Debbie Schlussel: Lawsuit Over FOX's Anti-Semitic "When I Need A Jew" Song Tossed: Where's Family Guy's "When I Need a Muslim Explosives and Wife Removal Expert" Song?
A lawsuit over an anti-Semitic song that appeared on a FOX prime time show is not what you think. The suit, which just lost in federal court, was not an attempt by Jews to censor anti-Semitic free speech. It was an attempt to protect the reputation of copyrighted work.
Music publisher Bourne Co., the U.S. copyright owner of "When You Wish Upon a Star"--the song made famous in Walt Disney's "Pinocchio"--sued makers of "The Family Guy," the animated show, which appears on FOX and re-runs on the Cartoon Network. The suit concerned the anti-Semitic "When I Need a Jew" song that appeared on the show. Bourne said the anti-Semitic parody of the song sullied the original and its value. The judge didn't buy it and ruled there was no case.
Yes, I'm a supporter of the First Amendment, and a court shouldn't be telling anyone what they can or can't say. Clearly, this song was a parody, and therefore enjoys some protection from copyright violations. That said, I find it interesting that FOX didn't think twice about running this anti-Semitic song, yet would never do a similar song about Muslims or Blacks. But Jews--hey, it's A-OK. And stuff like this repeatedly gets the kosher seal of approval from liberal, self-hating Jewish executives at FOX and pretty much every other "entertainment" purveyor in Lalaland.
Yeah, I know about "Family Guy." They make fun of everyone. But no ethnic group ever got it this bad on this show. They simply wouldn't dare do a "When I Need an Explosives & Permanent Wife Removal Expert" song about our friends in the "Religion of Peace," or a "When I Need a Baby Daddy and Some Crack" song. CAIR, Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson would be all over it. Remember the absurd on-air "apology" CAIR extracted out of FOX from "24"'s Kiefer Sutherland? (Remember how Comedy Central tabled the anti-Muslim episode of "South Park," to save their lives?)
But not the Jews. Instead, they give out awards to people who air this kind of stuff. In fact, so-called Jewish leaders look the other way, and the liberal, pan-Islamist American Jewish Committee just gave an award to Rupert Murdoch, who owns the network that ran this Fuhrer-approved song, it's National Human Relations award.
Incredibly, in accepting the award, Murdoch told the audience that Europe is "poisoned by anti-Semitism." Europe? Look at your own American network, buddy.
And, for the record, the Jews did not kill Jesus.
Geez, where's Stewie Griffin when I need him?
Posted by Debbie on March 18, 2009 12:36 PM to Debbie Schlussel