Arab television channel MBC is temporarily pulling the plug on its Arabic version of the hit reality show Big Brother after accusations of indecency.
Still they say they will re-launch the show after relocating it to somewhere outside Bahrain where it was originally produced.
Protesters in Bahrain said that showing unmarried people living together offended Islam and Arab values, customs and morals.
Several hundred Islamists went out chanting “Stop Sin Brother! No to indecency!” against the show, which they deemed un-Islamic.
The show, aired across the Arab world by MBC, raised eyebrows despite efforts to take into account Muslim sensitivities. Separate living and sleeping quarters for male and female participants were introduced, as well as a prayer room.
What do I think ?
I understand what the people against it are thinking, but still I think it’s just a game, and as long as everyone is watching, they’re not really alone, and it’s quite ok.
very interesting news MMM..
I was wondering yesterday why they didn’t show Big brother resume on Channel 2!
Well I guess the protesters didn’t look at it as a show only but also as a way of life, so it’s a matter of principal.I mean if you are against a certain thing then you’ll never allow it to take place in your home, coz it will have a bigger chance to be applied to your way of living in future. So imagine a teenager goes to his parents in Bahrain informing them that he’ll move in with a bunch of girls and guys! For people whose traditions and environment don’t allow this, it will be really hard for the parents to accept, but it wont be hard for the son to say: I see you enjoying the show and welcoming its idea, why should you be against me applying it!!
I do understand the idea of the show, but there is always a link between what we watch and how we act. And just like parents wont let their kids watch violent or sexual movies being afraid of their effect on them, then parents should also be selective in the kind of programs they offer their kids, and they can’t prevent them from watching a show if their country is the host of it!
Would a country that love its people accept a show that urges people to immigrate showing a group of individuals and their “better life” outside their countries for example?
So it’s better for the Arab Big Brother to be re-launched in a country whose ideas, principles and thinking get along with the show.