Mickey Mouse Must Die!

1. Skipweasel
   September 15th, 2008 at 11:51 am

   Sounds like the Islamic branch of the Westboro Baptists.

2. eni
   September 15th, 2008 at 11:54 am

   A bit behind the times, aren’t they? Mikey’s been around for a while. Think of all the people he must have infected with his satanic ideas in the meantime. Clearly someone hasn’t been doing his job.

3. Adam Stanhope
   September 15th, 2008 at 12:44 pm

   The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) is widely considered to be an anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, anti-Persian “hate” organization with both overt and covert ties to Israeli military intelligence.

   A review of the stories MEMRI translates and makes available reveals that most if not all of them fall into the “Muslims are fools” or “Muslims suck” categories.

   MEMRI stepped into the propaganda breach in the wake of 9/11 supplying English readers with a cornucopia of negative stories in English reinforcing negative stereotypes about the Muslim world.

4. linty
   September 15th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

   The depictions of [Mickey Mouse] in Tom and Jerry?
   I’m tempted to believe Adam here because I’d hate to believe anybody would be stupid enough to confuse Mickey Mouse with Tom (or Jerry, I don’t remember who’s who)…

5. Lars
   September 15th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

   About time! I hate making excuses like: “the trap doesn’t hurt the mouse”, “we capture the mouse so it doesn’t eat our food”, “the cat isn’t mean to the mouse”!

   But if we replace all cartoon mice with hamster counterparts the prolem would be solved

6. linty
   September 15th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

   oh, nevermind it’s me that’s stupid. I guess these guys are just all around mouse haters

7. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
   September 15th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

   Talk about not being able to separate fantasy from reality.

   Unless what they’re really upset about is the incredible power that the Disney corporation wields. But I think that sort of reasoning might be a little beyond them.

   Mouse! Bad! Kill it!

8. Evil Pundit
   September 15th, 2008 at 2:15 pm

   Truth hurts, eh Adam?

9. Christophe
   September 15th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

   @linty : Tom is the cat.

   When Islam will unify its PR messages it will be a great improvment. You hear about anything from real good to utterly stupid.

10. Stephanie
    September 15th, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    You can’t make this stuff up.
    What a psycho.

11. Stephanie
    September 15th, 2008 at 2:44 pm

    Oh and all MEMRI does is translate what is being broadcast on tv in several Islamic-dominated countries.
    Spare me your “the Jews run it!” line, Adam. (And so what is they do? They should be experts reagrding the subject of hatred from Muslims aimed at them, it’s been going on for 1400 years!)

12. ted
    September 15th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

    I didn’t see anything about MEMRI in that link, Adam. Maybe I didn’t look closely enough.

    It’s not a silly idea; Mickey Mouse is a dangerous cultural icon. Just like Harry Potter.

13. Tonberry2k
    September 15th, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    I’m pretty sure Tom and Jerry are Hanna-Barbera.

14. Adam Stanhope
    September 15th, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    1. My comment has nothing whatsoever to do with “Jews.”
    2. I don’t doubt for a moment that the story is true - that some crazy person somewhere in the Islamic world has condemned Micky Mouse. Remember the gay Teletubbies scandal in the US?
    3. The problem with MEMRI is that it cherrypicks Arab/Persian media for stories that make Arabs/Iranians look like either fools or killers. Try to find a MEMRI story about a Muslim’s kindness or a Palestinian saving the life of an Israeli who accidentally ends up in Gaza after making a wrong turn. MEMRI isn’t in the business of translating articles like that for the English-reading world’s consumption.

    It looks like their campaign has some sympathizers here on this thread! Notice how they lash out at me for suggesting that perhaps the 1.4 billion Muslims in the world aren’t all medieval savages.

    “The truth hurts, eh, Adam?” - you mean the version of the “truth” that says that implies that Muslims are stupid, petty and mean? Yes, Evil Pundit - I do find that particular variety of “truth” to be quite hurtful.

    Finally, as for you, Stephanie: Shame on you for implying that I’m an anti-Semite because I’ve pointed out the negative bias of the organization responsible for this particular set of “news.”

    Rest assured, Stephanie - if a known clearinghouse for anti-Jew, anti-Israel or anti-Zionist propaganda ends up being responsible for a story that gets play here or elsewhere, I’ll be sure to point that out as well.

15. rizwan
    September 15th, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    I wouldn’t be surprised if someone actually said this but it just goes to show you that many of the people who speak for Islam should not. This is the case on both the conservative and liberal extremes.

16. Jerse
    September 15th, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    Thank god for Adam Stanhope and all the other Neatorama readers that expose what crap all of these stories are.

    I’m so tired of all of these articles celebrating the fact that Muslims are somehow not with it. There’s all kinds of crazy people out there, not just Muslims…

17. Retrokatze
    September 15th, 2008 at 5:48 pm

    Fundies. They all sprout this kind of bullshit regardless of which religion they actually belong to.

18. Matt
    September 15th, 2008 at 5:55 pm

    This reminds me of the film ‘Enemy Mine’

19. Geekazoid
    September 15th, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    Agree with Jerse and Adam.

    Imagine the furor here from our esteemed regulars if extreme examples were justifiable in painting others with a broad brush. Is the westborough church indicative of christianity and other religious ‘nuts’ in America? Were guys like Hal Turner representative of the conservative/republican movement?

    Seems like if it’s Islam it’s absolutely A.O.K. for many out there to stereotype and generalize.

    Such hypocrisy.

20. CheeseDuck
    September 15th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    Adam Stanhope FTW!

21. Thomas
    September 15th, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    Having done 30 or so minutes of skim-the-surface type research, MEMRI looks very much like Adam described it.

    Evil Pundit: What’s wrong with you, really? You only seem to show up when there’s hatred to be spread. I’d tell you that you’re a terrible human being, but I’m afraid you’d take it as a compliment.

22. Evil Pundit
    September 15th, 2008 at 7:30 pm

    Thanks for the compliment, Thomas! Though I think you’ll find that the real purveyors of hatred are clerics who want to kill Mickey Mouse.

    More information on Islam for those interested.

23. Nicholas Dollak
    September 15th, 2008 at 7:54 pm

    Hitler also thought that Mickey Mouse was somehow “impure” (and even went as far as linking little Mickey with Jews). I’ve worked with otherwise rational-sounding people who would go sermonize on the “evils” of snakes if the subject of snakes were brought up. For some reason they’d always work religion into their argument…

    To which I say: Okay, from a Judeo/Christian/Muslim religious standpoint, then. Who has the power to create life? God. Does Satan have this creative power? Nope. Ergo, snakes (and mice, too) are all God’s creatures, according to the dictates of their own adopted religion.

    And if they go on about how snakes and mice might be demons in disguise — then why do they generally avoid us? Looks to me like mice simply enjoy the same foods we eat. (So do pigs, which in a land where resources are scarce may have given rise to the kosher/halal laws proscribing pork.)

    If there is a mouse problem in your house, folks, try not to leave crumbs lying around. A little box of D-Con will take care of the stubborn ones. There’s no need to issue a fatwah here.

24. anathema
    September 15th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    Having kept abreast of MEMRI for months, I find it to be a valuable repository of translated work from the middle east. I wonder what this Saudi cleric would think of Farfour.

25. SD1
    September 15th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

    The man speaks the truth.

26. Larfin Jackarse
    September 16th, 2008 at 5:14 am

    Japanese hated Mickey Mouse
    http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/17/1936-japanese-cartoo.html

27. Pol x
    September 16th, 2008 at 7:23 am

    MEMRi seem to me to be peddling a view of arabs which serves their agenda.

    But the Arabic world doeas seem to fal over itself to supply the world with stories of their idiocy and intolerance.

    And to say that the Westboro Baptists don’t represent Xians, is to be deliberately disingenuous.

    For none of the Phelps family are anything else than knuckle dragging religious zealots from the very fringes of society, like Anne Coulter with out the stylist if you will, while Sheikh Muhammad Munajid is a senior cleric and former DIPLOMAT TO WASHINTON CD.

    Sure the MEMRi are spinning this cr*p for all they’re worht but there is a lot of crazy sh*t to pick from there and a lot of it emanates from very high up the food chain.

28. Dave
    September 16th, 2008 at 7:32 am

    So, Mr. Stanhope, you say that “if a known clearinghouse for anti-Jew, anti-Israel or anti-Zionist propaganda ends up being responsible for a story that gets play here or elsewhere, I’ll be sure to point that out as well,” but apparently not for known anti-Christian or anti-American propaganda clearinghouses?

    How surprising.

29. ted
    September 16th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    My only question was how did Adam know the source?

    And, this dude’s not the Islamic equivalent of the Phelps family, but of the more general fundamental folks who object to Harry Potter and Halloween.

    Certainly, all news sources cherry-pick their stories. Remember the inflammatory story about the Muhammed cartoon from Denmark a coupla years ago? They chose to run a trivial story about a cartoon in a little-known rag in a distant country to incite Muslims all around the world. Sounds like there’s cherry-picking no matter who the source is.

    And why didn’t this guy condemn Sneaker-Ganesh?

30. Mongooseface
    September 16th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

    Meh, it’s no more ridiculous than any of the other mumbojumbo spouted by followers of all organised religion.

31. rab
    September 16th, 2008 at 9:47 pm

    According to a translation prepared by the Middle East Media Research Institute AKA MEMRI.

    MEMRI is to impartial translation what the Canadian Coalition for Democracy is to…democracy.

    Please feel free to call me a Jew hater or whatever other slimy things you can think up.

    Cheers!

32. EF
    September 17th, 2008 at 3:42 am

    Typical hardcore religious nut. I guess that cleric’s heaven is a boring one (without cartoons involving mice, booze, and surely no soap operas) while his hell must have been fun (lots of mickeys, 24-hour cartoon and perhaps porn). There are probably lots of that kind of people in my country.

33. Larfin Jackarse
    September 17th, 2008 at 7:33 am

    Take it as you will.
    http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/en/

34. col mcg
    September 17th, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    Ahch Evilpundit. If you didn’t come across as a typically insecure wee punter I would think ye were a tad dangerous,but after reading the link I realise yer just a bit slow and frighted.Bless yer wee black bigoted heart.aww…

35. ted
    September 17th, 2008 at 9:12 pm

    The Canadian Coalition for Democracy? Never heard of it. Not very democratic?

36. PAUL GARRETT JENKINS JR.
    September 19th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    I agree with the Saudi’s. Whenever I watch this cartoon, I cannot believe that this crap is still on television. We are hipocrits for supporting such crap on our televisions. I can’t understand why people protest programs such as south park and the Simpsons when cartoons such as tom and jerry are setting such horrible examples for our children. I really think that people are choosing to disagree with the Saudi’s because they are Saudi’s. Tom and Jerry sets horrible examples for our children. My son now thinks that it is ok to hit is little sister because it does not kill the stupid cat on the cartoon. How does this make sense? Cartoon violence has been a contraversial issue for quite sometime. Yet, we disregard these cartoons because they are “American Culture”. I feel that these cartoons should have been discontinued a long time ago. Please, someone tell me that thier kids do not take this crap to heart. My kids think it is ok to harm others when they watch this junk on tv. I have to go back and reteach them that hitting and harming others is not ok. BTW, This stuff is on your cable television everyday. So, what is up with that?
    Someone needs to use their god given ability to determine logic in this case. How is this ok? Why do they still show these programs during the morning when my three-year old is watching tv. I understand that I have the power to turn the channel to another station, but, Why is this crap on tv to begin with?
    Everyone, give me one reason to let my kids watch this stuff? Why are the Saudi’s wrong? I think it makes a great deal of sense. Mickey mouse, tom and jerry should have been killed off a long time ago, especially in these modern times.
    Thanks,
    Paul

37. PAUL GARRETT JENKINS JR.
    September 19th, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    I am not an anti-American, I love America, But, if you value your children, you should appose this junk being broadcasted on your television. How in the hell is beating a cat good for your children to watch on television? Please, tell me I am wrong, Because, I cannot see how you could be right in supporting this junk.
    BRING IT!!!! I want to hear your argument for this stuff being broadcasted on your television. How does it help your kids? Give me one example how.

38. s.cal
    October 22nd, 2008 at 7:08 am

    mickey mouse rules!
    muhammad f*cking whore and must be killed

39. weibin
    November 4th, 2008 at 7:59 am

    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1855832/

    Al-Munajid Responds to Media About Killing Mickey Mouse

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