A funny post describing the newest children's game in Australia:
http://bunyip.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_bunyip_archive.html#113471919132167560
When Mrs. Bunyip's side of the family arrives on 25 December to celebrate the birth of the penultimate prophet -- that would be the one before Mohammad, for those readers not versed in multicultural sequencing -- their little 'uns will need some diversion. Past years' experience indicates that the fun of feeding the Black Dog batteries from mis-assembled Christmas presents will only only serve for an hour or two, and one can't count on their fathers being too watchful. Not with the door to the cellar unlocked and the Billabong's vintages open to plunder.
So a jolly game for the junior set, that's what is called for. But which one exactly?
Hoppo Bumpo, a traditional favourite, "may no longer be appropriate", according to Tasmanian Scouting authorities , who are admirably sensitive to the dangers of encouraging boys to physical contact -- at least some kinds of physical contact, anyway. So that's out.
The video game Grand Theft Auto, perhaps? Young Master Bunyip is a dab hand at on-screen urban mayhem and would probably be only too happy to educate his cousins in the finer points of hauling innocent characters from their cars, beating them bloody and speeding off in quest of the next victim.
But then again, probably not. Given the recent troubles in Sydney, Grand Theft might be taken as a veilled slur against the Lebanese Muslim community and the recreations favoured by so many of its younger members. So Grand Theft Auto is out, too. Wouldn't want a visit from anti-villification authorities to spoil the Christmas fun.
All of which means the game will need to be safe and sedentary, yet challenging. Would it serve to make the kiddies sit quietly in the corner and tally the times Mrs. Bunyip and her sisters complain of hot flashes and cold husbands? Not really, as they will have heard all of that quite often in their own homes.
Eureka! What about distributing printed copies of Silly stories about the ongoing arsons, assaults, and general predations of the Prophet's Youth League.
The rules will be simple: First one to find the word "Muslim" wins the prize. What the little darlings won't know is that nowhere amongst the accounts of churches torched, citizens stabbed, shots fired at hymn singers and exercises in impromptu panel-beating, no reference to the religion of peace can be found.
That should keep the nippers quiet for hours -- and leave them frustrated, too. Just like the grownups, who would like to see the word used every now and again in the Silly's coverage, as that might encourage some real discussion about this ongoing eruption of ethnic aggression and what sustains it.
- posted by Stanley @ Thursday, December 15, 2005
Become a moooslim and avoid the bruising:
http://forums.muslimvillage.net/index.php?act=idx
Is the problem only in Cronulla?
I really hate relaying this story but this is what happened in Auburn about a month ago.
A young Indonesian boy walks home from Auburn train station. On the way he gets held up by about ten guys of a particular ethnic appearance... what do they want? what else, his mobile phone. He refuses to give it to them, so they reckon its fun that 10 guys gang up on one guy... very tough indeed.
Anyway after putting this poor brother on the ground and taking his wallet and mobile phone half of the pack of wolves run away with it. While the rest stay back to take free kicks on him. The real hurt of this brother was while being kicked "I am Muslim and your Muslim and you do this to me". Suddenly the guys kicking him stop. They say "What you are Muslim, We thought you are Asian". They then shout out to the guys running off with his wallet and phone to come back and they give him the items back. They apologised, but whats that going to achieve the Indonesian brother still has back pains and had bruises for a week.
Similar story happened last year when a Turkish boy was mistaken for an Aussie and had his mobile phone stolen and I am sure there are many many more stories.....
When there is a problem, there is no use sticking your head in the sand. Sheikh Shady and his boys are the only ones who can fix this, we can only help and support them in their work.