Gogh was speaking of Muslims he insulted them with constant abuse mainly calling them ‘goat fuckers’. Van Gogh was in constant need of attention it was not enough for him to be a well-regarded filmmaker, he hungered for publicity, perhaps his personal attacks were inspired less by theme envy than attention envy. The short film entitled Submission by Van Gogh and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, shows a woman about to kneel on a prayer mat. The camera then slowly pans from her head to her toes, revealing her naked body under the thin material of her burqa, the film then projects quotations from the Koran onto the naked bodies of several young women. Text that points to the submission of women, submission to their fathers, brothers, husbands and to Allah. For many Muslims this was deliberate provocation. Van Gogh knew people didn’t enjoy his films and his abuse, but he would never of
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