Screwed News: More Complaints Against 24
NAACP Objects To Role In 24Mike Marchand
Screwed News
January 26, 2005
On the heels of objections by Muslim advocacy group Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of ethnic stereotyping in FOX’s hit drama 24, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) now has a complaint.
“In brief scenes in the most recent episode of 24, a Muslim-American is accosted in his car by several people, one of whom is African-American,” said the organization in a press release. “The NAACP objects to this role on the grounds that such ignorant belittling does not portray African-Americans in a positive light.”
One NAACP member who wished his name not be used added, “For years, television shows have reserved the choice roles of bigoted idiots to white people, like Archie Bunker. While we applaud the diversity of the casting, we oppose the use of African-American actors to forward such views.”
Other interest groups representing cultures who some say have been slighted by 24 have not yet commented, such as the National Association for the Advancement of White Rednecks (NAAWR) and the Computer Geek Institute (CGI), but also conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation, who the show connects to a Department of Defense insider who is working with the terrorists.
24, in its fourth season, airs Monday nights at 9:00 pm Eastern on FOX.
posted by Marsh @ 3:58 PM
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