Consider the reaction to such works as Bloody Mary and Piss Christ. Then consider that one of the most deepest restrictions in Islam is the portrayal of Mohammed. And you say there is a cultural gap? Its the same bloody thing.
On 1/30/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/coflj > > Even moderate Muslims are boycotting this Danish brand in the Middle East > because of something that the company had nothing to do with- a picture of > Muhammed with a missile attached to his turban. Is that offensive? Sure. But > it has nothing to do with the company, or even with an official stance of the > government. It was just a cartoon in a privately owned newspaper. > > Is this rational behavior? I don't know. It certainly doesn't bode well for > relations with Middle Eastern countries. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195173 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
