Weird, Muslim WorldOctober 28, 2009 5:58 am
Apparently "Nubian monkey" is a highly offensive racist slur. Or so lawyers are claiming in their suit in Egypt against Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe.
The song ‘Baba feen’ – which translates to ‘where is dad’ – was found to be extremely offensive, said the lawyers in their petition. So much so that Nubian children have stopped attending their classes at school because their classmates would mock them as ‘Nubian monkey’s’, said the lawyers.I think the following is the song, but since I don't know the language, I can't guarantee it. It's actually pretty cute, and the clip can easily be understood by any parent with small children who keep getting up in the night. I presume that at some point that kid's momma calls him a "Nubian monkey" for waking her up. Maybe? Heck, I call my kid "monkey" all the time. I had no idea I was being so racist (against monkeys?) Oh, and Haifa Wehbe is seriously hot.
I just love mommy's burqa.
Comment by Lentz of Goulburn — October 29, 2009 @ 2:18 am
Come the think of it, the monkey thing is probably just an excuse. The real issue is mommy's cleavage.
Comment by Lentz of Goulburn — October 29, 2009 @ 2:21 am
Maybe the little kids are too sensitive. But I've got a feeling that if they started showing her videos in high school, the boys would start having improved attendance.
Comment by Professor X — October 31, 2009 @ 8:56 am
In my Arabic studies, we used to watch a lot of music videos during our class breaks. Our teachers were always impressed that we were so interested in Arab culture... In any case, Haifa was definitely one of our favorites.
Comment by Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake — November 3, 2009 @ 11:39 pm