Comments on: Muslim Girls: the New Tokens of The Real World http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2010/07/muslim-girls-the-new-tokens-of-the-real-world/ Looking at Muslim women in the media and pop culture Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Melinda http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2010/07/muslim-girls-the-new-tokens-of-the-real-world/#comment-8622 Melinda Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:38:17 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=6617#comment-8622 What is up with that obnoxious and inappropriate virginity comment? Ugh. What is up with that obnoxious and inappropriate virginity comment? Ugh.

]]> By: Jean Marek http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2010/07/muslim-girls-the-new-tokens-of-the-real-world/#comment-8621 Jean Marek Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:02:30 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=6617#comment-8621 I hope these same folks who spurn muslims without knowing them don't claim to be Christian too..... Their attitude is anything but Christian.So much fear and anger preached to control votes and enact agendas leads to a populace that is paranoid and hostile (xenophobic). Great - that's what happened during WWII when we locked up US Citizens who had Japanese ancestry.People who fear are the most volatile, and the least likely to think before they act.... I hope these same folks who spurn muslims without knowing them don’t claim to be Christian too….. Their attitude is anything but Christian.So much fear and anger preached to control votes and enact agendas leads to a populace that is paranoid and hostile (xenophobic). Great – that’s what happened during WWII when we locked up US Citizens who had Japanese ancestry.People who fear are the most volatile, and the least likely to think before they act….

]]> By: Durkadurkistan http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2010/07/muslim-girls-the-new-tokens-of-the-real-world/#comment-8620 Durkadurkistan Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:40:03 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=6617#comment-8620 I can't help but wonder how things would pan out if Sabina England went on that show. I can’t help but wonder how things would pan out if Sabina England went on that show.

]]> By: Hodan http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2010/07/muslim-girls-the-new-tokens-of-the-real-world/#comment-8619 Hodan Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:40:21 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=6617#comment-8619 Most times than not, reality shows and its actors are scraped from the bottom of the barrel. I stopped watching these kind of shows since they all have the same orchestrated theme: booze, sex, fight and fit of tears or rage. Most times than not, reality shows and its actors are scraped from the bottom of the barrel. I stopped watching these kind of shows since they all have the same orchestrated theme: booze, sex, fight and fit of tears or rage.

]]> By: Lara A http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2010/07/muslim-girls-the-new-tokens-of-the-real-world/#comment-8618 Lara A Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:13:24 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=6617#comment-8618 Salaam Alaikum, I think the annoyance I have with these shows is that they posit these women as 'modern' and 'non-submissive', which immediately paints other Muslim women who live in different ways as backwards and oppressed. Salaam Alaikum,

I think the annoyance I have with these shows is that they posit these women as ‘modern’ and ‘non-submissive’, which immediately paints other Muslim women who live in different ways as backwards and oppressed.

]]> By: JihadPunk77 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2010/07/muslim-girls-the-new-tokens-of-the-real-world/#comment-8617 JihadPunk77 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:34:02 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=6617#comment-8617 There was also a similar bio for Florina Kaja (who is Albanian Muslim and from New York) who was on the 4th season for THE BAD GIRLS CLUB. The bio on Oxygen's website said that "she's not a stereotypical Muslim woman." (or maybe it read "she's not a typical Muslim woman"). The bio also mentioned that she came from a "tough, conservative background".... but on the TV show, no one ever brought up her Muslim faith or her Albanian background, but Oxygen was trying to play it up. There was also a similar bio for Florina Kaja (who is Albanian Muslim and from New York) who was on the 4th season for THE BAD GIRLS CLUB. The bio on Oxygen’s website said that “she’s not a stereotypical Muslim woman.” (or maybe it read “she’s not a typical Muslim woman”). The bio also mentioned that she came from a “tough, conservative background”…. but on the TV show, no one ever brought up her Muslim faith or her Albanian background, but Oxygen was trying to play it up.

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