Gene Simmons of KISS fame has proven that he is not just a pretty face (!) – he is also not afraid to speak out against Muslim extremism.
KISS bass player Gene Simmons has caused an uproar among Australia’s Muslim community by launching an attack on Islamic culture while in Melbourne.
The lizard-tongued rock god who is touring Australia with the world’s most enduring glam rock band launched an attack on Muslim extremists during an interview on Melbourne’s 3AW radio.
“Extremism believes that it’s okay to strap bombs on to your children and send them to paradise and whatever else and to behead people,” he said yesterday.
The Israeli-born US musician went on to say Islam was a “vile culture” that treated women worse than dogs.
Muslim women had to walk behind their men and were not allowed to be educated or own houses, he said.
“Your dog, however, can walk side by side, your dog is allowed to have its own dog house… you can send your dog to school to learn tricks, sit, beg, do all that stuff – none of the women have that advantage.”
He went on to say the west was under threat.
“This is a vile culture and if you think for a second that it’s going to just live in the sands of God’s armpit you’ve got another thing coming,” he said.
“They want to come and live right where you live and they think that you’re evil.”
Simmons said the United Nations approach did not work and the west had to “speak softly and carry a big stick”.
Bravo, Gene, for your comments about Muslim extremism. However, the comments on Islam being a vile culture may be a bit harsh. Perhaps the term fundamentalist Islam would be more appropriate. (I simply do not know if the abysmal treatment of women in some Muslim countries is due to Islamic doctrine, or rather a perversion of it).
Nevertheless, it is refreshing to hear an entertainer who sees how fundamentalist Islam is holding the world ransom, and speaks out against the horrific treatment of women in some Muslim countries. Even if the entertainer himself is not exactly a poster boy for treating women with a great deal of respect (unless sleeping with female groupies and objectifying women as sex objects counts!)
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Gene Simmons is the last person on Earth who should be telling people how to treat women.
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