There is Someone (TV show): Difference between revisions
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|artist= | |artist=Al Sumaria (broadcaster) | ||
|subject=Explicit Sexuality, Political/Economic/Social Opinion | |subject=Explicit Sexuality, Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ||
|confronting_bodies=Iraqi Communications and Media Commission | |confronting_bodies=Iraqi Communications and Media Commission | ||
|medium=Television | |medium=Television | ||
|date_of_action=April 2012 | |date_of_action=April 2012 | ||
|location=Baghdad, Iraq | |||
|description_of_content=The show is primarily six men telling jokes and talking to each other. Some of the jokes touch on "sexual satisfaction, adultery, drunkenness and women’s menstrual cycles." | |||
|description_of_incident=After the show became a rousing success, officials in the the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission complained that the show “contains jokes that are in most cases aggressive, indecent and impudent." | |||
|description_of_result=Al Sumaria agreed to put the show on hiatus for a week, as well as get rid of a female dj whose dancing offended several viewers. They have also promised to be more careful of the material which the jokes cover. | |||
|image=Baghdad1-articleLarge.jpg | |||
|source=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/world/middleeast/iraqi-tv-show-dares-to-talk-about-sex.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=media | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:50, 11 June 2012
Artist: Al Sumaria (broadcaster)
Year: 2012
Date of Action: April 2012
Region: Middle East
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Television
Confronting Bodies: Iraqi Communications and Media Commission
Description of Artwork: The show is primarily six men telling jokes and talking to each other. Some of the jokes touch on "sexual satisfaction, adultery, drunkenness and women’s menstrual cycles."
The Incident: After the show became a rousing success, officials in the the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission complained that the show “contains jokes that are in most cases aggressive, indecent and impudent."
Results of Incident: Al Sumaria agreed to put the show on hiatus for a week, as well as get rid of a female dj whose dancing offended several viewers. They have also promised to be more careful of the material which the jokes cover.
