Abstract
The Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani has a routine about the stereotypical views of Iranians as fanatics often presented in the Western media:
Every time they show us on TV they always show the crazy guy burning the flag going ‘Death to America!’ Just once I wish they would show us, I don’t know, baking a cookie. Just once I want them to go to Mohammed in Iran and show some guy who goes ‘Hello, I’m Mohammed and I’m just baking a cookie. Back to you Bob’.
Every time they show us on TV they always show the crazy guy burning the flag going ‘Death to America!’ Just once I wish they would show us, I don’t know, baking a cookie. Just once I want them to go to Mohammed in Iran and show some guy who goes ‘Hello, I’m Mohammed and I’m just baking a cookie. Back to you Bob’.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Specialist publication | Language on the move |
| Publisher | Language on the move |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Jan 2011 |
Bibliographical note
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- 200401 applied linguistics and educational linguistics
- 200405 language in culture and society (sociolinguistics)