Just like 'Innocence of Muslims' if someone makes a movie on Jews or gays...

I've seen multiple movies--legitimate Hollywood big-budget movies--put other races and "types" in a bad light. I remember American History X and how, at least until the arc and penance, just showed a bunch of Neo-Nazis acting incredibly racist toward black people. I don't think black people rioted. I've seen and heard multiple instances where Christianity is shat upon in every way imaginable. And maybe Christians in other parts of the world get up in arms and riot, but I don't see it happening in America. To hell with what one considers "proper" or "improper" in terms of movie making. One's reaction is what tells the tale. If a person cannot be insulted without resorting to violence and murder, then it's not the movie's fault. Anything would set them off -- which explains the brutality displayed toward women in some regions as well. Shouldn't of burned the bread, b1tch! Now take this acid. Don't like a movie? Don't watch it. Don't like the fact that someone would dare make it? Tough sh1t. Grin and bear it. Or, if it better suits you, burn sh1t, beat sh1t, kill sh1t. Whatever. People tend to unravel as far as the rope allows. Some countries offer far more slack. How would people in the West respond? Well, you see it. We have a lot of Muslims too, none of whom acted a fool about it.

I think there's some point here, however, I don't think we'd react by killing people and blaming everyone just because they're Americans (since the film-maker made the film in America). I think they're not really just angry about Mohammad, they're just blowing everything out of proportions. My Muslim friends are angry and have comments about the movie, but they're not throwing rocks at every American they see. It's a pure excuse for someone to be saying that their religion is great. Have a great mylot experience ahead!

Well, to begin with, I thought the movie was an insult to Mohammed? It was about a religious leader, not about anyone who is Muslim. Besides, Muslim is not a a race, it's a religion. There are Muslims of different races, not all are Arab. So, there is no comparison to a movie with racial overtones. Secondly, there have been plenty of movies that mock Jesus and Christians. Everyone from Martin Scorsese to Monty Python has made a movie that mocks Christianity. On television it is much worse. They are afraid to mock Islam on television, though. Know why? Because the Muslims are the only ones who will rise up in acts of violence and kill people because they don't like a movie or a television show. We know that Jews and blacks and Christians don't rise up and threaten to kill everyone in sight because someone made a movie. The problem isn't the movie. People are responsible for their actions. If you murder someone because you're unhappy, it's still murder. This is the USA where we have the right to freedom of speech and that includes speech other people will find offensive. There's no point to protecting speech everyone will like. It's time for everyone to grow up and stop acting like children having a temper tantrum and it's time for us to stop caring that they threaten to act like uncivilized ruffians.

The western people did not do as what people in Libya, do. Because western people and other asian people who is not muslim is educated enough to respect the freedom of one person to express his/her grievances or anything that same with it...

It is so unfair that with the film that they think a great disrespect to Allah or Mohammad, an innocent lives was lost such as the US Ambassador to Lebanon. Is it fair to act that way? I mean, to kill someone? Would you do it for your religion? Would you hurt innocent lives? Is that the teachings of Allah? of Islam?

Hello Headhunter, the problem was that this video wasn't supposed to be about Muhammed. though i don't think we should repeat of what the others mistake because they were immature to react from this movie. I think it was a bit of retaliation because of sensitivity in religion and probably because of how some innocent muslims were dragged to the mistakes of these terrorist. they don't know what to rationalize anymore that they went into this. but i believed sadly that this is still due freedom of expression.

First of all most people do not approve of the film but they are outraged about the violence that came in response to it. There was no justification for attacking the American embassy and killing the ambassador, or killing anyone else. If someone, anyone, made a movie against gays they would protest but you would not see violence, just outrage. Maybe that is because gays are used to being picked on by lots of people. As for other persecuted groups would they react by smashing, killing and destroying? I doubt it. They are smart enough to know that it is the person who made the movie and not a whole country who would be the target. They would condemn it but they would not go around killing people just because they were white or straight or non Jewish. That is the difference. We do not condemn millions for the act of one or two men. All the groups you mention have a history of persecution and they have risen above it. No one understands the violence of the Muslim reaction. I live in Australia and police in my country were attacked by violent youth over this film. In my view their violence is just an excuse to riot, they like to do it, maybe they have too much testosterone. However, there is NO excuse for murdering people over a film. As to us non Muslims it makes us even more suspicious of Muslims because it gives all Muslims a bad name. Just as bike gang violence gives all motor bike riders a bad name even though they have nothing to do with the violence. The world wide violence gives people the impressions that Muslims are violent and dangerous. It is not true but the actions of a few can affect the many.

There are many really vulgar movies about other religions. Have you seen or heard of Jesus the Doucebag? Just the title alone is disrespectful to Christians. Freedom of speech and freedom of expression. If it is offensive, don't watch it. If you want to watch the movie it's on YouTube.

Unfortunately for you, there are already many disrespectful trailers and movies that are insulting to the Christians, Jewishes, Catholics and Buddhists in relation to their prophets and divines. You still can't see massive terror and violence unleashed by them on innocent people and US foreign outposts. 'Freedom Of Speech' should be treated as what it actually is, it means speech that can please and also irk in the eye and ear of everyone including the faithfuls. Of course in the context of freedom of speech, movie or trailer that despise gay, black, Jew or etc... is perfectly legitimate and proper as they fall within the definition of freedom. The movie may be offesive to certain interest group's sense of sight, or even sense of hearing, it doesn't prevent them from avoiding viewing the movie or is not equate as calling for massive violent protest and rise up with terrorism.

I think it should not have been made.

I don't think that the American people will make a fuzz out of it compared to Islam countries. Though many would complain, I think the Western people were liberal enough to these kinds of entertainment. But, here in my country, any mockery towards anyone's religion would surely entail a huge fuzz by its supporters. Unlike the Western culture, we are not as open-minded as them and we take religion seriously.

just a thought,, this world there is always one that has say over the other. we have movies we watch about everything and some movies even speak of the country they live in like the movie roots..a good movie ..but can lead in other directions, some about the president even our own and war movies...but yet it is just movies,, entertainment to watch not to be taken serious..just like a book one writes just to amuse like love stories,fiction and no fiction..I think some may not be mature and take things in a wrong direction...then yet I think was this done to start trouble to begin with...?? even the news sometimes get things twisted just to get attention for what people want to hear..whites , blacks , red, yellow, and whatever color on the outside...we all are people...what is wrong with this world?? the people cannot get along...I love my country the U.S.A. because I was born here and raised that way....I am sure people talk about our country also and made films..I think mature people would know it is just a movie.....

Definitely those in the West wouldn't have killed and burnt things in the name of defending faith.Why are some people so insecure with their beliefs that they have to resort to violence anytime their faith is criticized?

People really need to chill out nowadays. To have people lose their live over a You Tube movie is just pathetic. Instead of violence, those people should just make movies to respond back.

People make all kinds of movies about groups of people, fact and fictional movies. Usually it is just make believe stories and no one should be offended because it is just entertainment. Sometimes elements of truth are also mixed in, but no one should be offended by the truth. It is what it is.

this is where the double standard comes in. hollywood as a whole probably wouldn't allow such a movie like that to be made about the jews. you saw what happened to mel gibson and his anti-jewish rant and he hasn't been able to find work ever since. then jewish donors turn around and donate for a film called the the Innocence of muhammad. still, the biggest majority of jews are mad about the making of the Innocence of muhammad. if you made a movie making fun of the blacks then democratic politicians and the liberal media would come out calling the film a disgrace. you can't make a film making fun of the gays because now there promoting gay marriage. nbc has a gay agenda trying to endorse the new normal which promotes gay marriage. its like hollywood is trying to force gay marriage and burn the normalcy of it in everyone's brain. still, i'm not against gay marriage but i still don't endorse it nor do i approve of it. i do still think gays should have the right to marry though as who am i to tell or say that gays should not get married. its not my life its theirs. my point is the double standard should be done away with altogether.

For the record, I think it is a fact that the West has by far reacted much more decently compared to those reactions from the Middle East and Pakistan. At least, there's no killing of consulate workers or uninvolved innocent people. No discrimination. However, it is sad to see that the other region so far could not level up and I have to say that this is probably why differences exist. Blame it on repressive culture, system, education and no offense, religion. We can see how violent and brutal they can be with their own where petty crimes can result in amputating a part of a body, extra marital affairs are solely the fault of the women and punished by public stoning. I believe you know the answer but I don't think the violent party will ever be able to catch up with the West or if they ever want to be when they believe that all else is an enemy to their religion and their people.

Respect the word it should be.First of all we should respect the others, of what they believe or point of views. And the movie innocence of Muslim doesn't fall into freedom of speech rather it fall as a crime and racist. The movie disrespect the Islams. And for me what they reacted is natural because they disrespect my religion or my god. The US government should do move about it to prevent more crime.We cant blame them to react that way. We should understand them instead of judge them more.