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  • You think so?!
  • Ohhh so we should become MORE like Islamic fundamentalists? Obviously THAT is less morally objectionable than boobies on TV!! I'm sure the victims of 9/11 would agree with you. They died because the good, holy, and morally sound Islamic fundamentalists disliked the horrible, sinful, and morally objectionable American TV programs.
  • What's wrong with those shows?
  • Not the examples that that would be the first on my mind to point out moral decay but I understand your thought, I believe. I would say it is the other way around in that soceity determines our entertainment, we as a people decide what sells - we project out morals into what we do; that shows who we are. Like most things I also believe that this too can be over analazed and that not every extreme is a accurate reflection of us as a group, maybe just the extremes. For example I know many people never watch any of those shows. As to any Islamic groups that may hate western society the reason why any group may decide to hate another are many, and often just an excuse to feel anger. +5
  • They would object to shows like Ally McBeal and Grey's Anatomy, or the Closer, or any other program showing women in a prominent role in society, not subservient to men ... that's the danger of only pointing out the purely "titalating" shows as you will overlook the basic fact that the militant Islamic factions will NEVER accept women as equals
  • No, the fundamental (flawed) hidden assumption in your question is that 'Western society' actually resembles what we see on television. Television is NOT reality, even if it's called 'reality television'.
  • I find it hard to take the opinions seriously of a group that holds women in such low regard and blows up buildings filled with civilians with vests made of dynamite. All of that is more morally decadent then any TV show or DVD out there.
  • I for one prefer not to be judged by the behaviors of a few reality TV stars. Reality TV isn't real.
  • One cannot and must not judge a society on a few so called reality shows that are no more reality than "santa" or "God", if Islamic groups do this it would be very hypocritical of them since they are always saying don't judge us on what a few fanatical fundamentalist do.." we are a peaceful" religion. What some societies class as so called immoral is not classed as such by others even with in the same society
  • Morality is relative. Really, it just comes down to whether or not I care if Islamic groups think the society I was born into is morally decadent, and I don't. However, to say that such television shows give a fair representation of Western society would be very, very false.
  • What're you serious? Take a chill pill, prude.
  • Some Muslims hate the West because they need someone to blame for the general failure of the Islamic culture to keep up with the rest of the world over the last 500 years or so. Having said that, the TV shows you mention certainly demonstrate that in my life time, many women have relinquished quite a bit of the self respect that they seem to have once had.
  • Even though I don't agree these type of shows are representative of the majority, I agree they can have influence on how people in other countries and cultures view Americans (or Canadians in my case) as a whole. I experienced some of this when travelling overseas - locals asked specific questions about myself and my life expecting it to mirror what they saw on North American tv shows and movies. I think some felt let down by my uneventful modest life! I think media has some influence on most people's understanding of what they do not know 1st hand.
  • Did you seriously think you were going to get some intelligent answers on this one. America is clueless as to what quality and inspiration are. In this country we pander to whatever sells.
  • If it wasn't that reason it would be another one. A haters going to hate, hate, hate, hate!
  • Tell ya what, marry an 8 year old and stone a woman to death for getting raped, and teach your children to kill people for not following YOUR hand-chopping pedo-worshipping god, so that you'll be a GOOD muslim, then come back and tell us who's immoral. In fact, dont come back, terrorist.
    • Mr PantsFellDown
      TROLL.
  • "Islamic groups" like Christian groups, Jewish groups and other groups are not hateful of "The West". They live in it too. Rather they are hateful towards having to "accept" such dubious morals in place of living their own lives as they want. People who "push" freedom tend to be the worst in violating the freedoms of others. Currently, The West and China fall into that bracket.

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