NY’s Metropolitan Transit Authority appeals ruling on ‘The Muslims Are Coming!’ subway ads
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Muslims are prone to ‘fierce’ hugs and have great frittata recipes, the ads proclaimed. Another ad poster declared Muslims hate terrorism, but also despise ‘people who clip their fingernails in public.’ Yet another one of the signs apologised on behalf of Muslims for inventing algebra.
At least a federal judge got the joke.
In an October decision , Manhattan Federal District Court Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that tongue-in-cheek ads promoting the comedy documentary “The Muslims Are Coming!” were, as intended, statements of humour, and not—as New York transport officials deemed—political commentary.
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Matt Kwong