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March 14, 2007
Iran gives us too much credit
Iranians are apparently incensed about the hit movie "300," in which Spartans battle Persians, who are portrayed as savage killers.
The Iranian government maintains it's all part of an American plot to build anti-Persian sentiment in the U.S. The only problem? I doubt if most of the people seeing "300" even know that Iranians are Persian. I'd bet money that over half would tell you they're Arabs. I've yet to see the movie, but unless an explicit point is made to connect the two, I don't think Iran has much to worry about.
In fact, a National Geographic survey in 2006 found that 75 percent of young Americans couldn't even locate Iran on a map.
If this is a U.S. propaganda effort, it's likely gone over most of our heads.
Posted by Greg Sidor at March 14, 2007 12:54 AM