Reel bad arabs

It was a long time ago I first posted Planet of the arabs to the blog - a short trailer-like presentation of how arabs are presented in hollywood films. When I met the guy who made it in Beirut I didn't know that it was based on a book called "Reel bad arabs"by Dr. Jack Shaheen. The title of the book is also the title of a documentary.

Planet of the Arabs

Planet of the arabs is a medley of clips of how arabs are portrayed in Hollywood film. If you ask me the most racist clips are actually the cartoons. "Ali Baba mad dog of the desert." Where an arab charicature is barking like a dog (dirty animal in arab culture) and using two beer bottles as telescope. Some one has really put an effort in to make this offensive...








I suppose this is one of the reasons I think Chat The Planet is really important.