I'm sure you can appreciate the irony of using a cartoon character created by the decadent West to teach kids about the supremacy of Islam and Islamic culture. The particular people guilty of this gaffe are Hamas. It's kind of like inviting Fat Albert to a KKK rally to teach kids the importance of segregation.
Another question burning in my mind is: where is the MPAA's lawyers in cases like this? They should send some high-powered attorneys to Palestine pronto! I mean, if one high profile terrorist organization is going to spurn all the is good and right about copyright, we're headed towards a slippery slope. Imagine how many college kids will be inspired to wage terrorism on the US by downloading Ocean's Thirteen onto their computer?
Finally, I think it's best we remember that it's not just Muslims who are guilty of the rampant ransacking of popular culture. Evangelical Christians have made an art of it. All you got to do is think of a popular rock band, walk into a Christian bookstore, and find their holy equivalent. This isn't all that new. It just seems more strange to us since there's a greater sense of irony.
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