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Last semester, controversy erupted over a parody published on The Salient’s back page, which featured a mock ad of a Fulla doll, a Barbie imitation doll sold in the Middle East. The ad suggested that the doll, which is sold with Islamic dress, says programmed phrases such as, “Human Rights? That’s silly,” and “Yes, husband...
...discussion was held in response to a parody ad published by The Salient, which was considered offensive by many members of the Muslim community, according to the Foundation. The ad featured the Fulla doll, a Barbie alternative popular throughout the Islamic world. The ad boasted of the doll’s “Muslim Values” and touted fake programmed phrases such as “Yes, Husband” and “Human Rights? That’s silly...
Many Islamic students spoke out against the portrayal of the Fulla doll...
With cases like that in mind, Yasin contacted Kavulla and Ryan M. McCaffrey ’07, The Salient’s publisher, to voice his concerns with the Fulla doll parody. “I told them that we felt the piece was inappropriate and degrading to Muslims,” he says. “They told us to take it with a grain of salt and refused to apologize...
...their meeting last week, according to Yasin, the parties present quickly agreed free speech prohibited any punitive action against the Salient. But they also brainstormed two proposals to mitigate the effects of similar articles in the future. The first, a more specific goal, was to enlighten students about the Fulla doll—especially that the doll does not say what the Salient claims it says...