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Friday, August 5, 2011

"The message was not meant to offend anyone, race or creed in any way. This is an honest mistake involving a very small amount of humour that was misinterpreted which led to concerns."

Yes, the old misinterpreted excuse, used thousands of times to explain away the precept that Islam is a problem, rather it is the "other" who cannot understand Islam or Muslims, misunderstands the Qur'an and misinterprets the words of Islamic leaders who call for the conversion, subjugation or death of non-Muslims.

Malaysia is quickly shedding it's moderate image, this pulled PSA is just one of the ways non-Muslims are publicly demonized by the government.


From the BBC August 3

Malaysia's 8TV pulls 'racist' Ramadan adverts

A Malaysian TV channel has withdrawn a series of public-service messages about the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, after viewers complained they were racist.

One of the adverts showed an ethnic Chinese girl acting in a rude manner towards Muslims, followed by a message saying: "Do not be loud or obnoxious."

In another of the adverts the girl is wearing a vest-top and is told: "Do not wear tight and revealing clothes."

The station, 8TV, apologised for any "inconvenience or uneasiness" caused.

"It is with much regret that there were misinterpretations in the PSA [public service announcement] that were meant to serve only as a message of respect for the Ramadan month," the channel said in a message on its Facebook page.

"The message was not meant to offend anyone, race or creed in any way. This is an honest mistake involving a very small amount of humour that was misinterpreted which led to concerns."


VERY small.

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