symbolism as the power of magic killing someone protected by an amulet with the word ‘Allah’, a slight to the power of Islam or a hidden call to hurt Muslims. This is the entertainment BUSINESS, so no such message entered anyone’s mind. A costume adviser created a ‘look’ without going into it deeply or understanding Arabic. Muzzies, get a life.
boakai ngombu says
I don’t support Islamic supremacists. However, note the change in tactic: instead of burning cars and warring riots, the brothers down at the mosque chose to petition
and now the Allah god (unknowable; the best of all deceivers), is it joyful or angry that there is no blood being shed over this slight slight?
[what are the Muslims (enslaved by the glorious SHARIA) doing watching this video, anyway? hypocrits and bigots]
gravenimage says
boakai ngombu wrote:
I don’t support Islamic supremacists. However, note the change in tactic: instead of burning cars and warring riots, the brothers down at the mosque chose to petition…
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Boakai, Muslims have long used multi-pronged tactics to enforce Shari’ah “Blasphemy” strictures. A petition like this is closely related to “lawfare” and to the OIC pushing for UN edicts.
And note that pious Muslims have hardly eschewed their old tactics—Katy Perry has received death threats over the “Dark Horse” video.
St. Michael Defend Us says
Does it even actually read “Allah” in arabic? Or is it just one of those meaningless squiggles in which people “see” things- like in random tile floor designs or on tennis shoes?
If it actually does read allah, I would presume that the pendant was manufactured somewhere and purchased somewhere. Why aren’t they protesting THAT? such a situation would provide huge chances for mishandling or degrading of the emblem.
Jay Boo says
Just above Katy Perry is a symbol of a two headed two-faced snake and the amulet is designed in the well-known pattern that displays Islam’s deity in the traditional scripted symbolic design of a road killed snake.
There can be know doubt that the amulet refers to Allah of Islam.
citycat says
Islam is a spoilt brat.
Each time their whines are accommodated it serves only to reinforce.
Let them scream and scream and scream, and ignore their screams, which are a smokescreen to the silent sharia breeding and creeping.
Anyone who voluntarily accommodates Islam is a cowardly traitor to truth and humaneness and freedom and evolution and morality and compassion and choice and variety and the infinitive qualities of a human and equality of every person.
When will humanity wake up and cooperate against this beast from the East
sam says
Well bye, bye freedom. Muslims won again. If they can dictate what we can say or do we are done. The sad part of it is it is all so stealth jihad and the majority of us are ignorant of what is going on. I want to throw up
Barbara Lockwood says
That’s too bad, someone caves again to pressure from these nuts!
bobm says
Amazing how a picture of prophesy can be innocently drawn in the “creative” mind.. Katie; you have so eloquently drawn a vision of islams end.. captive to lust and pride as it is led ring in nose to judgement by its father the devil; deceived by the woman of the book of revelation to the conclusion of its’ denial of the Lamb of God.. though you are probably unaware .. you have drawn a wonderful picture of islams end… watch your back dear they will no doubt be seeking your blood as it touches their deceitful hearts in ways too hard for them to face.
Jeanne Marie says
can she please just remove the video and song as both are horrible anyway, thanks Katy 😉
Dorfdepp says
How about you just piss off and get yourself a brain?
Sharyl A. Elam-Weisel says
Bullshit! Do you not understand! We have freedom of speech! Were loosing it!
Galvin Fox says
they only put the allah symbol in the video so it could be removed as a way of showing people that you have to “submit” to islamic demands from muslims. Think about that for a moment & ask yourself WHY? Why would they put the “Allah” symbol in there in the first place anyway???
Galvin Fox says
they only put the allah symbol in the video so it could be removed as a way of showing people that you have to “submit” to islamic demands from muslims. Think about that for a moment & ask yourself WHY? Why would they put the “Allah” symbol in there in the first place anyway???
gravenimage says
Galvin Fox wrote:
they only put the allah symbol in the video so it could be removed as a way of showing people that you have to “submit” to islamic demands from muslims. Think about that for a moment & ask yourself WHY? Why would they put the “Allah” symbol in there in the first place anyway???
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Galvin, this is silly conspiracy theory thinking. The pendant was probably picked up by some assistant prop person who thought it was “exotic” and would look cool in the video.
I’ve seen enlargements of the image and it isn’t even to clear to me that it actually is the name of “Allah”, and not just a bit of Arabic calligraphy—or even just an abstract design that looks Arabic.
I think it’s very unlikely that Katy Perry intended to “insult Islam”, and even less likely that she intended some elaborate scenario intended to get Infidels to submit to Islam.
PC liberals are all too good at enabling Islam—as here—without giving it much thought at all.
Galvin Fox says
“Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love” sounds like she sings we have to fight fight fight fight fight for Islam!
Also “Sam Smith – Money On My Mind” sounds like he sings that he does it for Islam!
Also “Gorgon City – Ready For Your Love” sounds like he sings that he’s ready for Allah!
Maybe it’s just my imagination & not really deliberate subliminal messages but if you listen to the actual sound of their voices when they sing these lyrics in these songs it just doesn’t sound natural at all….
gravenimage says
Galvin Fox wrote:
“Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love” sounds like she sings we have to fight fight fight fight fight for Islam!
Also “Sam Smith – Money On My Mind” sounds like he sings that he does it for Islam!…
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Are you quite serious, or just pulling our leg? These are all pretty mediocre contemporary pop songs—there really is no subtext here—let alone such a dark one.
More:
…if you listen to the actual sound of their voices when they sing these lyrics in these songs it just doesn’t sound natural at all….
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Of course these songs don’t sound natural—but what you’re hearing is too much over-dubbing and Auto-Tune, not calls to Islam.
eib says
Katy Perry– all lips, no spine.
Damien Enguerrand says
In a way, acting like this, doing a censorship, is following the rules of a non – official ” muslim inquisition ” in the western countries.
Galvin Fox says
Let’s celebrate muhammad’s death on June 8th!
I did a shit today that had the face of muhammad & the entire koran written on it by Allah so I flushed that nasty evil shit down the toilet good fucking riddance to that demonic evil turd it smelled like Islam
Galvin Fox says
Let’s celebrate muhammad’s death on June 8th!
I did a shit today that had the face of muhammad & the entire koran written on it by Allah so I flushed that nasty evil shit down the toilet good fucking riddance to that demonic evil turd it smelled like Islam
gravenimage says
Katy Perry quietly removes “Allah” symbol from video to please enraged Muslims
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I’m sure no one here is surprised at this caving in to the censorship demands of the “Religion of Peace™”.
Dorfdepp says
There is a big flaw in this headline. Katy Perry doesn’t remove anything, it is a whole body of a production team plus YouTube doing the removal. Katy Perry may say ‘yeah, whatever, go ahead’ but that’s about it.
Katy is not even interested in the issue, she’s an intelligent person, has tons of stuff to do, doesn’t actually chose props for a music video, and is not even responsible for what the complaint was about. You all have to get more insights into the production project for a video, and the facts right. Perry should never have been accused of anything – merely technically.
When the symbol was removed from the video a simple thank you from the Islamic whiners and moaners would have done, but who can expect that from religiously, culturally brainwashed halfwits.
gravenimage says
Actually, I’m an illustrator and am well aware of how videos and films are produced.
In fact, I mentioned in a post above that this pendant was probably picked out by some assistant prop person who just thought it looked cool.
But it is clear that offended Muslims were going after Katy Perry, and not after some anonymous member of her production team.
As for Ms. Perry being too intelligent to concern herself with this issue, I believe it is something she *should* concern herself with.
Musicians and visual artists have been censored, banned, and even murdered by pious Muslims—and that should be a concern for *anyone* who values freedom of expression—creative people most of all.
duh_swami says
The video…I think the video was very well done in a cartoonish manner. But the insult to Allah was too subtle, and most kuffar would miss it. If your going to insult Allah, why hold back? Lay it on thick and heavy.
As far as Egyptian Muslim…I never read long drawn out posts from Mahoundians, they are just full of taqiyya. I will read a few sentences but when I see the ugly head of taqiyya rising I stop reading because, what’s the point? I have heard every excuse possible for Islam already.
I will read a Mahoundian post and consider what it says if it is only 2/3 inches long. As far as this particular Mahoundian, I am not interested in his life story or his deepest thoughts. I also never go to a link provided by a Muslim. Some of them have bugs that jump, and always present a bias, in favor of Islam’s point of view, which is worthless in my opinion…
Champ says
You’re a good dhimmi, Katy …but you’re bad for free speech.
“Shazad Iqbal, 22, creator of the petition, posted on Wednesday that the effort had ended in victory,”
A victory? Nah! There are no *victories* where islam is concerned: arguably the most evil thing to ever come down the pike for mankind.
I call this a “victory” for evil, greeeat …
Champ says
“Eat Mooselimbs” is polluting Jihad Watch with his islamic garbage and it’s a lot to wade through. Hey, where’s the garbage collector when you need him?
saffy says
@Egyptian; You are a bit Confused in your knowledge of bible
voegelinian says
It didn’t begin in the 60s. It only began to acquire sociopolitical dominance in the 60s.
I have found instances of PC MC not only in the 1950s, but going back to the turn of the 20th century, back to the 19th century, and further. It was a real eye-opener for me to read carefully the essay “Cannibals” by the great French essayist and politician Michel de Montaigne, who flourished in the 16th century. In constructing his elaborate argument in that essay, he basically sounds like a politically correct multi-culturalist intellectual from the 1960s (if not a downright Leftist).
My essay analyzed it in detail:
Montaigne: Godfather of PC MC?
http://hesperado.blogspot.com/2009/02/montaigne-godfather-of-pc-mc.html
I have analyzed the phenomenon in several other essays, such as:
When did PC MC begin? Fourth Case Study
http://hesperado.blogspot.com/2008/02/when-did-pc-begin-fourth-case-study.html
Cindy Mccoy says
Where are these people when someone defames Jesus Christ?? I didn’t hear anything several years ago when Christ was in a beaker of urine???? Where were they???? The One True God is defamed and no one does anything!!!
humanistJohn420 says
Seriously? It’s a music video. Freedom of speech people! Sorry but we don’t have blasphemy laws in this country and your religion must be pathetically weak and unsubstantiated if this kind of thing threatens your deity and child raping prophet.
Dorfdepp says
Correction: Katy is certainly too intelligent to care about those fools’ childish fanatic issues.
revg says
Yep, high intelligence explains why she married Russell Brand.
gravenimage says
Dorfdepp wrote:
Correction: Katy is certainly too intelligent to care about those fools’ childish fanatic issues.
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In addition to the issue of the petition, Katy Perry received death threats. If she had not caved to the pressure, there almost certainly would have been more of them.
Artists such as Salman Rushdie and cartoonist Molly Norris have had to go into hiding over Muslim death threats. Danish MoToon artist Kurt Westergaard was attacked in his home with an ax, and Swedish MoDoggie cartoonist Lars Vilks had his home set on fire. The offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo have been firebombed.
Theo van Gogh and one of Rushdie’s translators and one of his publishers were murdered.
These Muslims’ “fanatic issues” may well be childish, but they can also be quite deadly—and artists of greater intelligence than Katy Perry have been forced to regard them quite seriously.
revg says
I guess all of those folks did the intelligent thing and ran away from the threat. Humanity thanks them for that.
Rania says
Hello
Thanks for this website, I actually just heard an interview you made on alhayat Tv…I am very interested in many things you were saying espeacially in the beging about politics etc…espeacially since I have been reading a lot about “new world order ” ETC…
I would like to know what is meant by
” PC Leftist and former consort of the execrable jihad enabler Russell Brand” I am asking because I saw a clip on youtube when they were together and he was flashing an interesting little tag with OBEY on it??
Can you shed some light ?
I just want to say its great that you are helping the world understand what we (middle easterns) have always known. I wish you all the goodness in the world, to all who are working on this website and all who visit, friends & foes.
I am hoping that one day we will live in peace together and stop the hatred and start researching and understanding. I feel very bad for my muslim friends in the middle east as they are not allowed to share or investigate freely what they believe in.
StopArguing says
i don’t even understand why people fight right now. I do agree that katy didn’t give a shit about this issue. But honestly, people should be more sensitive when it comes to religion and beliefs. The Christians probably think wearing allah pendant is the same as wearing a cross pendant. But it is not. I’m really sorry I have to say this but muslims value their religion more than anything. Especially anything that had to do with Allah. And for saying muslims is restricting freedom of expressing your creativity? You can’t see it clearly. Let me compare this situation with Lady Gaga’s pop art album. She said being naked is acceptable and everything she did is based on art. While some people are fine with this, I completely despise this idea. Where did all the morals and good values has gone ? And why did people hate the muslims so much? Not all Muslims have radical opinions. I think we should respect each other’s beliefs. As long as they don’t bother you, I think there’s no reason to hate them. And fyi, prophet Muhammad did not create allah. Allah created him. I think people should at least know some basics about religions before spreading stupid stuff on the internet. I believe in any religion, god holds the highest power, the one who is in control of everything. So tell me, how could someone who is so powerless created god? So, whoever that said Muhammad created Allah, do your research please hun. And all this rude comments about Muslims? I think you guys are narrow minded and so sceptical every single time you hear the word muslim and Islam. I do apologize for those people who sent death threats to katy. Those people are not sehsible and what they did is undeniably stupid and actually make people think Islam is a radical religion. When it is actually not. And for those who says Allah is a demon or something like that, how would you feel if I said your religion is fake and all this time you’ve been living in a lie and your so called Jesus doesn’t even exist? Would you feel mad? If you do, next time please think first before you write anything that may offend other people. you know what? World is a small place. Lets just share it. Live peacefully, respect each other. And I do hope the Muslims will not do stupid stuff that will bring bad perception towards Islam. And feel free to ask questions to me.
rev g says
Whatever you say about Jesus, I will not be mad. You have the right to say it, even if it is absurd. I will consider the source.
You also do not seem to even understand your own religion. Pity.
The problem with “not offending any religion” is that some (islam in particular) are offended by so many things, trivial things.
Of course, Muhammad did not invent God, but Muhammad did invent, or reinvent, allah. The two are not interchangeable.
Islam is incompatible with freedom, and I choose freedom.