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The most racist, stereotypical, politically incorrect movie I've seen

posted 12 years ago by donotdisturbx9
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But it is funny and worth a watch if you like fictional movies. Like seriously I can't believe I watched this in a college level course this movie is just not educational at all, but just plain wrong. I find watching this movie very offensive, however I can understand the fact that it's based in the 1970s and in Manchester, but I mean seriously they got the pakistani culture utterly and completely wrong. In modern times arranged marriages have become much more lenient. I've been watching movies like this. For example Not Without My Daughter. Why do Americans like watching movies that show men beating their wives. It shows Muslims in a very negative light. Anyways that was my little rant that I thought people should be aware of and I hope people don't base real life off movies because even if it's based on a true story it is highly over-dramatized. Anyone educated would know that. Sorry don't mean to be rude, but this movie is just terrible.

[–] jac91604 12 years ago

Arranged marriages and lenient in the same sentence...LOL. How is anything arranged or forced on someone lenient?

And maybe a better question is why some Muslim men so violent?

Just this week another Muslim father is on trial for "honor killings" in Canada, he killed his 3 daughters for wearing western clothes and dating.

This is becoming a frequent occurance in both the USA and Canada.

And "Not Without my Daughter" is a true story.

Maybe this film hit a little too close to home?

Where do you think stereotypes come from?

[–] sandancer123 11 years ago

In any nationality its wrong for a male ( not a man if he`s violent) and wrong for the female also, to strike his or her partner...
But if you come to this country or Canada or wherever, then you should abide by that countries ways.You dont see Christians living in a muslim country and getting them to change this or that, oh no not at all...

Sadly thats why we have the troubles we do, its a shame, as I think differant nationalities are wonderful, just like I love differant accents :)
Must finish on a high and say...I just love this film and all the amazing actors in it, and its a really great film, that when it ends, it comes as a bit of shock, as you want it to go on and on ;)

[–] activista 10 years ago

Racist? The person who wrote the film is Indian, and based it on his own childhood---do the research,please. And I really liked it, and I'm not English or Muslim!

[–] jayne_67 12 years ago

Actually, I lived in the north of England and was about Sajid's age at the time this movie was set. I found it funny but also quite true to how things were. There really were people like Ernest's grandpa, worse in fact. I have a friend from a mixed race family about my age, this film made her cry, because she had refused an arranged marriage, and her father completely cut all contact with her, they still have no contact...

Ah, hell diddly-ding-dong crap!

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[–] s_sanjay71 12 years ago

you're crazy to think this is racist.

and the fact they you have grown up in america in recent times explains why. Where you are now and how you live is nothing lie it was for Asian families in the 70's.

And please lets not start the all muslims are horrible debate, what a joke.

[–] avia2 12 years ago

It shows Muslims in a very negative light.

Actually, I'm a British Muslim, and I find this film sympathetic to Muslims immigrants. It shows how minorities struggle to preserve their traditions in Europe.

It's about culture, not religion. Like Ella says: "you're only Muslim when it suits you", because George is paranoid about what his Pakistani community - not God - thinks of him.

[–] angelexposed 12 years ago

"Like Ella says: "you're only Muslim when it suits you", because George is paranoid about what his Pakistani community - not God - thinks of him. "

Right on, avia2. That's what I see. (I've posted a few other places about it too). George seems to have focused on living a British life but seems to have been influenced later into believing his children should behave certain ways.

His focus isn't on what Allah would think or feel shame about, but what the rest of the community see and think about him. The guy in the mosque (the name escapes me at the moment) seems to be making George's decisions for him, while simultaneously feeding George's paranoia that he isn't doing enough to be like the others. George obviously had no concerns about this earlier in his life when he opened a chippy, married a British woman, rented a house in an 'all English' street, etc. My thought is the paranoia about religion and traditions came after his children were born (perhaps when more immigrants moved to the area and George was forced to take a look at the vast differences between their values and his).

I don't know, I'm half asleep, probably babbling in nonsense now...but I really agree with your statement.

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[–] avia2 11 years ago

I couldn't put it better myself.

Rather than being about Pakistani Muslims, this film is really about immigrants/minorities. The Pakistanis in this film could be replaced by Chinese Buddhists or Russian Jews... the "George" character faces the same problems with his mixed-race kids.

[–] Son_of_Satan-666 11 years ago

I'm watching it right now. As a Indian Hindu i find it offensive , stereotyped, bag full of flaws. . Heck i wonder how Series is keep going. West is west. . Come on ! Next's what ?

DEAN (to SAM) : YOU LEFT ME TO ROT IN PURGATORY

[–] angelexposed 11 years ago

What parts of it do you find offensive? Is it the domestic abuse and tyranny under the excuse of religion? I didn't think there was a whole lot of stereotyping in it (if anything the British people were more stereotyped than the Pakistani people who were meant to be stereotyped).

I heard there's a third film supposedly going to be made...don't know how much further the story can really go now.

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[–] roobad 8 years ago

Yawn! Another "This is racist!" whiny post. The movie concerns a specific demographic: British Pakistanis of the 1970s - Just because you have being brown or dual heritage as something in common with the central characters clearly does not mean you 'get' the cultural nuances portrayed here. Ayub Khan-Din is a fantastic British Pakistani writer / actor. I suggest you read more about him before you jump to such spectacularly stupid conclusions! Here is a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayub_Khan-Din
Racism accusations like this just remind me why I left 'social' tedia as I like to call it. Too much whining by ignoramuses (even) facilitating arrests brought about by hysteria over petty nonsense.

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