So is it in poor taste? I think it does focus on important issues surrounding recruitment of impressionable young people. What do you think? http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/bbc-real-isis-housewives-skit-170104195156887.html BBC stirs controversy with 'real ISIS housewives' skit Sketch portraying British female members of the group in Syria criticised as tasteless by some but welcomed by others. Shafik Mandhai The sketch was described both as 'poor taste' and 'very funny' [BBC] A BBC sketch satirising British women who have left to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group has attracted controversy and praise alike online. The two-minute-long skit titled The Real Housewives of ISIS features four British Muslim women who have left their homes in the UK to join the armed group in Syria. First published online on Tuesday, the sketch has picked up millions of views on Facebook and has been shared widely on other social media platforms. One scene portrays a woman undecided about what to wear to a beheading, and another shows two of the women angry at each other for wearing the same suicide vest. The segment is part of a comedy show called Revolting, which directs its humour at lampooning current affairs issues. READ MORE: ISIL ramps up fight with weaponised drones Muslim sketch creator Faraz Ali described the BBC skit as "poor taste". "For the few documented events where young girls, often under 18, have left the UK, there is no doubt this has been a result of dangerous grooming and misguidance," he said. "Making light of this situation feels inherently wrong, almost capitalising on the suffering of these young girls who acted without proper insight," he added. Ali said that while there was merit in mocking ISIL, doing so "runs the risk of making light of the very real and significant problems ISIL leaves in its wake". 16h Harry Shotton [MENTION=4947]Harry[/MENTION]Shotton BBC have absolutely outdone themselves with Real Housewives of ISIS. Follow Harry Shotton [MENTION=4947]Harry[/MENTION]Shotton Constructing an image of Muslim women as oppressed and fond of terrorism at a time of widespread gendered Islamophobia is deeply sinister. 9:09 AM - 4 Jan 2017 56 56 Retweets 53 53 likes British Muslim comedian Ali Shahalom was one of the many who welcomed the segment, describing it as "very funny" in a Facebook post, adding he was not offended by the material. "The sketch ridicules online grooming and draws attention to an important topic," he said. "From what I've seen, it doesn't offend religion. Satire like this highlights the absurdity of those that recruit and get recruited for ISIS," he added. Shahalom acknowledged the sensitivities of covering the topic but said it was one writers should not be afraid to approach. Follow Kayleigh [MENTION=2450]Kay[/MENTION]leighA94 The real housewives of Isis "comedy" that the BBC is going to air just isn't right. You can't make a joke out of it... Cause it's not funny 4:57 AM - 4 Jan 2017 5 5 Retweets 10 10 likes Follow agathe jagiella @agathejagiella @BBC2 'The Real Housewives of Isis': Very funny! thank you for finding humour in such dark times and for being daring.U need to push limits 1:50 PM - 4 Jan 2017 1 1 Retweet likes Debate played out in the comment section underneath the video on Facebook, with many not as impressed with the skit as Shahalom. "Bad taste, not funny at all," said commenter Anna Butcher.
