The outrageous racism that 'graced' Arab TV screens in Ramadan

[Son of Jamin]

Like in the past, this year's Ramadan series featured scenes of vulgar racism against Afro/black Arabs.

During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims are meant to abstain from food, drinks, smoking, sexual activity and offensive language. Understandably, during this month, TV broadcasters across the Arab world tend to tone down programming and promote more family-friendly content.

Yet year after year, racist mockery and derogatory language against Afro/black Arabs and black African migrants make it to the TV screens of millions of Arab families gathered to enjoy TV series produced especially for Ramadan.

This year's Ramadan TV content failed to "disappoint" in this regard.

The Egyptian comedy series "Azmi we Ashgan" (Azmi and Ashgan) created by controversial Egyptian producer Ahmed el-Sobki, featured the lead actors donning blackface repeatedly throughout the series, as well as the use of racist language (including the use of the n-word) and the portrayal of black people as servants who speak in broken Arabic and practise sorcery.

The Kuwaiti comedy series "Block Ghashmara" (The block of jokes), on the other hand, dedicated a whole episode to actors in blackface portraying Sudanese people as lazy and cynical.

Arab cinema's racist tropes
"Why are you turning off the light? You are already dark by nature," says the main character to a black prostitute in the 1998 Egyptian film Sa'eedi fil gamaa el amrekeia (An Upper Egyptian at the American University).

"Is there a power cut in there or what?" - says one lead character when he sees a group of black people walking out of a night club in the 2001 Egyptian film, Africano.

These are just a few examples of anti-black racist language which has dominated Arab cinema for decades. The industry continues to inject its popular drama series, movies and talk shows with a despicable amount of racism to create undignified images of Afro/black-Arabs and black African migrants.

The portrayal of black people in Arab cinema reflects the widespread anti-black sentiments and racism that exists across Arabic-speaking countries.

The taboo subject of slavery
Despite the persistence of this negative portrayal of black people and the perpetuation of racial stereotypes against them, there is almost no public debate about it within the wider Arab society. On the contrary, there is a popular outright denial that racist attitudes against black people exist.

Every darker-skinned person in the Middle East has been exposed to racial epithets and has been called different derogatory names. The most common racial slur is "abd", meaning "slave" or "servant". This language of racism is an enduring legacy of the history of slavery in the region.

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/o...m-graced-arab-tv-ramadan-180616134620046.html

It feels like I'm time traveling with such antiquated "jokes" and stereotypes! But it goes to show that racism is alive and well in the "Ummah".

 

[Son of Jamin]

Speaking of slaves within the "ummah"

Some interesting pictures from Iran -
The face of African slavery in Qajar Iran – in pictures

The African slave trade in the Persian Gulf began well before the Islamic period. Mediaeval accounts refer sporadically to slaves working as household servants, bodyguards, militiamen and sailors in the Persian Gulf including what is today southern Iran. The practice lasted, and evolved, through many centuries.
In Iran’s modern history, Africans were integral to elite households. Black men were mostly eunuchs working inside the king’s harem and houses, while black women were servants to Iranian women.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2016/jan/14/african-slavery-in-qajar-iran-in-photos

 

[abiG]

Like in the past, this year's Ramadan series featured scenes of vulgar racism against Afro/black Arabs.

It feels like I'm time traveling with such antiquated "jokes" and stereotypes! But it goes to show that racism is alive and well in the "Ummah".

LMAO, Aljazeera is now all snowflakey. Who saw that coming?

 

[bushman505]

Lol @ giving a single fuck about ramadan...

 

[uppercutbus]

Middle East gets a pass from the blue-haired land whales. "we only care about issues in the west and Russia!"

They outrage at Russia for preventing gender-bending propaganda in schools, not a single peep about Saudi/Middle East for slavery and other stuff.

 

[Fedorable]

why does my sherdog look like terrible?

 

[Son of Jamin]

why does my sherdog look like terrible?

New and updated layout.

 

[Fedorable]

New and updated layout.

change it back please.

 

[WhitebeltXL]

Different culture, hard to judge..

 

[Fedorable]

Different culture, hard to judge..

different layout, hard to judge....

 

[Amerikuracana]

Wearing black makeup to look black is only as offensive as the movie "white chicks" to places that haven't been hijacked yet.. Sorry.

 

[Billy no mates]

There is no racism in Islam , it is racist of you to say that there is....

 

[Bloodworth]

As long is it muslims doing it, liberals say its fine

 

[bobgeese]

Sjw vs Islam is gonna be some truly popcorn worthy shit.

 

[kickboxjh]

Like in the past, this year's Ramadan series featured scenes of vulgar racism against Afro/black Arabs.

It feels like I'm time traveling with such antiquated "jokes" and stereotypes! But it goes to show that racism is alive and well in the "Ummah".

ahahahahahaha

 

[Seaside]

Arabs and Turks and Islam is amazing. What they can get away with and how powerful y are nobody ever calls them out in the UN except maybe Armenia or Israel both out numbered and only supported by larger powers. The reason there is a mixed mulatos black population in brazil or USA is because slaved were not castrated. But in Arab lands the penises and balls of slave men were cut off. Eunuchs were also a very popular Arab islamic thing.

Genius on their part though. Eliminate the manhood and you get a docile man made to work and not likely to rebel and wont ever reproduce.

 

[Seano]

People are getting more and more bold about race because the only people who get called on racism are white people.

 

[nac386]

People are getting more and more bold about race because the only people who get called on racism are white people.

This thread is about TV shows in Egypt and Kuwait. "Why won't the SJWs get mad about Kuwait!!" Seems to be searching high and wide for outrage, in my opinion. This is a pretty standard move. Find something crazy from some remote place, and then pretend like people should be upset about it. The article actually quotes a movie made in Egypt in 2001 with a pretty tame joke, lol.

 

[Seano]

This thread is about TV shows in Egypt and Kuwait. "Why won't the SJWs get mad about Kuwait!!" Seems to be searching high and wide for outrage, in my opinion. This is a pretty standard move. Find something crazy from some remote place, and then pretend like people should be upset about it.

Exactly, the thread is "why isn't anyone mad."

Because this doesn't score any points anywhere on the SJW game board. Better to pretend it doesn't happen.

 

[nac386]

Exactly, the thread is "why isn't anyone mad."

Because this doesn't score any points anywhere on the SJW game board. Better to pretend it doesn't happen.

Lol, should anybody in the USA be mad that Egypt has racial stereotypes in their TV shows? It has nothing to do with scoring points, it's just obscure and does not have anything to do with our country. This is the perfect example of somebody searching for outrage no matter how silly it is. I'm surprised you don't see that.