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Offended Muslim Syndrome & Self-Help Support Groups
The Peoples Cube ^ | 12/4/07 | Red Square

Posted on 12/10/2007 6:53:50 AM PST by laotzu

Following the misery inflicted on Islam by a toy bear that ended up with calls for the execution of an English woman, more Muslims are stepping forward with stories of long-suppressed emotional trauma imposed on them by so-called reality. This has led to the creation of support groups and social networks that help followers of the Prophet Mohammed cope with the agony of learning about life outside of their immediate environment, offering assistance with technical resources, practical guidance, and strategies for early intervention and punishment of those who offend Islam.

"I have always been offended by rubber ducks," says Mahmud Said of Portland, Oregon. "For a long time I felt stigmatized and inadequate, until one day I decided to write about it on an Internet forum. I received hundreds of heart-felt emails - from Morocco to Indonesia. It turns out that thousands of Muslim men between the ages of 18 and 35 have had traumatic experiences with rubber ducks.

"We started a support group that has grown to 10,000 members. Not only do we share horrifying rubber duck stories, we also try to increase public awareness by sabotaging the world supply of rubber ducks, setting fire to factories, abducting rubber duck distributors, and intimidating retailers. These are building blocks for our healthy future. With Allah as my witness, our public awareness campaign will soon result in a completely rubber-duck-free world."

Abdullah Sharif had just turned 35 when the Mohammed cartoon controversy suddenly broke out. It left him so emotionally scarred that he developed an aversion to representative art in all its forms. He often found himself shrieking while passing comics in a bookstore window, or seeing the funnies in the local newspaper. But while Abdullah had formerly been considered just another oddball, thanks to social networking, he is now a successful leader of an international charitable organization working for the betterment of humankind through imposing of Sharia law on the infidels.

His group covers a wide range of activities, from occasional riots, bombings, and beating of newspaper editors to writing threatening letters to the Cartoon Network. "One true believer may be a nutcase, but together we are the fastest growing religion on Earth, making the important cultural shift to a more Islam-dominated society that benefits both the true believers and the lowly kufir," boasts Abdullah. He recently moved to a new home in Malibu and is touring the world on a private Lear Jet.

Studies conducted by mental health professionals have shown that Muslim men and women are often offended by the most unexpected items, including baby rattles, hummingbirds, home appliances, or geographical maps with polar ice caps. On the top ten list of the most offensive things are rectal thermometers and the word "allometric," which many consider an underhanded insult to Allah.

Every such grievance is being thoroughly documented and acted upon by support groups and mental health providers, such as CAIR, that help victims to overcome their stress and anxiety by filing costly lawsuits against private institutions and government agencies.

The typical case involved a visitor from Egypt to Brooklyn, NY, who was offended by the sight of a cumulus cloud over Atlantic Avenue in the shape of the Arabic letter "A." By organizing protests and putting pressure on mass media, a network of Muslim groups and charities succeeded in forcing a Brooklyn judge to award the offended man $150,000 in damages, to be paid by the National Meteorological Agency. The Agency is the government body the Muslim groups deemed most responsible for regulating the proper distribution of water molecules over the New York metropolitan area.

Among the most bizarre cases is a lawsuit filed by religious and community leaders who claim that they are being unfairly targeted by gamma rays, neutrinos, and other forms of cosmic radiation. According to plaintiffs, the problem started immediately after they had complained to authorities about the disproportionately tangled shape of the Galactic magnetic field. Government agencies were fast to express dismay and sympathy for the victims, but none were willing to accept responsibility, and it seems they are playing a cynical game of administrative football with neutrino sufferers.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on national governments to provide financial backing for the network of Muslim self-help groups, twelve-step healing programs, and training camps, creating an environment that is more supportive and empowering for sufferers of Offended Muslim Syndrome (OMS).

"Being a Muslim today means to be always aware that something, somewhere, is somehow offensive to Islam," said a report issued by WHO, a specialized agency of the UN that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. "It is a shame to see the wealthiest nations of the world stingily hold on to their pockets in the face of the largest epidemic of reality-induced psychological disorder in human history."

The WHO report provides a list of symptoms of the Offended Muslim Syndrome, suggesting that the condition be officially recognized as a disability, with the ensuing costs covered by Western governments. The report also includes advice and recommendations by leading UN-affiliated health professionals:

Symptoms of Offended Muslim Syndrome (OMS)

-Irritability, agitation, anxiety at the sight of women who are not fully covered
-Prolonged rage or unexplained killing sprees
-Significant changes in immigration patterns
-Brooding about the past glory of the Caliphate
-Decreased effectiveness and minimal work productivity
-Difficulty in understanding new information without a trial lawyer
-Feelings of despair or hopelessness about the existence of Israel
-Recurring thoughts of death to the infidels



TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: sarcasm; satire
Hug a muslim today.
1 posted on 12/10/2007 6:53:51 AM PST by laotzu
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To: laotzu
I thought Club Gitmo was for the stress from Jihad.
2 posted on 12/10/2007 6:56:27 AM PST by poobear (Pure democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner. God save the Republic!)
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To: laotzu

LOL. Very clever.


3 posted on 12/10/2007 6:59:14 AM PST by Vanders9
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To: laotzu
Studies conducted by mental health professionals have shown that Muslim men and women are often offended by the most unexpected items, including baby rattles, hummingbirds, home appliances, or geographical maps with polar ice caps. On the top ten list of the most offensive things are rectal thermometers and the word "allometric," which many consider an underhanded insult to Allah.

In all seriousness, this passage shows that it is virtually impossible to exaggerate the psychosis of Islam for satirical purposes. My dim recollection of non-satirical things Muslims have found offensive in the past two years or so includes kites, ice cream packaging, a strapless sundress on a five-year old, weather forecasts, dogs, and packaged bacon.

4 posted on 12/10/2007 7:02:21 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: laotzu

I love it!


5 posted on 12/10/2007 7:04:22 AM PST by Dudoight
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To: jiggyboy

You forgot women’s uncovered faces.


6 posted on 12/10/2007 7:04:36 AM PST by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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To: jiggyboy
it is virtually impossible to exaggerate the psychosis of Islam

Too true

7 posted on 12/10/2007 7:07:53 AM PST by laotzu
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To: jiggyboy
the word "allometric," which many consider an underhanded insult to Allah.

I suppose we need to be niggardly in our use of the word "allometric" from now on.

8 posted on 12/10/2007 7:11:00 AM PST by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: laotzu

First we had BDS, now we have OMS...

Too funny bump.


9 posted on 12/10/2007 7:11:28 AM PST by Dinah Lord (fighting the Islamofascist Jihad - one keystroke at a time...)
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To: laotzu

LOL! Thanks for posting...

“Following the misery inflicted on Islam by a toy bear that ended up with calls for the execution of an English woman...”

Music to read this thread by...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZANKFxrcKU

Thanks to Hugh Fitzgerald at jihadwatch for the link. I know Hugh intended it as an interlude, but it seems
appropriate. More interludes here...

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018887.php


10 posted on 12/10/2007 7:13:53 AM PST by PGalt
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To: MrB
I suppose we need to be niggardly in our use of the word "allometric" from now on.

Oooooohhh ... You are Gooood! I'm impressed.

11 posted on 12/10/2007 7:18:30 AM PST by TexGuy
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To: laotzu

I’ve also heard about Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson’s Reverends Actions & Combative Exercises to Condemn American Racism & Discrimination Syndromes (RACE CARD Syndromes).


12 posted on 12/10/2007 7:32:36 AM PST by kipita (“Love” is to humanity as gravitons are to an infinite # of universes.)
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To: jiggyboy
My dim recollection of non-satirical things Muslims have found offensive in the past two years or so includes kites, ice cream packaging, a strapless sundress on a five-year old, weather forecasts, dogs, and packaged bacon.

So how do you think they'll like my Pet Pig named "Mohammed the syphilitic pedophile"

13 posted on 12/10/2007 7:37:14 AM PST by Wil H
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To: TexGuy
To sum it up, the followers of Islam are inherently crazy and in need of special handling.
14 posted on 12/10/2007 8:49:42 AM PST by zingol
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To: zingol

We should all buy teddy bears and name them muhammad in protest against islam.


15 posted on 12/10/2007 11:41:11 AM PST by MichMallory
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