I agree with all you said, Malc.  I am not at liberty to comment further.
My last post was an apology for starting the 'Achmed'  thread when you had already previously brought the video clip to everyone's attention.  I agree it's very stereotypical and perhaps not appropriate.  I do find it funny, but perhaps I enjoy Jeff Dunham's peanut character more.
My only excuse is that I did not read all previous posts before creating this thread.  But you didn't get the comments I did.
 
By the 'comments' bit, I meant that it was not felt appropriate by some.