I Goggled, "Muslims offended by puppy" and I got the following link:
http://tinyurl.com/5acppl
So I guess there's a lot of truth in the story.
Here are some quotes:
... some Muslims in the Dundee area have reportedly been upset by the image because they consider dogs to be "ritually unclean", while shopkeepers have refused to display the advert.
... some Islamic scholars believe that dogs are impure and therefore 'haraam' - or forbidden - except for use in hunting or farming, and that it is not hygienic to keep a dog in the house.
They say that the "impurity of dogs is the greatest of animal impurities", and anyone who touches one must wash the body part that has come into contact with the animal seven times.
The problem is that:
1. It's a picture of a dog. They wont be touching a "real" dog by touching the postcard.
2. The picture was not meant to offend.
3. Scotland is not a Muslim country. If they don't like the local culture they should go to a country whose culture is more to their liking.
When is the world going to stop pandering to stupid Muslims that chose to live in a non-Muslim country and then are easily offended by their host culture when the host culture behaves normally?
NOTE: I am referring to a very narrow sub-group of the Muslim community that chose to live in non-Muslim countries and feel that the host country should change its behavior in order to accommodate them.
Where is it written that everyone is entitled to not be offended? What are the negative effects of political correctness on freedom of speech? Which is more important, freedom of speech or not offending someone?
Posted 90 days ago | Tagged As: Sick of Political Correctness
