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AvarAllahNoor
So true brother. It still exists if you look at the indian *spits* media! In films Sikhs are constantly portrayed as Terrorists, or made a mockery of.
You mean 'Sardarji' jokes? True. (also, I apologise if that 'S' word is offensive, I'm not sure if it is or not...)
Yeah, the subcontinent contains some extreme racism. Pakistani and Indian people tend to be extremely racist/intolerant towards:
a) people of other religions in general (especially Sikhs and Jews)
b) people of other ethnic groups (especially black people, for some bizarre reason)
In that kind of social climate, you're not going to see a mainstream Indian film dealing with the darker side of Indian life.
And before people get all offended and stuff - my parents are Pakistani, so be quiet. If you're Asian, you know that everything I said above is true.
Back to the topic, Islam has been hijacked by a few nuts, and it will be more better understood if liberal minded folks spoke of it, rather than the nuts the seem to find with extermely disturbing views. [/B]
True. Of course, such liberal-minded folks (but I prefer the term 'proper Muslims', heh) should be sure to present the proper picture of Islam, and contrast it with the nutters, so as to clarify in the minds of the audience where their sympathies lay.
People will say, 'oh, you're just being politically correct. I mean, you don't have to show both sides of the coin when you're showing a psycopathic Catholic priest, people know the makers of the film in question aren't painting all Catholics with the same brush. Give the audience some credit!'
To which I would reply Islam is a different case. It is not well understood in the Western world, and so efforts must be made to present as balanced a view of it as possible - one cannot rely on audience knowledge and understanding in this case.