MCB not consulted
The BBC has more quotes from both the artist and the MCB on the Tate’s decision not to display “God is Great” (see below).
Apparently, the MCB felt a little bit left out of the decision-making process. Poor darlings:
We would have preferred to have been consulted by Tate Britain before the decision was taken to remove John Latham’s piece.
Sometimes presumptions are incorrectly made about what is unacceptable to Muslims and this can be counter-productive.
Come to think of it, MWW would have preferred to have been consulted by the BBC before the decision was taken to ask the self-important clowns* of the MCB for their opinion about anything. Don’t they realise how important and representative of our community we are?
*Bloggers and webmasters: feel free to join in.
(Tipped from Butterflies and Wheels, where Ophelia is in raging good form.)
September 27th, 2005 at 2:30 pm
Hear hear! MWW (and PP) should have been consultred first dammit!
September 27th, 2005 at 3:12 pm
Absoultely. And come to think of it, why didn’t they consult me??? I demand answers Iqbal!!!
September 27th, 2005 at 7:32 pm
There is some truth here.
More censorship is in fact cause by people being “offended” on the behalf of others, than those others themselves actually want, and they have to bear the brunt of the backlash. The “do gooders” are in fact causing more trouble than enough.
A classic example was when a primary school in Batley banned the story of the Three Little Pigs in school on the grounds that Muslims would be offended by it. Which in fact they wouldn’t be.
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-12262069,00.html
September 27th, 2005 at 9:40 pm
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September 27th, 2005 at 9:59 pm
I’m in… (or at least, I will be when I figure out this fff….. software)… neeeeed sleeepppp….