Executive Decision

[JerrySeinfeld]

Hey all.

So I was flipping through the channels and came across an old action flick: "Executive Decisions."

Seriously I had to laugh in amazement. Why?

The premise of the movie is a group of Islamic terrorists who hijack a plane filled with deadly nerve gas and plan to suicidally crash the plane into a major american city.

Racial generalization? Sure. Acurate? Absolutely.

Now, recall this movie was made long before 9-11.

OK now here is what made me laugh: can anyone count how many fictional hollywood movies SINCE 9-11 have posited fanatical arabs as the bad guy? I can't think of any.

In fact from what I have read, MANY movies (eg. The Interpreter) originally had Islamics as the bad guy but in an attempt at "correctness" changes the terrorists to small african countries etc. Not too acurate, but safe.

In the wake of the Danish Cartoons and newsroom editors in THAT "peaceful" country living under 24-hour armed gaurd, it kinda makes me wonder how much of this self-censorship is due to "sensitivity" and how much is due to personal safety of the hollywood producer who doesn't want his house and family in Pasadena blown to bits.

George Clooney and hollywood would have us believe he's a renegade making anti-establishment movies about.....MCCARTHYISM or GAYS!!!! (conflicts that were long ago won by the left)

Hollywood: if you REALLY want to make a "controversial" movie, let's see a flick about lesbian islamic women in afghanistan, or Gay suicide bombers - a la "romea and juliet".

Then we'll see what you're made of. A little different making "provocative" movies about people like muslim terrorists...who can ACTUALLY be provoked eh?

[Smithers]

Nobody say anything to ofend political correct

[GostHacked]

Media has been doing that for decades.

Remember Rambo III where he went to help the Muhajedeen fight the Taleban?

Remember Delta Force where the team went in to get the hostages in Iran?

LOTS of movies like that.