Muslims are often misrepresented in the Media, and the image above clearly shows how people view Muslims. Most of the time people associate Muslims with terrorism; though we should first define who a terrorist is in order to understand better.
Now it doesn't say anywhere that a terrorist is Muslim?
Unfortunatly, there are Muslims who do acts of terrorism and say that they are doing it in the ‘name of god’ but the fact is that Islam doesn't condone the killings of innocent people because it’s forbidden in Islam and to say that all Muslims are terrorist is impying that Hitler, the IRA, Tim McViegh, the Columbine shooters did not terroize/frighten others. I feel like often times the Muslims are being targeted because of the fact that people don’t understand the religion therefore the concept stands out to them because it is foreign. I understand where people are coming from but I don’t think that is fair for people to judge a religion based on a group of people. Islam has a population of approximately 2.2 billion people and if all of them were terrorists then... well... I’ll let you finish that thought.
Saying all Muslims are terrorists is similar to saying that all Germans are Nazis. As we learned in Class, media often contains belief and value messages meaning that the producers have their own beliefs, opinions and biases that can influence how the media gets told. And in this society we depend on the media too much in shaping the way we view the world. Media plays a big impact on our lives because we are surrounded by it every day. TV, social media, magazines, newspapers, and movies all impact our lives one way or another. It’s our job to think for ourselves and not rely on everything the media says.
Above is a video showing a segment aired on Fox where Judge Jeanine Pirro Talks about the Boston bombing and the Tsarnev family (who were still suspects at the time). Starts at 0:30
Questions...
What do you think of the video? Do you agree or disagree with her statement?
What do you think about Fox news for airing this? Do you think it was professional of her to give her own opinion?
5:55 onwards do you think that she was getting general and grouping all Muslims into one category and by saying ‘they’ do you feel like she was ostracizing Muslims and make them feel as if they are not part of the society?
Lastly, do you agree with the statement that not all Muslims are Terrorists, but all Terrorists are Muslim?
I think Judge Pirro was extremely irrational and her speech was only motivated by hate rather than reasoning. She took away the attention from the subject and I was more focused on thinking how I would teach her the etiquettes of self-expression. She’s bewildered and her emotions are getting the best of her, her screaming made me think even less of her opinion and I might as well disregard it fully. I think FOX news is the most biased news station in the States. I think very low of them for allowing this to be aired, is this not hate speech now? Just because it is coming from an American POV it will be regarded as “freedom of speech.” If they can air this then I want to see so called Islamists voicing their opinions about the Western world just how the Judge did about the family’s background relations. Of course she was generalizing Muslims altogether although her rant was about the suspect’s family, she generalized the whole Muslim population. How does FOX news think one woman’s shallow opinion is “news?” Instead of discussing the matter or informing the public objectively I feel like she was a cake-faced 50 year old screaming at the poor cameraman. Of course I disagree with the last statement because one can’t judge one person’s belief due to their actions. I’m not saying this because I’m Muslim and I’m defending my fellows, but even if other races, ethnicities, religions were being defamed on national television I would say the same. Has Jeanine forgotten that the massacre of the Jews occurred due to a Christian leader, Hitler? Or how about all the horrors the Jews and Blacks faced due to the actions of the KKK? The solution isn’t to pinpoint each other’s faults but it was just an example. I think terrorists deserve punishment for their actions no matter what background they have or what God’s work they are performing. In the end I think we need to criticize the individuals and not the religion or scripture they refer to.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100%. I don’t think it was professional of her to express her feeling to the audience because she was distributing her opinion when, as a judge, she should be objective and not give her personal opinion live. For her to say ‘they they they’ was immature of her and I don’t think they should have shown this if she was going to give out a hat speech. At the end of the day you shouldn’t judge a whole religion because of one person.
DeleteThis video absolutely shocked me because i had never expected someone to bash a religion and nation the way she is bashing them. It made me open my minds that we can't trust the news, since it is a part of media, therefore constructed. The fact that a speech like this is revealed to public shows how manipulative MEdia can be and they criticize everything but themselves.
ReplyDeleteI believe she should have stated the facts and left her opinion out of this, she should state her opinion only in places where they ask for her opinion. Since news is supposed to be informing the public about what is happening rather than stating how we feel about what is happening.
Yes, i do believe that she went from the specific individuals to blaming the whole nation about what has happened. This shows how narrow minded some individuals can be, does she not realize that not all muslims are immigrants? She states how "we" allowed them to live in peace and this is how "they" repaid us. I am sorry, but u do believe that their are many americans that are truly just americans but they are muslims are you going to tell them this exact same thing. I believe not.
I believe that is how media portrays muslims. They state, that not all muslims are terrorists but all the terrorists are muslims, which is obviously implying that their is something wrong with islam and it can't be a coincidence that all the terrorists are muslims. Of course, i disagree with this statement because i am pretty sure there are a lot of bomb attacks that are not caused by muslims around the world. It is not ok to judge the nation of a guy who shot all the women in one university but it is totally fine to judge muslims because of one muslim who may interpreted the religion wrong? What kind of justice is that?
I agree with you, I don’t think it was fair for her to base a whole religion on two brothers, who at the time were still suspects and say things like that. Basing a religion on a few irrational people is like a person who judges a whole tree based on a few bad apples. I agree when you say that she should have left her opinion out of it because at the end of that day her opinion doesn’t matter to the majority of the people so for her to say something like that is unprofessional of her.
DeleteFirst of all, i find the lady in the video portraying complete hate speech against all Muslims, i do not know how Americans seem so decent sometimes, they are worse than Hitler. Hitler looks like an angel in front of them.
ReplyDeleteAbout the video, i definitely disagree with it because generalizing all Muslims as terrorists is completely an absurd statement because obviously not all Muslims are terrorists and taking FOX news into consideration, even America knows how biased their statements are towards everyone except themselves. They obscure horrific crimes they commit and expose other people's crimes even if they did not do it, they will still blame it on them.
FOX news airing this, i think it was completely unprofessional of this incompetent B**** to call Muslims as terrorists because HEY im not one, my dad is not one, noone i know is not one.
Only if some Muslims are terrorists, we cannot judge everyone like that.
If Hitler was a killer, we cannot judge his race the same way.
For the last statement, Obviously not all Muslims are terrorists, i think its like simple to view that too.
You do not see every Muslim carrying a bomb or gun while walking. You don't see Ice Cube, DJ Khaled, Akon or T-Pain as terrorists.
America is just messed
I also think that her speech was a hate speech because she was not using any facts rather just stating her opinion. Saying that Hitler is an angel compared to Americans is a bit extreme but I do see where you’re coming from and the media does sometime mislead the audience into exaggerating things to get more ratings. Overall the media can say whatever they want but is the people’s choice whether or not they will listen to them
DeleteI think that her statement is completely absurd, and she is totally singling out all Muslims with her “arguments.” I think that she is a very bitter woman. When she says that this family killed Americans, or “killed us” I should say, she clearly wasn’t thinking that every year, Americans bomb and kill thousands of innocent people on the other side of the globe. What about them? Mothers loose their children, sons loose their fathers, and wives loose their husbands every year. Not to be insensitive, but what makes this bombing more important than any other? Is it just because it took place in the States, where this kind of thing doesn't happen often? To be blunt, the Americans had this coming. They have been killing thousands of people for over a decade now, so it isn't surprising that they would face some retaliation.
ReplyDeleteI think that Fox news has a lot of audacity to air something like this, especially considering that there are a lot of Muslims living in the States right now. They could face more retaliation because of this. If this was an opinion based show, then I get it, she is entitled to her own opinion, but if this is news-reporting show, then it is completely unprofessional for her to be stating her opinion as such.
I think that she is defiantly singling out Muslims, and to be honest it is unfair. Just because some idiots want to go around and kill innocent people, and pin it on Islam, doesn't mean that it is the fault of the religion. They have severally misinterpreted the religion, and are defaming it. She clearly hasn't given anyone a chance to explain what they truth is, and she too is ignorant in a sense because she hasn't seem to have done any research on the religion, because if she did, she would have found that Islam isn’t a religion that promotes terrorism, but is one that promotes peace.
Well, being Muslim, I have to say that I agree that not all Muslims are terrorists. I am a Muslim, and the last time I checked, I’m not a terrorist. For the second half of the statement, I have to say that it may seem in the media that every terrorist is Muslim, but we have to remember that all media is a construction. This means that the media will only report what they want, or what they think will get ratings. Today, they think that terrorists are all Muslim because it is a popular belief among the public. Tomorrow, another group might rise up, and the media will start reporting on them .
I agree with you, three people die and there‘s an outcry, but across the world hundreds of thousands of children die because of Obama’s predator drones. I’m not saying that I’m not sad for the people and their families affected by the bombing but I still think that the media coverage was uncalled for. For her to single out Muslim’s like that just shows what standards FOX has.
DeleteBy seeing this, I don't believe that Fox has any standards, and is really biased. I also agree, that yes of course, people are dying, but the number of deaths that are occurring in the Middle East, or Asia, etc. definitely outweighs those that just took place in the States. I think that the States need to reevaluate their priorities and stop declaring war wherever they want.
DeleteI feel very angry after watching this video, I am not sure what exactly happened but, this video still makes me angry, she does not know what it is that she is saying and instead just goes on about what she thinks is Islam. Jehad is not what she is defining it to be and is giving the Americans a messed up view on what Jehad is. I disagree with her statement and I think that she should have thought things through before making her speech on television. I think she should not be throwing rocks at someone else’s house when her own house is made of glass. Americans aren’t exactly doing anything good to other countries and that would mean that they are just getting a taste of their own medicine.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think that it was very professional of her to do this on live television and this to me, makes me think that we should not be watching Fox News, they are airing things that do not have a proper basis and will be airing things that do not make sense.
She begins to stereotype all the Muslims into one big group. I think this is the point where I begin to feel angry, she obviously does not know what she is talking about and is instead just taking out her angry and making sure that more than enough people are getting her message.
I do not agree with this statement because there are terrorists that are not Muslim, a lot of the terrorists we are told about in school are not Muslim. But I do agree with the other half of the statement not all Muslims are terrorists.
I really liked your point, America is oppressing other countries and they don’t expect Karma to come back at them. Not that I agree that innocent people should be bombed, America shouldn’t think that other countries are inferior to them. I do think that she took the term Jihad and misconstrued it to the viewers. What they did had nothing to do with Jihad even if they call it that. Islam forbids the killing of innocent people, especially the act of killing yourself. So for a person who straps a bomb to themselves, the first person to kill… is themselves. I agree with you when you say that all Muslims are not terrorists but there are some. Just like there are other religious groups that commit crimes but are not advertised in the news as much as Muslims are.
DeleteThere were many instances where this woman twisted the mothers words up. We didn't get to hear everything she was saying. They only took out the parts she could twist up and use to her advantage. I think this pretty much sums up FOX news. It's a load of crap. I don't watch it. You are better off watching BBC news. She is complaining about being attacked. She needs to look at her own country sending off drones every month. She feels as if she is too good to breath the same air as others. This woman is another closet racist.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with that statement. Go to, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_designated_terrorist_organizations
You will see non-muslim terrorist organizations.
Yeah, I see where you are coming from. I don't think it was fair for her to take text out of context like she did. Fox news is not a reliable source anyways so many people don't watch this. I was just shocked when I saw this because at the time they were technically still suspects so for them to claim that is unprofessional.
DeleteWatching that video also made me angry and I found it unprofessional of her to say such things on tv, especially since thousands of people are watching. As Hassan has said they have twisted her words to use it as an advantage, obviously the mother is hurt and she will say such things, because she lost her son and is angered by the media aswell, because every time something bad happens, people automatically think Muslims did it, i'm sure they are other cases or stories where it's not only Muslims who might plan an attack or have done something bad, we just don't hear about them. I also think Fox news should have done better than this,I also think she should be fired even though it might be her own opinion, or she is just reporting it but it was still unprofessional of her and news fox. & No i don't think all Muslims are terrorist, especially since I have friends who are Muslim and I don't find it fair that media portrays that every Muslim is like this, yes we might have heard some stories, but that doesn't make every Muslim person a bad person, and they shouldn't be judged just because they are from the same religion or by their appearance.Never judge a book by it's cover. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree, I mean at the end of the day you can judge all you want but it comes down to individuality. Everyone is different and you cant judge a everyone based on the actions of a few people.
DeleteThis video is disgusting. How could anyone possibly agree with this statement? I think Fox news isn't even as credible as it is made to be. I don't believe in sugar coating anything, I don't have a problem with her saying how she feels, I just don't get the ignorance? I think from the very beginning she was labeling all Muslim people, just by her tone. This is beyond cruel and ignorant and she clearly doesn't have a clue about real terrorists. Lest we forget, that the original terrorists were Christians in the respects of colonization. Muslim people simply cannot be terrorists, why? Because it is forbidden. Muslims cannot even kill animals without praying much less humans. People like Muammar Gaddafi and Sadam Hussien aren't terrorists. They simply did whatever it took to defend their land and their people and if Muslims are deemed terrorists then I say Cristobal Colon, Hernan Cortez, the red coats of England terrorists, they did the real terrorizing.
ReplyDeleteI understand the fact that Americans are frustrated with the acts of terrorism that have transpired with the past decade, but associating Islam with terrorism is downright wrong. It is also incredibly immature and juvenile to link a religious faith to a group of deranged people (Al-Qaeda) and use this to represent a whole nation of people.
ReplyDeleteAs a news broadcasting station, Fox should have taken an unbiased approach to the Boston bombing incident. By allowing Judge Jeanine Pirro to make these remarks on air, Fox is promoting and condoning Hate-Speech, and network should be severely penalized for doing so.
This video is disrespectful beyond words. WOW. How can one be so full of hate? Is she not supposed to carry herself in a professional way? I donn't understand how and why FOX televison could ever let this air. This lady is very brave in making such remarks about a whole religion, just because of a couple Muslims who decide to make really bad decisions. Her generalizing all Muslims for being terrorists is completely absurd. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but what this lady has done is absolutely atrocious. It was not professional at all. Both her and FOX news should really apologize to the public about this. America has a right to be mad about what has happened to them, but how dare you speak so terribly about a religion followed by billions, based on actions committed by a handful of Muslims? Of course she ostracized Muslims and made them feel like they shouldn't be apart of society. That isn't fair. A majority of Muslims play taxes, have very good jobs, and are humble and kind people. But this judge clearly does not acknowledge this because she generalized all Muslims to be a certain way. I agree with the first part of the statement "Not all Muslims are Terrorists", but I disagree with the second part of the statement "But all Terrorists are Muslim". All terrorists are not Muslim. I feel really bad for Muslims. I myself practice the religion of Islam, and for us to be generelized the way this lady generalized us, is very hurtful.
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