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2005-10-01 Britain

Muslims Prevail in Battle Over Winne-the-Poos' Piglet

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Posted by Captain America 2005-10-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 No, it's empowering the intolerance of others. And it has to stop, soon, or there won't be a Britain any more.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-10-01 00:42|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-10-01 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 banning winnie the poo and piglet. :(

Posted by Red Dog 2005-10-01 01:01|| 2005-10-01 01:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Just remember, not every Brit has pigs, but a lot of people have dogs. And while the Prophet (piss be upon him) never told people not to eat dogs, they're just about as unclean as pigs. Maybe more so, because they disturb prayer with their barking.

So long, British hounds.

Posted by Omolusing Glurong4284 2005-10-01 01:26|| 2005-10-01 01:26|| Front Page Top

#4 If they ban Piglet, Britain is doomed, doomed I tell ya. I am joking, but I am not.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-10-01 01:57|| 2005-10-01 01:57|| Front Page Top

#5 What next Postman Pat and Bob the Builder as it offends people on the dole?

Posted by Wayne Bin Rooney 2005-10-01 03:28|| 2005-10-01 03:28|| Front Page Top

#6 âItâs a tolerance of peopleâs beliefs.â

no. it's INtolerance of others' lifestyles. unless, of course, there is a danger of the pig jumping off the table into a muslim's mouth.

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2005-10-01 08:34|| 2005-10-01 08:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Just for the sake of a snarky argument, let's imagine a hypothetical Homeric religion - Homer as in The Simpsons, not the greek guy - that worships the Pig as a wonderful and magical animal. Think Hinduism, but with pigs instead of cows. If I wore my sacred pigskin necktie to work, would it be regarded with the same multicultural consideration as a headscarf or yarmulke?

Posted by SteveS 2005-10-01 09:59|| 2005-10-01 09:59|| Front Page Top

#8 Depends on whether or not you threaten to blow up anyone who disagrees with you - or slaughter them on the streets with a butcher knife.

Posted by lotp 2005-10-01 10:13|| 2005-10-01 10:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Women's ankle's are offensive to muslims. Time to invest in the fall burkha collection. Better yet Brit women, stay home 24/7 lest ye offend your muslim masters.

Posted by ed 2005-10-01 10:19|| 2005-10-01 10:19|| Front Page Top

#10 You've never ever heard a jew say this.

Posted by Penguin 2005-10-01 10:57|| 2005-10-01 10:57|| Front Page Top

#11 âItâs a tolerance of peopleâs beliefs.â
And if I find Muslims to be offensive, will they be removed or covered up?

Posted by Winnie-the-Poo 2005-10-01 11:48|| 2005-10-01 11:48|| Front Page Top

#12 I understand Disney World's Magic Kingdom has a new play area based on Winnie the Pooh. I wonder if Piglet's featured there, and whether that will offend anyone.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-10-01 11:54|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-10-01 11:54|| Front Page Top

#13 From Disney World Site: "Visit all your friends from the Hundred-Acre Wood for a "hunny" of an adventure. It's the ride in which you get put in the middle of Pooh's blustery day. You'll bounce along with Tigger. Float through a floody place with Piglet..."

Posted by Darrell 2005-10-01 12:02|| 2005-10-01 12:02|| Front Page Top

#14 "damn shame that bacon showed up all over your workplace, Achmed. Hey! Are those Pork Rinds? Mmmmmmm"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-01 13:10|| 2005-10-01 13:10|| Front Page Top

#15 Time for puppy calendars in the council office cubicles.....

Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-10-01 14:31|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2005-10-01 14:31|| Front Page Top

#16 Workers . . . were told to remove or cover up all pig-related items, including patentently offensive attacks on Islam, such as:

toys

porcelain figures

calendars

and even a tissue box

featuring Winnie the Pooh and Piglet."

All such items were replaced with mugs, calendars and wall posters featuring Osama Bin Laden and various Taliban military leaders.

Islamic neighborhoods all over Britain were celebrating another public relations victory over the gullible and weak-willed Brits in the run-up to the Islamic festival of Ramadan.

You know what the problem is over there? The Brits are so (culturally) convinced of their own superiority, and yet so insecure about it at the same time, all any Moslem has to do is say "boo" and they jump, rather, bend over.

BTW: believe it or not, this is probably one of the more significant "Islam is taking over the world" stories we've seen to date. Think about it. When people allow their culture to be controlled by hostile foreign interests and subvert their traditions and religion(s) to it, the end is not far.

Nice answer, Steve S. Would the Moslems be as "tolerant" as they are demanding others be toward them? No.

Posted by ex-lib 2005-10-01 19:33|| 2005-10-01 19:33|| Front Page Top

#17 Better to cover up or ban or ban all pictures of Al Aqsa Mosque, outlaw Moslem garb, and remove all art associated with Koranic themes from employee's spaces in public offices. Piglet, at least, is actually British. As is Bacon and eggs.

Posted by imoyaro 2005-10-01 20:15|| 2005-10-01 20:15|| Front Page Top

#18 next animal to be banned, White Doves?

Posted by Flinelet Sherong3513 2005-10-01 21:35|| 2005-10-01 21:35|| Front Page Top

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