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2005-11-11 Europe

The BBC asks the American media: "Why mention that French rioters are Muslims?"

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Posted by Clairong Anginens2944 2005-11-11 02:39|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Er...Oops...I am Clairong Anginens 2944, back to visit Rantburg again after a long absense.

Posted by Bryan">Bryan 2005-11-11 09:27|| 2005-11-11 09:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Welcome back, Clairong.

/Vinny Barbarino

Posted by Fred">Fred 2005-11-11 09:35|| 2005-11-11 09:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Ummmmmmmmmmmmm...because most of them are?

Posted by tu3031 2005-11-11 09:41|| 2005-11-11 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Go back to sleep, Europe. You're just having a bad dream, probably from the chutney you had at lunch. It looked a little off.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-11-11 09:44|| 2005-11-11 09:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks Fred, good to see that you guys are going strong!

tu - Yes, the BBC just can't stop asking dumb questions.

Posted by Bryan">Bryan 2005-11-11 09:47|| 2005-11-11 09:47|| Front Page Top

#6 I wonder if the BBC would describe the Civil Rights Movement in the United States by omitting that the people demanding civil rights were black?

They would say, "What would their being black have to do with it?"

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-11-11 09:49|| 2005-11-11 09:49|| Front Page Top

#7 The BBC didn't hear the "Allah Akbars" and "dirty jews" due to having their microphones shoved up their rears.

Posted by ed 2005-11-11 09:52|| 2005-11-11 09:52|| Front Page Top

#8 good analogy, moose.

Posted by 2b 2005-11-11 09:53|| 2005-11-11 09:53|| Front Page Top

#9 The BBC asks the American media: "Why mention that French rioters are Muslims?"

Maybe because it's......RELEVANT????

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-11-11 10:55|| 2005-11-11 10:55|| Front Page Top

#10 âWhy do you think the fact that these are Muslim districts has been raised so much by the American media?â

The more intriguing question would be, "BBC, why do you NOT want to mention that the French rioters are Moslems?

It isn't ignorance... It is PC stupidity...

Posted by BigEd 2005-11-11 12:08|| 2005-11-11 12:08|| Front Page Top

#11 The Clairong Anginens2944? Your number was retired along with Asknot Spemble1919.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-11 12:22|| 2005-11-11 12:22|| Front Page Top

#12 The Clairong Anginens2944? Your number was retired along with Asknot Spemble1919.

Damn, I was hoping to get that number for my new team next year...

Posted by Terrell Owens 2005-11-11 12:25|| 2005-11-11 12:25|| Front Page Top

#13 "..asks the BBC in all apparent innocence.".
are they really this stupid? How outrageous to not see it for what it really is.
Big Ed, you're right on.

Posted by Jan 2005-11-11 12:42|| 2005-11-11 12:42|| Front Page Top

#14 #11 shipman The Clairong Anginens2944?

Yes, the very same one. I see my reputation has preceded me.

And as for Asknot Spemble 1919, I remember him well. We made up a rhyme about him once:

Ask not Spemble
For he will dissemble

That's because he lied to the teacher about smoking behind the school gym.

Posted by Bryan">Bryan 2005-11-11 13:13|| 2005-11-11 13:13|| Front Page Top

#15 American media mention it because it's necessary for us to put it in context. European media don't need to - just mentioned the location and everybody understands who you're talking about.

Posted by BH 2005-11-11 13:14|| 2005-11-11 13:14|| Front Page Top

#16 biggist thing that springs to mind is PAIN, yes pain for the BBC as there beloved mooselimbs are again in the media. How transparent can you get, good though as its really hit a raw painfull nerve for AL-Beeb

Posted by Shep UK 2005-11-11 13:59|| 2005-11-11 13:59|| Front Page Top

#17 BH -True, but for organizations like the BBC it's become standard procedure not to asssociate Muslims with anything negative if they can possibly avoid it.

But there have been some interesting developments on the BBC forums. The Have Your Say forum enables commenters to recommend the comments of others. And on the subject of the French riots, all the highly-recommended comments are against the rioters.

So it seems that as much as the BBC spins the issue, its worldwide audience is not with it on this one.

Posted by Bryan">Bryan 2005-11-11 14:19|| 2005-11-11 14:19|| Front Page Top

#18 What is it with the Brits and the Arabs? I guess it's because Brit comes before camel in the dictionary.

Posted by Throgum Elmoluse7582 2005-11-11 14:30|| 2005-11-11 14:30|| Front Page Top

#19 I definately heard "Allans snackbar"

Posted by Mctavish Mcpherson 2005-11-11 15:21|| 2005-11-11 15:21|| Front Page Top

#20 Why wouldn't the BBC want to mention it? For the same reason they don't want to mention the religion and nationalities of the 7 July and 21 July bombers.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2005-11-11 15:35|| 2005-11-11 15:35|| Front Page Top

#21 The BBC asks the American media: "Why mention that French rioters are Muslims?"

Because that could be the MO for the crimes?

Posted by RG 2005-11-11 15:49|| 2005-11-11 15:49|| Front Page Top

#22 Spembles are well known for their dry sense of humor...T.O. has no senses other than self

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-11 18:51|| 2005-11-11 18:51|| Front Page Top

#23 In fact why mention that they're French or even rioters. The media should simply report - "864 Renaults and Citroens spontaneously combusted last night. No word if a recall is planned by the manufacturer".

Posted by DMFD 2005-11-11 19:01|| 2005-11-11 19:01|| Front Page Top

#24 Why mention they're Muslim?

Why mention the poor in New Orleans were mostly black?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-11-11 19:57|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-11-11 19:57|| Front Page Top

#25 Renaults, why do they hate us?

Must not mention the participation of Muslims in the random incendiarization of Innocentis , but let's all blame the Joooos for starting it.

Posted by john">john 2005-11-11 20:15|| 2005-11-11 20:15|| Front Page Top

#26 Quite obviously, all mention of Muslims being involved is typically expunged because it might lead to the formulation of a solution and a dramatic reduction in sensationalist stories for the BBC to cover.

Monster raving wankers.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-11 23:59|| 2005-11-11 23:59|| Front Page Top

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