The clip satirises US reality TV shows like 'Real Housewives Of Orange County'
The BBC has come under fire for a new comedy sketch titled The Real Housewives Of ISIS.
The sketch, which satirises US reality TV shows like the different variations of Real Housewives , appears on a new BBC 2 show called ‘Revolting’ and follows a group of British girls who have travelled to Syria to join ISIS and marry terrorists.
In the first episode, one of the characters is seen showing off her new suicide vest after complaining that “it’s only three days until the beheading and I’ve got no idea what I’m gonna wear”. Another bemoans that her husband “won’t stop talking about his 40 virgins”.
The sketch has attracted a heated response online. One Twitter user wrote: “BBC have absolutely outdone themselves with Real Housewives of ISIS… Constructing an image of Muslim women as oppressed and fond of terrorism at a time of widespread gendered Islamophobia is deeply sinister.” Another commenter described herself as “disgusted”.
Watch the clip below.
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The BBC really made a satirical show called "The Real Housewives of ISIS" while the real housewives of ISIS are being raped and abused daily
— Meraj. (@UncleMeraj) January 4, 2017
Constructing an image of Muslim women as oppressed and fond of terrorism at a time of widespread gendered Islamophobia is deeply sinister.
— Harry Shotton (@HarryShotton) January 4, 2017
So BBC are "spoofing" ISIS by recreating a "funny" version.. thoughts? Because I'm disgusted pic.twitter.com/uqKoE9NoE8
— S. (@sedsational) January 4, 2017
My opinion on the #RealHousewivesOfIsis sketch from the @BBC show, #Revolting. pic.twitter.com/hYLv9i53ih
— Ali Official (@AliOfficialUK) January 4, 2017
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