I just saw the Iron Man movie and I must say I am not an Iron fan. I’ll put aside the demonizing two-dimensional portrayals of Arabs and Muslims and just focus on the movie. (more…)

I have seen the recent trailer for the upcoming Iron Man Movie and while admittedly my guilty pleasures include superhero movies, I am hesitant to watch this one.

For anyone who was paying attention, a few prominent and familiar Hollywood bad guys appear in the trailer. Apparently, the generic, one dimensional Middle Eastern terrorist returns in this movie. Furthermore, as I discovered after some cursory research, the main antagonist in this movie is not a Muslim, though there is another ominous looking character who sports a Palestinian style keffiyeh, speaks with an accent and is bent on world domination.

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Aside from the offensive “caped crusader” appellation, Batman’s got some serious problems. I’ll admit to being a fan but that doesn’t put our pointy eared friend above criticism. Batman has to be taken down a few notches.

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