Tuesday, September 30, 2014

I'm no fan of Reza Aslan, but between him and CNN, holy Jesus fuck, are they stupid. Basically, Aslan points out that the phrase "Muslim countries" includes relatively tolerant countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey, while many of the criticisms of "Muslim countries" are specific to a region (female genital mutilation is primarily in African countries, Muslim and not) or specific to a country and its regime (Saudi Arabia, Iran).

Fair point, right? Except that even after he explains it, the CNN anchors Still Don't Fucking Get It and continue to say "Muslim countries" to mean "Saudi Arabia" or "Iran" or "Muslim and non-Muslim countries, mostly in Africa, where female genital mutilation is common".

'Cause CNN is fucking stupid.



(h/t Mediate)

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