Now these are racists.
Posted on 07/03/2009 6:39:20 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
You may be used to seeing fireworks with names like 'Seaside Garden,' 'Burst and Bloom,' or 'Red, White, and Boom.'
But the product names of fireworks at one Wisconsin fireworks stand are nowhere near as benign. Some say they're more than inappropriate--they're racist.
Some of the novelties sold at Fireworks City in Baldwin, Wis. are sparking controversy in the Arab and Muslim communities.
On one side of the packaging for 'Run Hadji Run' fireworks, men of Middle Eastern decent are riding on camels with a bomber plane flying above them. On the other side is an angry-looking Uncle Same yanking the beard of what looks like a Muslim man.
"This is just outrageous," said Kenya McKnight. What comes in my mind, is that people will get idea to pop fireworks at Muslims."
The fireworks were being sold for $30. While the owner didn't want to comment on camera, customers had a lot to say.
"To me it sends a clear message that Muslims are terrorists. ‘Run Hadji Run’—I’m going to throw some fireworks and I want to see you run," McKnight said.
The Council of American-Islamic Relations of Minnesota issued issued a statement about the fireworks, explaining "Hadji is an honorific term for those who have completed the pilgrimage to Mecca, but has been often used as a derogatory term by U.S. Soldiers during the Iraq War."
After 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS visited the store and brought attention to the offensive fireworks Friday, they were pulled off the shelves.
The manufacturer, Missouri-based Red Rhino Fireworks, says they haven’t sold the product in several years. CAIR-MN also wrote a letter to the company's president, asking for him to offer an apology to the Muslim and Arab community.
The fireworks with the questionable names are illegal in Minnesota.
What race are Muslims?
The arms race, I guess.
Now these are racists.
All I can say is..HA HA! I like it..and also that a crack in the sidewalk would most likely infuriate Arab and muslim communities just as much. Racist fireworks...ummm, no.
Well, you’ve got your “full-race” muslims, but they don’t idle too well and have low torque at low rpm....
Ding...ding!
That’s why you should get the 3/4 muslim.
Yeah the nerve. It says made in China at the bottom. Isn’t that insulting to the Chinese?
We buy all of our fireworks in Baldwin for use here. We were able to land a large amount of these units.
We may just hang on to them and wait for the market to double their price.....
;-)
They really have no idea how silly they look when they whine about firecracker, do they????
Camels racing bomber plane.
Well I think Fireworks City is just INSANE not to keep selling those especially now given the news coverage but now I will not buy from them my form of protest. You know they are in competition with each other the ex father in law and ex son in law so I will purposely go buy from the other and mention the reason why.
........and the problem is??????
They were called that in southern Missouri too.
Eeny meeny mineey mo..............
I think these have been around since 2002 or so. The "Muslim man" in the illustration appears to be Osama bin Laden.
Alas, you are correct, and it has taken the muslim political wing that is CAIR, this long to become enraged.
Gripe, du jour....
Did I tell you that picked up another case of .40 S&W today for $19.99/box of 50 rounds?
I’m certain that CAIR will have something to say about that, when they get wind of it.....
Oh, nonsense, Kenya. What comes to mind is bombing the crap out them with laser guided high explosive munitions.
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