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The portrayal of Abdul Fakkadi as the stereotypical "evil Arab" prompted voice actor Casey Kasem, who himself was of Lebanese descent, to quit the Transformers series.
Fakkadi is loosely based on real-world politician Muammar Gaddafi, the leader of Libya at the time of the cartoon's creation, and an on-again/off-again antagonist of the United States.
Source: The Transformers wiki notes & IMDB
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/3/1/AAatkdAAC66_.jpg
Of course this came from a G2 episode. -___-
Reminds me of Seth Rogan's "The Interview", which infamously sparked outrage from North Korea with the Sony website leak. I'm also thinking of the Orc commander based off Harvey Weinstein in Lord of the Rings. It's interesting how this sort of thing can make a piece of media more memorable, especially in the wake of new controversy, but where do we draw the line between what's considered a righteous satirical jab & what's tasteless & offensive?
On one hand, I think seeing a pothead version of George W. Bush in Harold & Kumar 2 was pretty funny and also somehow thoughtful. Because hey, does he smoke pot? Lol. On the other hand,.....
Take any Christlike figure from media and we have an endless number of people who will find it distasteful for one reason or another. Either they're offended or they find it hokey or maybe a bit of both. I think The Matrix trilogy is a little guilty of that. Is it as obvious or offensive as "Fakkadi" tho?
Didnt Family Guy have to pull an episode over a joke about depicting Muhammad?