Store YANKS FIREWORKS Offensive to Muslims

WXOW - AP ^ | 7.04.09 | AP

[rface]

A Wisconsin fireworks store has yanked a brand off its shelves

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The fireworks were called "Run Hadji Run." The packaging showed a cartoon drawing of Uncle Sam yanking the beard of a man dressed in Muslim attire, and the other showed a bomber jet flying over a group of Arab men on camels.

"Hadji" is a title given to Muslims who have completed a pilgrimage to Mecca.

[240B]

I don’t think there are many things that doesn’t “offend” crybaby Muslims but I have to give them this one. That’s pretty messed up.

Its hilarious but still messed up. LMAO

[CholeraJoe]

Apparently so. When the 3rd Infantry Division made its “Thunder Run” through Baghdad, the soldiers referred to Iraqi insurgents as “Hajji M_____ F_____.”

[LeonardFMason]

Johnny Quest Fireworks.

[Vaquero]

I remember these as a kid in the 50's

[tumblindice]

“Race and I are just friends. Good friends.” Dr. Quest

[Islam=Murder]

Does this mean I must pull my “Crap on Mohammed’s Face” toilet seats from WalMart?

[Vaquero]

back in the 50’s we had a slightly modified name for these.

[ScottinVA]

“’Race and I are just friends. Good friends.’ Dr. Quest”

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The ORIGINAL “Ambiguously Gay Duo”

[ScottinVA]

Too bad the store located in WISCONSIN caved and pulled the product off their shelves after complaints by mohammedans from MINNESOTA.

[Vigilanteman]

In a previous life, I worked in product development for a company in Japan who developed labels and products such as this. One of my duties was to screen or reword things which might be deemed racially offensive. Honestly speaking, I would have let something like this go through.

The Japanese have a great, but very subtle sense of humor. I could write a book on some of the Japanized English and drawings which didn't get through.

I once met my counterpart for Sanrio at a social gathering-- he was the guy who got caught up in the vortex of the Sambo flap of the early 1990's-- a nice Canadian fellow who was actually far more sensitive about such things than me. Long story short is that the Sambo characters were developed by a very talented black artist in Jamacia. Sanrio got mau-maued because they refused a shake-down demand from a Jackson/Sharpton type group who wanted a contribution in return for a promise not to protest the product.

[tatsinfla]

the sambo book was a great story when i was a little one in kindergarten..i won’t say how many years ago that was...i never as a child looked at the story being racial...even when i had grown i didn’t...its a shame that we have so many people out there destroying us and our cultures...

[Vaquero]

The ORIGINAL “Ambiguously Gay Duo”

I though that was the 2 fake umpires that follow the ‘Jays’ around......