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Umar Lee:

Malaysia bans the blasphemous film Evan Almighty which features the kind of humor loved by many in the secular white West and their Asian flunkies.

That's interesting. He doesn't explicitly condone or condemn this behavior. It's one thing to say, "Hey, don't watch this movie, it's offensive" and another to actually have governments ban the film.

This might appear to be a small matter but it's not. If one doesn't stand up for freedom of speech -- yes, that includes movies one doesn't like -- then one day the tables can be turned and then guess who'll be on the receiving end of a ban.

Update
Sheila in the comments says that the movie hasn't been banned in Malaysia. Though, many are clamoring for it. Let's see what happens.

Comments

[Saul Wall]

"Asian flunkies"

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[Sheila]

Actually they haven't (banned it) yet. Some organizations are clamouring (very noisily) for it.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/14/nation/18304636&sec=nation

[slickdpdx]

The only thing dumber than that movie probably is, is Umar's comment. Does he even have to think to write a sentence like that, or does he just plug it into a racist fundamentalist mad lib?