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There’s so much anti Muslim sentiment currently going on in the U.S., members of the media have begun to debate about ways to ease the growing tensions.
CBS News anchor Katie Couric was discussing the biggest news stories of 2010 with Politico's Jonathan Martin, comedian Mo Rocca and Theroot.com's Sheryl Huggins-Salomon.
The topic turned to the perception that most American's have a negative view of Islam and Muslims. The panel began to discuss why that is and what could be done to began to fix the problem.
Rocco states, "I'm pretty smart. I went to really fancy schools and I can't tell you five things about Islam. I know almost nothing about a major world religion that sits at the intersection of so many issues that are undeniably relevant to all of us."
To which Couric responded:
"Maybe we need a Muslim version of The Cosby Show. I know that sounds crazy, but The Cosby Show did so much to change attitudes about African-Americans in this country. And I think people are afraid of things they don't understand," she said.
What do you guys think of Katie's idea? Would a Muslim tv show patterned after The Cosby Show help people to understand them more, and ease the current tensions that exist In America?
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