Homer Becomes Omar

geekster writes "With Omar as Homer, and Badr substituted for Bart, The Simpsons is now playing on Arab television. But in order not to risk offending an Arab audience, the characters in Al Shamshoon, as the show is now called, have modified some of their most distinguishable traits." And you thought internationalization was hard for software!

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Re:The show will need local humor appeal

[larry bagina]

having lived in the mideast for a couple years, I can tell you their humor consists of hating the US, the Jews, and Western civilization. As long as they include those themes, people will watch it.

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No Santa's Little Helper

[Johnboi Waltune]

The one where Homer starts his grease recycling business (and feeds $25 worth of bacon to the dog.)

A Muslim family would not even have a dog. Muslims consider dogs "unclean", and they are not kept as pets. They think you catch religious cooties by even touching a dog.

Re:My karma can stand it

[pete6677]

The censor was obviously an ACLU member. Cursing is OK, only references to God will be censored.

Re:My karma can stand it

[toad3k]

They aren't my values. Why am I subjected to it?

Geography 101 for you.

[xtracto]

United States Citizens defining themselves Americans since by their (IMHO wrong) reasoning every resident of North & South America is an American.
My only point is that American is the unique and proper term reserved for citizens of the United States of America.

Hey pendejo, solo para que sepas yo soy de México y aunque te resulte difícil también soy Amerciano. El que los pinches gringos se llamen "Americanos" a si mismos es simplemente por la falta de un verdadero nombre para su país,Estados Unidos De America? no sabes lo que eso significa Conjunto de "estados" que están UNIDOS, en dónde? en AMERICA.
Mi país se llama Estados Unidos Mexicanos, y el nombre (al igual que en EEUU) viene de la división política. Los únicos que llaman Americanos a las personas de Estados Unidos de America son ustedes mismos, nosotros les decimos Estadounidenses (o pinches gringos), los Canadiences les dice "People from USA". Qué culpa tenemos que no tenga nombre su país?.

Ahora, a mi me parece PERFECTO que te llames Americano, estás en lo correcto, lo que me parte la madre es que digas que ustedes son los "únicos" que tienen el derecho de llamarse Americano.

Eso, es una pinche mamada por la que te puedes ir a chingar a tu madre.

Gracias.

Translation for your eyes:

Hey asshole, just for your knowledge, I am from Mexico and although it is difficult for you to get it I am also American. That the fucking gringos call themseleves "Americans" is just because their country lacks of a real name. United States of America? don't you know what does that means? it means a Set of "states" that are Where?, in America.

My country is called "Estados Unidos Mexicano" (Mexican United States or United states of Mexico), and the name (as USA name) comes from the political structure division of the states. The only people that name "American" to the persons of USA is themseleves. We [Mexicans] call them "Estadounidenses" (something on the lines of USenians] (or fucking gringos), Canadians name you "People from USA". What guilt do we have that your country does not have a proper name?

Now, it is perfect for me that you call yourself American, indeed you are correct, what I can not stand is that you (the gringos) are the only ones that have the right to be called "Americans"

I wont translate the last line.

Thank you.