Positive story about Muslims in the Mail - what in God's name are they up to?

[sp1814]

There are some certainties in life that we all take for granted...any single released by Jedward will be horrible to listen to, there will be rain on any UK bank holiday, and the Mail will always seek out a rollicking
anti-Muslim/feminist/gay/Labour/black story to induce spittle-flying episodes amongst it's readership.

So why the hell have they printed this positive story relating to Muslims' patriotism?

http://www.dailymail....c-British-people.html

Could it be that the Mail's website has been hacked? Surely there was a story about a forced arrange marriage they could have printed instead? Or even better, a primary school forced to feed their kids halal meat?

[sp1814]

Ah ha!

Guess what? The Mail changed the picture on the site from one of Muslim men and women in regular dress, to one of a group of women wearing the full burkha.

Now...what percentage of Muslim women wear the burkha? I wonder if it's at all representative?

A bit like writing a story about Scottish university admissions, and printing a picture of a group of men in kilts to illustrate it.

[naomi24]

SP, look again. That group of women are not all wearing the full burkha. Apart from one, they all have their faces uncovered.

[Sgt.Rock]

Could it be that you choose to highlight the negative stories?

[sp1814]

Sgt.Rock

Eh?

Are you mistaking me for someone else???

[youngmafbog]

I really think you are a closet Mail supporter? Do you have a subscription? If so cancel it as it is damaging to your health!

[boxtops]

In that photo, there is one woman wearing a burkha, let's be accurate - the rest of them are just wearing normal hijab, with headscarf and djellabah.

[naomi24]

Boxy, I've already said that.

[boxtops]

so you have, naomi :-)

[ichkeria]

Hmmm, it wouldn't be that someone thought the story would have greater impact if they changed the picture to make these amazingly patriotic people look more Moslem, hence adding weight to the "story".??
"Get yer finger out, Billy Britain, this 'orrible lot are more patriotic than you!"
Thought not :-)

Accompanying the story with a picture of some "Moslems" is a bit dubious anyway (tho I suppse if you have nothing else to say and space to fill). Reminds me of those Viz articles about vauum cleaners where they show a picture of one under the heading "A vacuum cleaner yesterday". Mind you I suppose this sort of guff is what Viz is satirising anyway.

[rowanwitch]

Seems to reflect the attitude of many of my muslim colleagues they are happy in the uk work hard, pay taxes...and are trying to raise their children to be decent respectful individuals... some wear traditional dress some wear western clothes but this seems irrelevant once you work alongside one another...

And I would be tempted to agree they do show a little more optimism in the future based on the idea that if you work hard and live well things will probably turn out ok......

[keyplus90]

I think they are all men dressed as women and perhaps actors.

[Sgt.Rock]

The measure used was to ask "Are you proud to be British". Not exactly highly scientific then?

[pdust]

did aog ever come back and say which woman he was on about? ;)

[ichkeria]

"did aog ever come back and say which woman he was on about? ;) "

No :-)

[pdust]

sheesh I hate a cliffhanger!!! lol