Humorous Ads Targeting Muslim Stereotypes Debut on NYC Subway

[Turborama]

Source: Jakarta Glode

New York. Humorous ads for a documentary film that aims to promote understanding and tolerance of Muslims went up in New York subways on Monday after the movie's production company won a legal battle with the city's transit authority.

"The Ugly Truth About Muslims: Muslims have great frittata recipes," reads one of the ads created by comedians Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah who are using humor to break down stereotypes promote their documentary "The Muslims Are Coming."

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The ads, which cost about $20,000, will be posted in about 144 subway stations, according to Farsad and Obeidallah.

One ad at the City Hall station in lower Manhattan carried three statements with the caveat that only one was true of Muslims. Edgar Sanchez, 45, of Queens, said he thought the ad was a positive attempt to combat stereotypes. "In every country and every religion there are good people and bad people," he said.

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[Mbrow]

1. K&R

[IronLionZion]

3. Muslims are All-American born and raised

that one really throws people off

To this day I still encounter way too many smart educated professionals who believe that Americans are white and brown people are immigrants.

[Person 2713]

4. + a Zillion!