Posted on 02/22/2016 1:08:40 PM PST by Olog-hai
Officials in Minnesota are revoking a resident's vanity license plate seen as offensive toward Muslims.
The plate in question reads "FMUSLMS." Soon after media reports appeared on the plates, a Department of Public Safety spokesman said they would be removed immediately. [...]
The plates were approved in June 2015. ...
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Tell that to NASA!
Been through Foley a lot they would stick out really well
Okay....in the interest of objectivity. I guess I could see how that would be a little offensive.
What, presuming that the initial “F” does not stand for something like “Forever” is not objective? Shirley ye cannot be series.
“French Muslims?”
It Minnesota, full of Scandinavians.
It clearly means: FRIENDLY Muslims.
I need to be wenting...
Thanks for correcting my post #24.
Is Mr. Jim’s still open in Foley?
That was my license plate. A bunch of us girls at First Methodist University decided to lose weight together and when we reached that goal weight I celebrated us “slims” and bought that plate. FMU SLMS. I was really mad when they made me give it up.
I like the “coexist” bumper stickers — whenever a moron self-identifies, it makes my life just a little bit easier...
“Okay....in the interest of objectivity. I guess I could see how that would be a little offensive.”
Yes, but who gives a Shi’ite?
What if “Coexist” was spelled
Colt-Glock-Beretta-Springfield Armory-Ingram-Smith&Wesson-Mossberg?
good one
If a Christian finds a license plate offensive, what will the state of Minnesota do?
They would do nothing, maybe even cheer. How did Muslims ever become our sacred cows?
Where’s the ACLU when freedom of speech really needs to be defended?
The local liberal media is all a twitter about this tonight. They are all going to lead with this at 10:00
Sock drawer, here I come.
Minnesota’s own favorite son, the late, quite liberal Sen Hubert Humphrey put this sort of thing in it’s proper perspective. If something that is said is disagreeable or offensive, then your right to free speech does NOT mean I have an obligation to listen.
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