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Analoguesat · 18-06-06, 01:36 PM

Turkey’s TRT bans Winnie the Pooh’s best friend from TV screen
June 18th, 2006, 11:26 UTC by Andy
Turkish state broadcaster TRT has decided not to broadcast the cartoon series Winnie the Pooh because the best friend of Winnie is Piglet. Within Islam, the pig is considered an unclean animal. Programme planners at TRT discussed whether they could edit out Piglet, but decided against it because the character appears so frequently. Observers believe that this TRT decision shows that the broadcaster is beginning to move towards more Islamic programming. Turkey’s population is predominantly Islamic, but the country has a secular system. However, the current Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is the leader of the conservative religious Justice and Development Party party.

(Source: ANP via Media Network weblog)

BGonaSTICK · 18-06-06, 02:17 PM

OMG, what do you say to that?

Jimdefruit · 18-06-06, 02:48 PM

No chance for 'Babe' then.

I wonder if they like honey and marmalade sandwiches. Not together though.

Analoguesat · 18-06-06, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BGonaSTICK

OMG, what do you say to that?*

How about "Would you liek a bacon sarnie??"

diapason · 18-06-06, 06:40 PM

Take the great British Breakfast - the hens are involved but the pigs are committed!!

Analoguesat · 19-06-06, 07:58 PM

Update on this story from media Network weblog:

TRT denies it has banned Winnie the Pooh
June 19th, 2006, 08:44 UTC
Turkish national broadcaster TRT has denied that it has decided to scrap Winnie the Pooh from its schedule, as reported yesterday. According to TRT, it has signed an exclusive rights deal to show Walt Disney material, but some of the material has not yet arrived. TRT says it plans to resume showing Winnie the Pooh in the near future, and denies that the idea of omitting Piglet was ever discussed. In fact, the series has already been shown on other channels in Turkey, and is also available on DVD.

SAT-WORLD · 19-06-06, 08:44 PM

Why am I not surprised that the initial "story" has been rubbished.
It seems that certain sections of the media,have taken up propogating these Islamaphobic false stories,which in this internet age take seconds to spread like wildfire,just to denounce and condemn the Islamic world,at every opportunity.

18-06-06, 01:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Analoguesat Site Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 7,612 Thanks: 7 Thanked 194 Times in 182 Posts	TRT bans Piglet Turkey’s TRT bans Winnie the Pooh’s best friend from TV screen June 18th, 2006, 11:26 UTC by Andy Turkish state broadcaster TRT has decided not to broadcast the cartoon series Winnie the Pooh because the best friend of Winnie is Piglet. Within Islam, the pig is considered an unclean animal. Programme planners at TRT discussed whether they could edit out Piglet, but decided against it because the character appears so frequently. Observers believe that this TRT decision shows that the broadcaster is beginning to move towards more Islamic programming. Turkey’s population is predominantly Islamic, but the country has a secular system. However, the current Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is the leader of the conservative religious Justice and Development Party party. (Source: ANP via Media Network weblog) __________________ Dreambox 7020 / Pace Sky Digibox / Amstrad Sky Italia box 5 dishes for 5E/9E/13E/16E/19E/23E/28E Please DO NOT pm the mods & admins for c&ble keys. You may get banned for it! Read the rules before you post - click here to read them

18-06-06, 02:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,626 Thanks: 3 Thanked 53 Times in 34 Posts	Re: TRT bans Piglet OMG, what do you say to that? __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

18-06-06, 02:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,642 Thanks: 10 Thanked 88 Times in 83 Posts	Re: TRT bans Piglet No chance for 'Babe' then. I wonder if they like honey and marmalade sandwiches. Not together though. __________________ Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreambox If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

18-06-06, 06:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
diapason Resident Organgrinder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paisley, Scotland Posts: 525 Thanks: 11 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: TRT bans Piglet Take the great British Breakfast - the hens are involved but the pigs are committed!! __________________ An eight foot long diapason sounds bottom C Technomate 1000D Super, Two dishes receiving three satellites

19-06-06, 07:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Analoguesat Site Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 7,612 Thanks: 7 Thanked 194 Times in 182 Posts	Re: TRT bans Piglet Update on this story from media Network weblog: TRT denies it has banned Winnie the Pooh June 19th, 2006, 08:44 UTC Turkish national broadcaster TRT has denied that it has decided to scrap Winnie the Pooh from its schedule, as reported yesterday. According to TRT, it has signed an exclusive rights deal to show Walt Disney material, but some of the material has not yet arrived. TRT says it plans to resume showing Winnie the Pooh in the near future, and denies that the idea of omitting Piglet was ever discussed. In fact, the series has already been shown on other channels in Turkey, and is also available on DVD. __________________ Dreambox 7020 / Pace Sky Digibox / Amstrad Sky Italia box 5 dishes for 5E/9E/13E/16E/19E/23E/28E Please DO NOT pm the mods & admins for c&ble keys. You may get banned for it! Read the rules before you post - click here to read them


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19-06-06, 08:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
SAT-WORLD Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,395 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts	Re: TRT bans Piglet Why am I not surprised that the initial "story" has been rubbished. It seems that certain sections of the media,have taken up propogating these Islamaphobic false stories,which in this internet age take seconds to spread like wildfire,just to denounce and condemn the Islamic world,at every opportunity.