evolution

Remember the “Allah swirly cone“? If not, the link here will refresh your memory. If that doesn’t do it, this LGF post will.

Essentially, a single Muslim man managed to cow giant corporation Burger King into removing an ice cream dessert because the stylized swirly-cone logo, turned 90 degrees counter-clockwise, “looked like” the Arabic inscription for “Allah”. (See the LGF post I linked and decide for yourself whether or not it does.) The man said, “This is my jihad. How can you say it is a spinning swirl? If you spin it one way to the right you are offending Muslims.”

The discussion of what words mean and how they come to mean it is one I’ve been following for a long time. Links to the places where those discussions started can be found from that link as well.

Anyway, Harper’s Magazine reprinted an interview with the “offended” fellow:

I feel humiliated. I want to humiliate the person who did this to an extent that he never works again. I’m going to make him see that it was the biggest mistake in his life. I want to meet the guy. I want to ask the guy, “What does this mean to you?” then never see his face again.

In a way, I’m glad he did this to me. It has opened my eyes. The fear of God, the love of God, the love of not letting anyone disrespect God. Even though it means nothing to some people and may mean nothing to some Muslims in this country, this is my jihad. I’m not going to rest until I find the person who is responsible. I’m going to bring this country down.

Peacefully and internally, no doubt.

I’m considering suing NOAA for releasing this satellite photo. As a Kansas State University alumnus, I’m offended. The Powercat is not purple, and it is facing the wrong way…

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