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It must be true. I heard it at Ryerson:
It’s about the CBC sitcom, Little Mosque on the Prairie, and the theme of this article is that this CBC sitcom is part of a Muslim conspiracy to make Islam acceptable in Western societies just like homosexuality. And – these aren’t my words – these are Mark Steyn’s words, okay?
Er, actually, these are my words - the original review of "Little Mosque On The Prairie" from Maclean's. But our Ryerson Marginalization Analyst isn't finished with his precis:
And, in there what he basically says is that there is really nothing such as funny Muslims – in fact funny Muslims are so non-existent that they have to find non-Muslims to play the roles of funny Muslims in this sitcom. And, further he goes on to say that real Muslims crack jokes about 9/11, about drinking the blood of non-Muslims, etcetera, etcetera – there’s actually – you know – like – a part in there – and the extract that he takes is off some British comic – okay – who most Muslims and Canadians have never heard of – Merv Brooks — to convey the impression that all Muslims at large engage in insensitive jokes about 9/11 because apparently this guy said that, uh – you know – the house really came down on the people who were inside the World Trade Center on those unfortunate days.
I'd tighten that up a bit for the courtroom, if I were you. But he has a point. Evidently, I've committed The Ultimate Canadian Crime: Questioning whether a state-funded CBC comedy show is funny. I see I wrapped up my original review with these words:
Zarqa Nawaz has done her best, but for most of her co-religionists Islam remains no laughing matter.
So to prove that's not the case the Canadian Islamic Congress is taking me to court. Hilarious. I wish I could call the Ayatollah Khomeini as my witness: "There are no jokes in Islam," said the great man. Maybe the CIC should sue his estate.
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