{"id":281255,"date":"2017-01-05T14:12:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T19:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rael.org\/?p=281255"},"modified":"2020-10-28T14:16:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T18:16:50","slug":"is-the-bbcs-real-housewives-of-isis-comedy-sketch-in-poor-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noproxy.rael.org\/da\/is-the-bbcs-real-housewives-of-isis-comedy-sketch-in-poor-taste\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the BBC\u2019s \u2018Real Housewives of ISIS\u2019 comedy sketch in poor taste?"},"content":{"rendered":"
RAEL\u2019S COMMENT:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
The wonderful morning laugh!<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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A BBC show has sparked controversy online after mocking British women who have travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS\/ISIL) and marry its fighters.<\/p>\n

The Real Housewives of ISIS is a two-minute comedy skit produced as part of BBC 2\u2019s new \u2018Revolting\u2019 show, which marks the return of pranksters and comedians Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse to British TV.<\/p>\n

The sketch was originally published online on Tuesday and quickly gathered millions of views.<\/p>\n

But many were unhappy with the way the sketch made light of the lives of\u00a0women living under IS in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n

In one scene, one of the housewives is seen pondering what to wear for a beheading.<\/p>\n

Another character, named Hadiya, says:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m so glad I\u2019ve moved over here. It\u2019s everything those guys on the chatrooms told me it would be.\u201d\u00a0She is then seen scrubbing the floor of a house bombed to rubble.<\/p>\n

Muslim comedy writer\u00a0Faraz Ali told Al Jazeera:\u00a0\u201cFor the few documented events where young girls, often under 18, have left the UK, there is no doubt this has been a result of dangerous grooming and misguidance.\u201d<\/p>\n

He later described the show as being in\u00a0\u201cpoor taste.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking light of this situation feels inherently wrong, almost capitalizing on the suffering of these young girls who acted without proper insight,” Ali added.<\/p>\n

Others took to Twitter to share their objections. One user, Hashashin Tag, wrote:\u00a0\u201c\u2018It\u2019s about ISIS wives, not all Muslim women.\u2019 Well that\u2019s great except we Muslim women already get called \u2018ISIS whores\u2019 by strangers thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the BBC has aired a \u2018comedy\u2019 sketch in a show titled \u2018Real Housewives of ISIS\u2019. I need to make it clear that on no basis this even satire,\u201d\u00a0tweeted another user, Selin Kara.<\/p>\n

Other users backed the skit. Political Scrapbook editor Sunny Hundal said:\u00a0\u201cMy opinion: it\u2019s great!\u201d<\/p>\n

YouTube star Ali Shahalom, also known as Ali Official, wrote on his official Facebook page:\u00a0\u201cPersonally, I found the content very funny and wasn\u2019t offended at all. The sketch ridicules online grooming and draws attention to an important topic. The whole point of satire is to expose stupidity. From what I\u2019ve seen, it doesn’t offend religion. Satire like this highlights the absurdity of those that recruit and get recruited for ISIS.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see the context as a sensitive but relevant subject that writers should be exploring. Above all else, I would hope impressionable minds who could potentially be brainwashed\/groomed, can see this and understand the ridiculousness of the whole thing and NOT be brainwashed or groomed.\u201d<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/372753-real-housewives-isis-bbc\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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