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'Real Housewives of ISIS' sketch causes outrage
A sketch that recently aired on BBC has some viewers outraged, and others laughing.
Comedy show "Revolting" spoofed the popular Bravo network "Real Housewives" franchise with its satire, entitled the "Real Housewives of ISIS." The skit shows women in the Islamic State performing as the glamorous, often materialistic, figures who have made the reality TV show an international success.
In the opening scene, a woman donning a hijab complains, "It's only three days to the beheading, and I've got no idea what I'm going to wear."
In the next take, a British woman with assault rifles in the background, says, "Abdul seduced me online. He had me at free healthcare."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/tv/article/Real-Housewives-of-ISIS-sketch-causes-outrage-10837649.php
[font color=330099]Islamophobic satire like this serves to provoke extremists on both sides. Hopefully no one will be hurt by this tasteless effort at comedy.[/font]
