Blog Post # 2

I read a very interesting article about the Axis of Evil comedians. I hope you have heard of them. They are a group of 4 Middle Eastern comedians who try to make scary, funny, therefore bringing people together. By making people laugh, they try to rat out such associations as “Middle Eastern = terrorist” or “Muslim = Suicide Bomber”. With much appreciated effort, these comedians are gaining popularity among not only Middle Easterns, but also different ethnicities. Their motivation may be admirable, but the reason I enjoy their shows most is because they are OUTRAGEOUSLY funny! I hope to do my part as a Iranian and Middle Eastern and make them as popular in my area as possible. Whether Edina High School, or my neighborhood. I think it is my job, as well as everyone else, including non Mid-Easterns to help society outgrow these false and hurtful stereotypes. So far, it’s been working. Their audiances in each show increase exponentially and hopefully will increase even more in the near future. I would encourage everyone to at least make an attempt to follow their shows. Not only because of its mission, but only just to enjoy it.
I especially love Maz Jobrani. In addition to being relatively clean and funny, he is an Iranian. (hmmmm…) But Aron Kater, Dean Obeidollah and Ahmed Ahmed all add to the quality of their shows and make their mission worthwhile and popular.
Here is the link to the article: http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/30/axis.comedy/index.html?iref=newssearch/