GOODBY TO LITTLE INTOLERANT MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE:MISCHA POPOFF
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After six years of tax-funded intolerance, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is finally putting an end to the show no one watched except out of a sense of duty, Little Mosque on the Prairies.
After an initial splash at the beginning of its first season, Little Mosque plummeted in the ratings over the years. Why did so many Canadians abhor this show? Same reason an American like you would if you’d had this kind of publicly-funded garbage forced down your throat every week. Because we here in North America are intolerant of those who are intolerant of others, in this case, intolerant of Jews and gay people.
During all these years of tax-funded, bigoted banality, not a single Jew or gay character ever appeared on Little Mosque. This might’ve escaped the casual viewer but for the fact that most shows produced by this nation’s broadcaster include gay people these days. It’s SO trendy to be gay that even Hockey Night in Canada took the “gay” angle when Scott Thompson of Kids In the Hall-fame gave former Boston Bruins coach Don Cherry a big hug and a kiss during Coaches Corner.
And, let’s face it, Jewish traditions have been an integral part of the very culture of comedy on this continent for decades now… except on the CBC’s Little Mosque which stood for more than half a decade as a glaring exception to the rule; a sad reminder that concepts like inclusion goes right out the window whenever Islam is on the table.
Oh sure, there was lots of interaction on the show between the chubby, over-the-hill Christian minister and the young, sexy, super-intelligent Imam. But how does that qualify as inclusion? Christians are always depicted in a negative light. Never Muslims, God forbid!
When the Canadian Ministry of Multicultural Enforcement (aka the CBC) set out to blow millions of tax dollars dictating to Canadians how really utterly fantastic Muslims are, they missed the opportunity to depict the only two things that matter when it comes to inviting Islam into the modern, North-American cultural “mosaic.” They failed to demonstrate that, on the whole, rank-and-file Muslims are just as accepting of Jews and gays as the rest of us are. Instead, the script writers, directors and actors were all overseen by Islamic-sensitivity consultants who made darn sure nothing of the sort was ever even alluded to. Hooray for tax-funded EX-clusion.
Everyone who was involved in this show right down to the stage hands should be ashamed. Why sacrifice your ideals just for a lousy paycheck? Would they have participated in a show that denies the Holocaust just for a few bucks? Of course not! So why did they think it was okay to throw the gay community and a 4,500-year old culture under the bus? That’s showbiz for ya, at least here in Canada where an elitist clique gets to decide what you’ll pay to watch whether you like it or not, for six years no less!
Political correctness has finally gone careening off a cliff. Reaching out to the Muslim community must not under any circumstances EVER involve turning a blind eye to the way some Muslims are intolerant of gays and Jews. As mentioned, most Muslims are not in any way rabidly homophobic or murderously anti-Semitic. But this only begs the question, why then couldn’t this vital point have been depicted on a show about Muslims? Not once was it allowed onto the screen. It should have been a recurring theme. Instead, it was censored. Shame on you CBC.
I’ve reached out repeatedly to the CBC over the years to try to find out when gays and Jews might make an appearance on this show, but I was ignored. The Canadian Press reports that there were laughs, tears and wine at the taping of the last episode. Oh wow, they drank wine. How avant-garde. One wonders, was anyone on that set gay or Jewish? Even the stage hands?
Is that what passes for tolerance these days? A few tipsy Muslims on the set of a show no one watches? God help us, seriously.
FamilySecurityMatters.org Contributing Editor Mischa Popoff is a freelance political writer with a degree in history.
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