Thread: WWE dropped the boat with Mohhamed Hassan as a terrorist
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Old 07-12-2013, 12:38 PM   #2
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LOL, WWE didn’t “pander” to anyone. They dropped the character mostly after airing a segment on the 7/7/2005 edition of SmackDown! aired, the same day as the London terrorist attacks (albeit with a last-second, tacked-on disclaimer at the bottom of the screen about the segment as a warning to viewers who might be easily offended).

It caused the Muslim community of Dearborn, MI, which has the largest Muslim population in the US to protest to WWE and the channels which aired the show to drop the character, prompting WWE to bow to the pressure and do so.
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