● Submission ● Hirsi Ali ● Hirsi Ali with bodyguard
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The line between freedom of speech and blasphemy is thin enough. It is the motivations behind the actions that should be put to the front.
Theo van Gogh's artistic work, political thought and MP one-seater Geert Wilders are not my cup of tea. Don't speak of abuse of Muslim women, without mentioning Dutch men are in no way better at identical social level.
Trouw - artikel over film Submission [nl]
I think Hirsi Ali is a very intelligent and creative person, but the movie should not have been promoted as road to better the situations of some muslima. I rather think of it as a therapeutic tool for Hirsi Ali then a bridge to reach muslim women in the Netherlands.
I do, however, think that it was the intent of Submission to better the situation of muslim women - starting in western cultures. Hirsi Ali has been forthright about her intentions from the first day. I think, though, that the effects of the movie are nill - not many muslim women were reached or affected, it just polarized the debate.
So, my view in brief, it shouldn't have been promoted as a bridge to reach muslim women, yet it was, but it didn't really work.
