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Outrage After British Cartoon Fireman Sam Steps on Qur’an

Yesterday afternoon a feller by the name of Miqdaad Versi spotted something peculiar while watching Fireman Sam.

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Anyone with eyes and basic logical function can see that a page appeared during British cartoon Fireman Sam matching Surah Mulk (67), verse 13-26.  However internet people, in all of their specter and glory, went frame-by-frame through the animation to see if infidel Sam did in fact step on the Holy Scripture, or if it was just part of a pile of papers that flew about after stepping on some other, non-holy combination of paper and ink.  You decide:
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It’s debatable what happened in Fireman Sam’s world on that slippery day.  But in the real world, where sensitivity is at all-time high, the animators were fired and the episode permanently banned.

A Mattel spokeswoman said: “It’s just an unfortunate incident where someone from the production company thought they were just putting in random text.

“We have no reason to believe it was done maliciously.”

In a statement, Mattel said: “The page was intended to show illegible text and we deeply regret this error.

“We sincerely apologise for any distress or offence it may have caused.”

It said it would “no longer be working with the animation studio responsible”, and would take “immediate action to remove this episode from circulation”.

Here is the entire scene:

A quick read of the Qur’an lets you know an apology, if in fact the cartoon character stepped on a piece of paper with Qur’an pen drawings on it, is not sufficient for the offense.

2:190 Fight in God’s cause against those who fight you, but do not overstep the limits; God does not love those who overstep the limits.

Be on the lookout for a cartoon depicting a page of the Qur’an slipping on Fireman Sam’s face to make things right.

Religious tension is high throughout much of Europe after ISIS knife men attacked and killed a French priest.  Today FBI Director James Comey raised awareness for a swath of new attacks he sees coming to both Europe and the United States.  Overall, the continued fighting between these religious groups may hinder the travel and hospitality industries.

Citizens of the United Kingdom recently voted to leave the European Union.  There is dissension among UK citizens as to whether they made the right choice.  While the Kingdom struggles to settle into their independence, the country is now forced to reconcile the Islamophobia being subconsciously propagated by Fireman Sam.

 

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4 comments

  1. awanka

    Surreal. I expect this animated blasphemy to fuel another wave of bug-eyed jihadists.

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  2. t.c.

    What religions are at war? Did the priest start the whole thing?

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  3. ottnott

    The page stepped on was printed in landscape format and had no decorative border.

    Eyeballs, people. Use them.

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  4. ironbird

    Golfer just called every white person a racist. Good luck peeps. Remember Reginald Denny. Stay smart.

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