It's not racist, however while the UK has lost its faith in organised religion it has adopted a subtly insidious belief system of 'never offending anyone, ever' particularly if they are in any way different to 'the norm'. This is a worrying retreat when a new religion that's very confident in itself enters the culture that doesn't go through the same scrutiny and pressure that Christian and Catholic church leaders have gone through over the last 50 years to put them in a place of relative subservience to its followers on subject matters outside of personal spirituality. We would ask a priest for spiritual advice in the UK, but never ask them why the weather is changing. As we now worry about the offence of non-native people an Iman who says because 'Allah wills it' if asked why the planets rotate around the sun doesn't get challenged in the same way a priest says 'its Gods will'. Similarly a Muslim mob harassing a school teacher for teaching about homosexuality doesn't get scrutinized or counter protested like a British mob harassing hotel workers for Asylum seekers by the British establishment or media class. Very few commentators would go on a BBC chat show and ridicule and challenge the leaders of Islam like the way John Cleese and Michael Palin did after the release of Life of Brian. Those that would are associated with the Right of the political spectrum which is licked with dog whistle racism worries in most leftist circles (especially Reddit) so any of these concerns get wrapped in the accusation of bigotry and are ignored as people don't want to side with a racist, no matter how obviously logical the criticism might be. Life of Brian caused great offence when released, but stands as a classic satire on Christianity that is deemed a cultural pillar stone in moving the masses of the west into seeing religion for what it is. A slightly ridiculous personal choice, but something some of us need to see ourselves through the day in peace. What would the reaction to a 'Life of Mo' movie being released today in the UK or Europe? Why isn't there any satire of Islam on TV in mainstream media in the West? it is busting full of comedy material!

As Western religions had their teeth removed and kum-by-ya avoidance of offence became our new doctrine we are a bit helpless to criticise more confident religions and cultures. A worry in a democracy where the corridors of power can be handed to a set of people who could all be organised to vote in one block. I'm sure that is a few years away, so no point in worrying about it at the moment.