Whats a "danish"? All's we've got are Roses of the Prophet Muhammad...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranians love Danish pastries, but now when they look for the flaky dessert at the bakery they have to ask for "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad."

Bakeries across the capital were covering up their ads for danish pastries Thursday after the confectioners union ordered the name change in retaliation for cartoons of Islam's revered Prophet first published in a Danish newspaper.

The move was reminiscent of a decision by the US House of Representatives in 2004 to rename french fries as "freedom fries" after France refused to back the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

"Given the insults by Danish newspapers against the prophet, as of now the name of Danish pastries will give way to Rose of Mohammad' pastries," the confectioners union said in its order.

"This is a punishment for those who started misusing freedom of expression to insult the sanctities of Islam," said Ahmad Mahmoudi, a cake-shop owner in northern Tehran.


How many reading this thought that "freedom fries" were a stupid idea? Does anybody honestly think that this move is going to somehow do something about the whole holy war thing that is happening? I don't know, it just seems a bit silly to rename a common confectionary simply because it carry's the name of a country you hate!


Why can't people just vote with their wallets, and not buy them? Wouldn't that be simpler/cheaper?

 

Well, it just demonstrates again my tenet that cultures in the US and in Iran, for all their apparent differences, are really quite alike on a basic level. Or is that because we're all people?...

 

Basically, all religious arguments tend to boil down to the old playground fight of "my dad's better than your dad" - albeit the slightly more superior "my version of God is better than your version of God"
Both "Freedom Fries" and "Rose of the Prophet Mohammed Pastries" are as petty as each other.

 

I agree. There are better ways to make fun of the French. Renaming food is better than rioting imo.

 

Dumb and dumber

or is it

dumber and dumber-er ?

 

haha...agreed, .308AR.

Personally, I thought the entire French backlash against the US was paltry and misunderstanding (and the defiling of graves atrocious), and I think the US's retaliation of "freedom fries" was about the dumbest thing I'd heard congress waste its time on in a long while...and come on, we put a president on trial for MONTHS for getting a *******.

As far as I'm concerned, it's this type of stuff that I may chuckle at, but I'd much rather see it. This is the action of freedom of speech. Just like Americans didn't run around and spraypaint everything French they could find in retaliation for that bad behaviour. Iranians don't have to call it a danish...good on 'em for finding a peaceful (albeit silly) method of voicing their dissent. Nothing's blowing up, that's more of a leap than a step in the right direction.

And hey, they only required a confectioners' union. We needed congress to stage our silly word change.

 

That is why Im pissed that I didnt get all my federal income tax back.

(sarcasim)
This is going to do soooo much. They are all going to apoligize for everything that they ever did that offended anyone.
(/sarcasim)

 

ban religion. Probably would solve allot of problems lol =P

 

I think I'd be rather nasty if I was told I couldn't be a Christian. I think a few Hindus I know would probably join me.

 

I'm going to ask for a Rose of the Prophet Mohammad at the cafeteria tomorrow and see what reaction I get. Then point at a danish and say that I want freedom fries to go with it.

I'd suggest banning perhaps "public" worshipping - you can relige (much better verb than worship, imo) all you want, but don't involve anyone who doesn't want to do so. Meaning that if, for example, I use the name of the Lord in vein, you won't comment about it, although if you desire go and pray for forgiveness for me.

Of course try telling that to people who think that the only alternative to their religion is death, and see what happens.

My couple of cents.

 

That's just retarded, as were freedom fries.

 

what about the "freedom kiss" and "freedom toast" ?

 

Not, of course, forgetting "Freedome Letters"

 

This kind of stuff cracks me up. Anyone who would suggest something like this is just as stupid/ignorant as a person who would get offended by a cartoon.

 

Misusing freedom of expression? What freedom is there then? To conform to popular belief? Riiiight.

As far as France/Freedom Fries goes...the U.S. makes a bad judgement going into Iraq, France is the bigger person for staying out, and they get ridiculed. What a joke.

Unrelated, but interesting. My history textbook noted the three reasons for going in:

1.) To remove weapons of mass destruction/end Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapon program.
2.) To remove Saddam and his leaders for collaborating with 9/11 terrorists
3.) To create a democracy in Iraq as a beacon of change in the Middle East

Reality
1.) We have openly admitted to failing to find any WMD, evidence of WMD, or evidence of a nucler program
2.) There has been no link found between Saddam and 9/11 terrorists. The Iraq War has instead spurred terrorism in the region.
3.) Not going to happen anytime soon.

I'm not arguing for/against America. I'm just noting what my history book said. It's interesting how pride can blind nations. It's also really creepy to think what poor judgment can bring. Case in point, people are stupid.

 

They do sound interesting under the new name though. Granted, you can't yell it.

Get me a damn danish you git! becomes get me a damn Rose of the Prophet Moha*wheezes*

 

Yeah, we should cherish our free speech by not exercising it.

As I just pointed out in GD: 50% of people have an IQ of 100 or below. 25% (yes, one in four) has an IQ of 89 or lower. Only 10% to 5% of the population are what we'd consider "smart".

 

Not entirely true. Did we find massive stock piles? No...but we have found shells filled with sarin. The Army says what he had was moved to Syria.

 

I agree that there is probably some evidence of WMD...but nothing that would warrant an invasion. Sure they could have smuggled weapons to Syria. Who knows.

Straight from the textbook:
"In early 2004 David Kay, Bush's Chief Weapons inspector, told Congress that any stockpile of chemical or biological weapons Saddam might have possessed in the early 1990's had been destroyed by UN weapon inspections and Iraq's own actions. Nor was there any nuclear weapons program. 'It turns out,' Kay testified, 'we were all wrong, probably, in my judgment. And that is most disturbing.'"

Another weird thing the book said:
"Though not as close as the 2000 election, and without the disconnect between popular and electoral vote, few would dispute that the 2004 election revealed a nation that was as politically divided as any time since the Civil War."

I think it's trippy to read about modern history (within the last 5 years) in a textbook. Of course the authors of the book aren't necessarily the best authorities...but it is from a professional viewpoint. Sorry for getting off topic, but that quote seemed damn powerful...just because it looks so true.

Hey, at least it makes me feel special...

 

Yeah, sarin that was useless, the stuff turns into goop after 5 years..and it was 10-15 years ago when your government sold it to him, I mean, they coulda just looked at the receipts to see that stuff was useless