Fox Receives Overwhelming Response to 'Simpsons' Episode on Islamophobia
LOS ANGELES, Dec 04, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Following an action alert sent out yesterday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Fox television network reported receiving an overwhelming positive response from community members about a recent episode of "The Simpsons" that challenged anti-Muslim stereotypes.
The episode, which aired Sunday evening and is titled "Mypods and Boomsticks," highlights anti-Muslim sentiment by featuring a young Muslim character named Bashir and his family who face prejudice after moving to Springfield. In the program, Homer Simpson wrongly suspects that Bashir's family is involved in a terror plot. Bart Simpson befriends Bashir and defends him from bullies.
To view the entire episode, click here: http://tinyurl.com/6jgq4y
SEE: Thank Fox for 'Simpsons' Episode Challenging Islamophobia http://tinyurl.com/6ejex2
To view CAIR's letter to "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, click here: http://tinyurl.com/6mtxhd
Because of the number of positive e-mails Fox is receiving, CAIR is asking community members to send notes of appreciation to a new e-mail address that has been set up by the network's diversity department.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Send future messages expressing appreciation for the episode to:
Peter Liguori, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Co.; Dana Walden, Chairman, Twentieth Century Fox Television; Gary Newman, Chairman, Twentieth Century Fox Television.
E-Mail: diversity.quest@fox.com
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