NY Times propagates for Islam in comics field again
Facinating. I found a wire service article from the New York Times on the Orlando Sentinel's website that talks about something that I may have mentioned here earlier, but this one really infuriarates, in typical NYT fashion of late, with yet another whitewash:
Either way, considering that superheroes or even the characters in Pokemon usually leave religion at the door, that's why I think that 1]the reporter and the interviewee's whole argument is exaggerated, and certainly that 2]basing their book upon religious beliefs is wholly unneeded, especially if they're going to remain so untruthful about it.
But of course, this be the New York Times we're talking about, so it's really nothing new that they should be fawning and whitewashing so blatantly over the Religion of Peace, even in the subject of comic books.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- For comic-book readers in Arab countries, the world often looks like this: Superheroes save American cities, battle beasts in Tokyo, and even on occasion solve crimes in the French countryside. But few care about saving the Arab world.I beg your pardon? Since when didn't they care about saving the Arab world? Perhaps the key to that is if the Arabs/Muslims were to save their world first! By that, I mean from the destructiveness of Shari'a law, oppression of women, jihad (Islamic holy war), stuff like that. Ever thought of that?
If Naif al-Mutawa has his way, that is about to change. Young Arabs will soon be poring over a new group of superheroes aimed specifically at young Muslim readers and focusing on Muslim virtues.Oh yes, that company that I first saw spoken about on Yahoo's biz section; it's available right here. But just why does religion have to be involved in all of this? More below:
Mutawa's Teshkeel Media, based in Kuwait, says that in September it will begin publishing "The 99," a series of comic books based on superhero characters that battle injustice and fight evil, with each character personifying one of the 99 qualities that Muslims believe God embodies.
A Kuwaiti with a dry wit, Mutawa, 34, says existing superheroes fall into two main genres: the Judeo-Christian archetype of individuals with enormous power who are often disguised or outcasts, such as Superman, and the Japanese archetype of small characters who rely on each other to become powerful, such as Pokemon.Ummm, I'm sorry, but, does what's mentioned in this earlier topic really qualify as wisdom and generosity? I don't think so.
His superhero characters will be based on an Islamic archetype: by combining individual Muslim virtues -- everything from wisdom to generosity -- they build collective power that is ultimately an expression of the divine.
Either way, considering that superheroes or even the characters in Pokemon usually leave religion at the door, that's why I think that 1]the reporter and the interviewee's whole argument is exaggerated, and certainly that 2]basing their book upon religious beliefs is wholly unneeded, especially if they're going to remain so untruthful about it.
But of course, this be the New York Times we're talking about, so it's really nothing new that they should be fawning and whitewashing so blatantly over the Religion of Peace, even in the subject of comic books.
Labels: islam and jihad, msm propaganda
To be fair regarding Pokémon, it does let religion in slightly more than most Superhero comics do right now (I know a few episodes of Pokémon actually did reference Christianity a few times, like when Misty attempted to use a crucifix to ward off a Gastly, Brock referencing Noah's Arc, and James having that pseudo-flashback where he died at the steps of a church, and that's just instances that the dub retained, there were a bit more in the Japanese version like references to Heaven and Hell, and in the case of the first movie, explicit references to God.).
But yeah, Pokémon's not a good comparison for Islam at all, and superhero comics even less so.
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