Muslim plane anger

7DAYS ^ | Tuesday, 22nd August, 2006

[Kirkwood]

"Or like calling French or Germans or Italians Europeans because they live on the continent of Europe."

Nope. That makes sense. However Asian has multiple meanings and depending on the usage it can be confusing.

[SauronOfMordor]

They are not Asians...

What continent does the Middle East sit on?

Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and everything east of them sit on the continent of Asia. Brits call Chinese, Thais, and such "Orientals"

[technochick99]

I wouldn't be too happy about people freaking out and calling in a terrorist threat just because I was speaking Arabic.

They were wearing heavy coats even though it was warm, and were acting suspiciously while being dressed inappropriately. The media keeps harping on the speech, when it was much more than that.

[texten]

Or like calling French or Germans or Italians Europeans because they live on the continent of Europe.

"Nope. That makes sense. However Asian has multiple meanings and depending on the usage it can be confusing."

Yes, but it was a UAE article about a European flight to Britain, so the word usage was British. And even if the reader didn't realize that, a little geographical knowledge should have cleared it up. (sorry if I'm sounding snarky, it's hot in TX today.)

[hardworking]

I travel frequently. I scan the waiting area in the airport. I can guarantee you that if I EVER see one of those bearded freaks, hear somone jabbering in Farsi, or see those head-scarved or hooded so-called women about to board a flight I am scheduled to take, I am changing my ticket, no matter what it costs to do so!

[hardworking]

Reminds me of an experience I had last week. A woman with a very thick accent informed me that she has lived here TWENTY SEVEN YEARS and yet she can hardly speak English. Enough already. If you want to speak jibberish then go back to whatever country they speak it in. If you are here, then speak English ALL the time! My great grandfather gave up German and never taught my grandfather to speak it. I'm sick of this foreign tongue garbage! I can't even understand the order taker at MacDonalds!!!!!

[GretchenM]

Thank you for that link. I passed it on to friends.

[muawiyah]

Alas, folks from the Indian Subcontinent ARE Asians.

The Brits were formerly in the habit of calling them Kafir and Wogs ~

This is just more of the trouble euphemisms will get you into.

[SHOOT THE MOON bat]

Thanks, but you give me too much credit. This was a parody played on the Howard Stern show. It goes with the Sinatra song Strangers in the Night.


http://www.manbottle.com/audio_library/sinatra_-_strangers_on_my_flight

[layman]

The Islamic Human Rights Commission told the newspaper that "ever-increasing Islamophobia" was to blame for the removal of the men".

That's right, Mullah, or Imam, or Mufti, or whatever you call yourself. Islamophobia increases every day because of the behavior of Muslim 'believers', not because the 'infidels' are unreasonable. The war is coming. I can't wait.

[Atlas Sneezed]

The real problem with "Asian" as used by Brits is that it is overbroad.

It includes Middle Eastern, Russian, Indian, Southeast Asian, and "Oriental."

So if you are referring to one of those subgroups (e.g. "looked middle eastern") the only reason to use "Asian" is to obfuscate.

Oddly, weren't many of those muslim, arabic speakers who hijacked the 9-11 AFRICAN (from Egypt)? (Though they, like the subjects of the article "looked middle eastern")

[Kozak]

When one says Asians, one thinks of China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, etc..

That IS why. It's misdirection from calling the terrorists what they ARE, M-U-S-L-I-M-S

[A. Pole]

http://www.manbottle.com/audio_library/sinatra_-_strangers_on_my_flight

Thank you for the link

[Iscool]

Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and everything east of them sit on the continent of Asia. Brits call Chinese, Thais, and such "Orientals"

I'm not buying it...I don't care if I have to draw my own map...

These terrorists are Middle Eastern, as opposed to the Far Eastern...And that doesn't include India...

In that neck of the woods, we have A-rabs, Indians and Orientals...And a handful of Israelis...And we know what group the terrorists live in...And it's not the Oriental (Asian) group...And the MSM knows this as well...

[BobL]

Chill everyone. It's easy to forget that we Americans do not own the English language. There are a lot of differing terms between our version and the British version (and other versions). When we read their newspaper (although, apparently in this case, it's UAE), we need to adjust our thinking to their audience. If I see the term "Asians" the first thing that I do is check who the article was written for. If it's for Britain, then I know EXACTLY it's our Islamic bunch of animals that they're referring to. If US, then probably East Asia (China, Japan). Just keep in mind that the world (still) does not revolve around us.

[ladyinred]

"You can’t just accuse anybody who’s of Asian appearance and treat them like a terrorist.

That's cause all the terrorists were green eyed blonde American's.

[hosepipe]

Thats a little late to the gate...

[ "If somebody is threatening anybody it’s understandable, but when they are just travelling for their own needs it’s not. "People just need to calm down." The Islamic Human Rights Commission told the newspaper that "ever-increasing Islamophobia" was to blame for the removal of the men. ]

<<-- they are talking to the HAND....(cutting toenails)...

[madison10]

Thought you knew an event was coming up on September 22, afterall August 22 is supposed to be SOMETHING,...then I realized your fingers slipped. ;)

[lawdude]

You know what muslim leaders (no caps on purpose) can do?

They can kiss my pale pink Irish arse!

[lawdude]

""You can’t just accuse anybody who’s of Asian appearance and treat them like a terrorist. "

I reserve my God given right to feel uncomfortable about whomever I choose. And you have the right to ESAD!