Best Week Ever had a very disturbing post earlier this week.
"The Simpsons are going to the Middle East! Except their names will be the Shamshoons:
The Simpsons fans in the Middle East
reacted with skepticism when MBC, an Arabic satellite channel,
announced it would begin showing culturally modified, Arabic-dubbed
versions of the iconic animated show. The Arabic dialogue laid over
existing shows is actually fairly faithful to the original script.
Nothing seems censored, but episodes such as those featuring Homer's
gay roommate or the visit to the Duff brewery are unlikely to be chosen
for translation. And many of the more American inside jokes are simply
glossed over.Ned Flanders, the devout Christian
neighbor, is now merely annoying -- with no hint of religion. And
needless to say, the relationship between Mr. Burns and his assistant,
Smithers -- make that Salmawy -- has become strictly professional.Some other changes:
Bald, chubby underachiever Omar
Shamshoon works each day at the local nuclear power plant owned by
vulture-like millionaire Mahrooey Bey. Every evening, Omar comes home
to a family that includes his blue-haired wife, Mona, hyper-smart
daughter, Beesa, and troublemaking son, Badr.
Now that’s winning hearts and minds."
Who thought this was a good idea????
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