Brits have laugh at ji-hotties
“The Real Housewives of ISIS” is everything reality fans might expect — jihadi brides deciding what to wear to a beheading, counting the number of dead husbands and griping that their suicide vests are too matchy-matchy.
Not everyone is laughing at the skit, featured on the BBC’s comedy show “Revolting,” which set off a social-media firestorm after it debuted this week, with some branding it “tasteless” and “offensive.”
In the opening of the twominute skit set in war-torn Syria, one of the women complains: “It’s only three days till the beheading, and I’ve got no idea what I’m going to wear!”
Another mentions that she’s been widowed five times, then corrects herself after she hears an explosion and says six.
Despite some objections, many thought the satire was brilliant. “This is pure comedy gold!” said Andrew McDonagh.
Facebook user Keith Phillips said, “Brilliant! Britain got through two world wars and numerous other tragic events by making inappropriate jokes about them. That’s how we deal with things and it’s our prerogative. The ridiculous deserves to be ridiculed. Good on the BBC!”
The BBC declined to comment to Agence France-Presse on the skit, but Jolyon Rubinstein, co-creator of “Revolting,” posted on Twitter: “Why shouldn’t we mock female jihadists?”