Watch: Muslims show they're "Happy" to counter negative media portrayals

Catman wrote:

victorisnotamused wrote:I dont know how you have the audacity to use that quote in your signature.....

YOU are one of the sons of those parents and grandparents, who are destroying things with your gratuitous "take take take". Your handouts should have stopped the moment you inherited.....have you declared that inheritance?????

YAWN.

I haven't got my inheritance YET.

Catman wrote:

Tesstacious wrote:

Catman wrote:

It's called free speech you stupid fascist, if you don't like it you could always use the door again!   

Funny I thought was against the rules here, like I couldn't say "Muslim shits" or "gay shits" because that's abusing a certain group of people...

What? Christian shits!!!     

I don't think so, shame that you never complain against racist language, but then you are a lousy racist yourself Tess the dog, or at the very least an xenophobic old munter! ::zomb::  ::zomb::  ::zomb::

veya_victaous wrote:

Catman wrote:

What? Christian shits!!!     

I don't think so, shame that you never complain against racist language, but then you are a lousy racist yourself Tess the dog, or at the very least an xenophobic old munter! ::zomb::  ::zomb::  ::zomb::

Stop calling them 'Christian shits' unless you are willing for it to be returned.    You know I am for Minimum censorship   and if you keep goign Ben will ban 'shit' too

And for the love of god, please attack the post not the poster.

Catman wrote:

veya_victaous wrote:

Catman wrote:

What? Christian shits!!!     

I don't think so, shame that you never complain against racist language, but then you are a lousy racist yourself Tess the dog, or at the very least an xenophobic old munter! ::zomb::  ::zomb::  ::zomb::

Stop calling them 'Christian shits' unless you are willing for it to be returned.    You know I am for Minimum censorship   and if you keep goign Ben will ban 'shit' too

And for the love of god, please attack the post not the poster.

Yea....And require others, to attack the post and not the poster.   

veya_victaous wrote:

Catman wrote:

Yea....And require others, to attack the post and not the poster.   

We do ask everyone to attack the post and not the poster   

the Exception is Smelly bandit, quite frankly do you want to be compared to him? is he convincing? does he make you think I like RW people? does he help the RW cause? do you think he has mastered 'winning friends and influencing people' ?
Unless, when Smelly posts you think 'he really gets his point across well', why post in a similar manner?

Hate breeds hate, while I'm sure you have received hate enough in the past to warrant your attitude, someone has to stop the cycle.   

Smelly wrote:You look like a man hating lesbian dyke sassy

A proper leftwing witch

And that fence post mallet you call a face can be used to exorcise demons

Catman wrote:

It's a fucking news story from the Daily Mirror you stupid cow, so you are against certain news stories being posted if you don't agree with them, you RW fascist scum?

Catman wrote:Has there been a drop in traffic?   

Have many members left? Yes, a few, but they have returned a week later!

  

veya_victaous wrote:

Catman wrote:Has there been a drop in traffic?   

Have many members left? Yes, a few, but they have returned a week later!

  

would not have a clue    I neither look at or care about things like that.

still there is no need to chase people away.

Eilzel wrote:Victor is not homophobic. You donhave a habit of pushing people phil mate and for sure if vic or tess used 'gay' or 'queer' as often as you use druid itself in a condescending manner or sow or whore then you'd be shouting homophobia even more often. Sadly phil when you take issue with someone you do bring out the worst. Try chilling out a bit and the responses you get may not be so bad :-(

veya_victaous wrote:Sorry to insult you ( I know cruel to be compared to smelly    ) but i hope you can see my point.  
If you become 'that guy' the one filled to the brim with hate, no one really listens to you. if anything your opinion become one that people will avoid, because who really wants to spend their life twisted by hate? in must be uncomfortable, it looks like it  

Don't be a 'smelly bandit'       if anything it damages the cause


like the wise man said,
you catch more Flies with honey than glue   

Eilzel wrote:Phil, you really do need to look at your own poking at vic's druidism and sexist comments to Tess and realize why people may say things they don't like to hurt you.

Catman wrote:

Eilzel wrote:Phil, you really do need to look at your own poking at vic's druidism and sexist comments to Tess and realize why people may say things they don't like to hurt you.

Listen, because i've really had enough now.

The people that i abuse, they have abused me first.

They call me things like 'scrounger' and no one says a jot about that, so fuck off because they get what they dish out back and i couldn't give a stuff about the consequences.

Eilzel wrote:WTF Smelly, you ever heard a story about a black pot and kettle.....

smelly_bandit wrote:

Eilzel wrote:WTF Smelly, you ever heard a story about a black pot and kettle.....

that doesn't relate to this

i said that crazy phil started abusing me without reason overnight on the old sky forums

you may or may not know this or you may be choosing to ignore it, but phil used to have radically different views- he was always hammering on about how Islam was a danger to western civilization and how blacks were criminals constantly binging up op trident

he was a completely different person, then one day without warning or incident he became the phil we see today

we were having a conversation about something and then from one post to the next he started calling me a homophobe   and from there on in he just started pushing everyone who was his friend away

completely batshit crazy  

Raggamuffin wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:

that doesn't relate to this

i said that crazy phil started abusing me without reason overnight on the old sky forums

you may or may not know this or you may be choosing to ignore it, but phil used to have radically different views- he was always hammering on about how Islam was a danger to western civilization and how blacks were criminals constantly binging up op trident

he was a completely different person, then one day without warning or incident he became the phil we see today

we were having a conversation about something and then from one post to the next he started calling me a homophobe   and from there on in he just started pushing everyone who was his friend away

completely batshit crazy  

He did exactly the same thing to me.

Catman wrote:

Eilzel wrote:Phil, you really do need to look at your own poking at vic's druidism and sexist comments to Tess and realize why people may say things they don't like to hurt you.

Listen, because i've really had enough now.

The people that i abuse, they have abused me first.

They call me things like 'scrounger' and no one says a jot about that, so fuck off because they get what they dish out back and i couldn't give a stuff about the consequences.

smelly_bandit wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

He did exactly the same thing to me.

no problem believing that

phil is off the crazy charts

Raggamuffin wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:

no problem believing that

phil is off the crazy charts

At first, I was a bit confused about it and wondered if he had got me mixed up with someone else, but then it became clear that he hadn't, and the level of abuse got worse and worse. Nowadays, I don't care how "mentally ill" he claims to be - he deserves what he gets.

smelly_bandit wrote:

Sassy wrote:

Well there you go, got a pic of me, Lotfi and his Mum who I still correspond with.

You look like a man hating lesbian dyke sassy

A proper leftwing witch

And that fence post mallet you call a face can be used to exorcise  demons

Sassy wrote: Watch: Muslims show they're "Happy" to counter negative media portrayals

A Muslim blog's joyful "Happy" video is going viral.

If you've not heard Pharrell's "Happy", then congratulations on your impressive isolation from popular culture. It's a massive song, arguably the song of summer 2013 and still popular enough to be a challenger for the song of summer 2014. Its video - with a bunch of happy people dancing and clapping in different locations around LA - is really easy to copy, so there are loads of tributes and parodies on YouTube (like this one, or this one, or this one).

The big viral hit on Twitter right now is the version done by Muslim blog The Honesty Policy, which features all kinds of Muslims jumping and dancing and clapping and generally being (you guessed it) happy. It's managed more than a quarter of a million hits in less than two days, and does a great job of showing that Muslims - contrary to how they're commonly portrayed in the media - are actually human, and quite enjoy enjoying themelsves. Who'd have thunk it?

In the words of the Honesty Policy:

   To any youngster aspiring to be someone, this proves that our community is ready to mobilise together under a simple good intention. Despite our team remaining anonymous, which was REALLY shady, they put their trust in an intention. We have scholars, activists, celebrities, students, professionals, bloggers and everyday’ers all in one video.  It is amazing how times have changed, and we really hope this project inspires others to pick up the mantle and showcase our community for the smiling wondrous people they are. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box. Of course a lot of blood, sweat and tears went into this, but watching the faces of those who watch it brighten up makes it all worth it.

   We Brits have a bad rep for being a bit stiff, but this video proves otherwise. We are HAPPY. We are eclectic. We are cosmopolitan. Diverse. Creative. Fun. Outgoing. And everything you can think of.

   This video is to show  the world despite the negative press, stereotypes and discrimination we are burdened with we should respond with smiles and joy, not anger.

Depressingly, and unsurprisingly, there are a bunch of killjoys who think it's all a bit much, and that "proper" Muslims shouldn't be so silly and unserious. They can be found on Twitter, but we won't be linking to them here. We will, however, point out that Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad - the dean of the Cambridge Muslim College and an extremely influential academic of Islam (he's the red-headed guy at 0:41) - hasn't, contrary to the Shaam Post's "exclusive", said that he regrets appearing in it. He's issued a statement through The Honesty Policy saying: "I'm delighted to see the outcome of the Happy British Muslims video, which has unlocked a remarkable tide of goodwill around the world, and significantly tilted the image of Muslims among many sceptics. Islamophobes must be grinding their teeth to see Muslims of different races and age-groups united by happiness. No-one will produce a Sharia argument against jumping for joy!"

We haven't heard from Pharrell about what he thinks, but he cried with joy on Oprah after watching some fan-made videos, so it's probably a good guess that he'd approve.

http://www.newstatesman.com/media-mole/2014/04/watch-Muslims-show-theyre-happy-counter-negative-media-portrayals

smelly_bandit wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

At first, I was a bit confused about it and wondered if he had got me mixed up with someone else, but then it became clear that he hadn't, and the level of abuse got worse and worse. Nowadays, I don't care how "mentally ill" he claims to be - he deserves what he gets.

yep

i even tried to talk him down and explain my views and all he did was explode even further.

it was like literally witnessing a person having a mental breakdown on the spot  

Tesstacious wrote:

Catman wrote:

Listen, because i've really had enough now.

The people that i abuse, they have abused me first.

They call me things like 'scrounger' and no one says a jot about that, so fuck off because they get what they dish out back and i couldn't give a stuff about the consequences.

Catman wrote:

Tesstacious wrote:

Not at all, i'd been ignoring you because you're an insignificant little far right trollop, you laid into me on another thread for no apparent reason at all, so up yours. ::zomb:: 

Catman wrote:.....And that goes to the other RWhingers and do gooders on here.

Fuck you, fuck you, fuck all of you!

  

Raggamuffin wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:

yep

i even tried to talk him down and explain my views and all he did was explode even further.

it was like literally witnessing a person having a mental breakdown on the spot  

Yes, and all self-induced IMO.

FluffyBunny wrote:

Catman wrote:.....And that goes to the other RWhingers and do gooders on here.

Fuck you, fuck you, fuck all of you!

  

I'm a left wing do gooder and therefore I take offence    

FluffyBunny wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Yes, and all self-induced IMO.

That's because you seem to be convinced every person you converse with is a liar.

Catman wrote:

FluffyBunny wrote:

That's because you seem to be convinced every person you converse with is a liar.

Most of the threads on BF seem to be about her!     

Raggamuffin wrote:

Catman wrote:

Most of the threads on BF seem to be about her!     

Yes, and they're full of lies.

Catman wrote:

FluffyBunny wrote:

I'm a left wing do gooder and therefore I take offence    

That Cee Lo Green track just came into my head   

Catman wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

Yes, and they're full of lies.

No they aren't, they span over three forums and relate to forum meets that you've discussed, and you met Stooo of the net and you've discussed about another partner as well.

FluffyBunny wrote:

Catman wrote:

That Cee Lo Green track just came into my head   

Which one?  :\\:[: 

Raggamuffin wrote:

Catman wrote:

No they aren't, they span over three forums and relate to forum meets that you've discussed, and you met Stooo of the net and you've discussed about another partner as well.

You're the worst liar out there. Maybe it's part of your imaginary "anxiety". I haven't discussed meeting anyone, unless they mentioned it first. It's idiots like you who are obsessed with stalking me and discussing my private life - whether it's lies or not. You're just another creepy stalker as well as a complete twat.

Catman wrote:

Raggamuffin wrote:

You're the worst liar out there. Maybe it's part of your imaginary "anxiety". I haven't discussed meeting anyone, unless they mentioned it first. It's idiots like you who are obsessed with stalking me and discussing my private life - whether it's lies or not. You're just another creepy stalker as well as a complete twat.

So countless posters are liars, and you are the only one telling the truth!   

You've admitted to most of it on this very forum, you trollop!   

FluffyBunny wrote:

Catman wrote:

That Cee Lo Green track just came into my head   

Which one?  :\\:[: 

Eilzel wrote:Victor is not homophobic. You donhave a habit of pushing people phil mate and for sure if vic or tess used 'gay' or 'queer' as often as you use druid itself in a condescending manner or sow or whore then you'd be shouting homophobia even more often. Sadly phil when you take issue with someone you do bring out the worst. Try chilling out a bit and the responses you get may not be so bad :-(

Nems wrote:

FluffyBunny wrote:

Which one?  :\\:[: 

Fuck you

Catman wrote:

FluffyBunny wrote:

Which one?  :\\:[: 

That one!

  

FluffyBunny wrote:

Catman wrote:




That one!

  

I actually thought that song was really called 'forget you'   

Catman wrote:

FluffyBunny wrote:

I actually thought that song was really called 'forget you'   

He did two versions, for obvious reasons!