Take a look at this little girl's passport photo.
A British post office rejected the photo because the little girl's bare shoulders might be considered offensive in Muslim nations.
The Identity and Passport office said that the photo should not have been rejected because there is no such rule that says shoulders are supposed to be covered. So, who was the Post Office employee who applied Muslim standards to a British passport?
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Well, Big Mo' did marry a s... (Below threshold)1. Posted by smitty | August 14, 2006 3:59 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well, Big Mo' did marry a six year old girl (although he did wait until she was nine before consummating the marriage), so I guess a lot of Muslim men might find a five year old's bare shoulders provocative.
1. Posted by smitty | August 14, 2006 3:59 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 15:59
2. Posted by jpm100 | August 14, 2006 4:02 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'd like to know the religion of the Postal worker.
2. Posted by jpm100 | August 14, 2006 4:02 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 16:02
3. Posted by Heralder | August 14, 2006 4:07 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ok, so now people are offended by shoulders.
*sigh* Cute girl, but we better cut off her head with a rusty knife, you know, because she offends Allah with the nerve to have shoulders.
3. Posted by Heralder | August 14, 2006 4:07 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 16:07
4. Posted by Old Coot | August 14, 2006 4:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"So, who was the Post Office employee who applied Muslim standards to a British passport?"
Perhaps someone who requires his wife to conceal herself under a blanket if/when she is allowed outside the slavery of her home? Just guessing.
4. Posted by Old Coot | August 14, 2006 4:08 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 16:08
5. Posted by Scott in CA | August 14, 2006 4:09 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Perhaps the mother should have made it clear that she had no intention of traveling to such backward, uncivilized places as "Mulsim nations". Then it wouldn't have been a problem, would it?
5. Posted by Scott in CA | August 14, 2006 4:09 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 16:09
6. Posted by drjohn | August 14, 2006 4:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You must now conduct each and every part of your life so as not to offend Muslims.
Screw everyone else.
6. Posted by drjohn | August 14, 2006 4:12 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 16:12
7. Posted by Scott in CA | August 14, 2006 4:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Perhaps the mother should have made it clear that she had no intention of traveling to backward, savage places. Then there would have been no worry about "Muslim nations" being offended.
7. Posted by Scott in CA | August 14, 2006 4:13 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 16:13
8. Posted by smitty | August 14, 2006 4:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Not only are her shoulders provocatively bare but her hair is indecently exposed. You're never too young for a burqa.
8. Posted by smitty | August 14, 2006 4:13 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 16:13
9. Posted by Eric | August 14, 2006 4:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Scott in CA said: "Perhaps the mother should have made it clear that she had no intention of traveling to backward, savage places. Then there would have been no worry about "Muslim nations" being offended. "
The article said they were travelling to France. So what were saying about not travelling to backward, savage places again?
9. Posted by Eric | August 14, 2006 4:28 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 16:28
10. Posted by Lorie Byrd | August 14, 2006 4:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I need to get my passport renewed. This makes me want to wear a sleeveless shirt when I go to get my picture made. I am not planning on visiting any Muslim countries so I am not concerned in the least about offending anyone. They sure don't worry about offending Christians, do they? Come to think of it, does anyone worry about offending Christians?
10. Posted by Lorie Byrd | August 14, 2006 4:41 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 16:41
11. Posted by jpm100 | August 14, 2006 4:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Even if they were travelling to Muslim nations, at most they should have warned her about those customs in those countries. It should have been the parents decision after that.
11. Posted by jpm100 | August 14, 2006 4:47 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 16:47
12. Posted by Big Mo | August 14, 2006 5:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
smitty - I did a double take when I read "Well, Big Mo' did marry a six year old girl (although he did wait until she was nine before consummating the marriage)," until I realized you were talkin' about Mohammed.
:O)
12. Posted by Big Mo | August 14, 2006 5:29 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 17:29
13. Posted by smitty | August 14, 2006 5:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Big Mo,
Sorry about the confusion. Ironically, I had a friend in high school whose nic was "Big Mo" too.
13. Posted by smitty | August 14, 2006 5:36 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 17:36
14. Posted by Sock Puppet | August 14, 2006 6:18 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
>Come to think of it, does anyone worry about offending Christians?
Yeah, they worry they're not doing it enough.
14. Posted by Sock Puppet | August 14, 2006 6:18 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 18:18
15. Posted by ken | August 14, 2006 6:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I feel a Jeff Foxworthy-like list of comments, along the lines of "if your religion thinks you'll get turned on by the sight of a 5-year old's bare shoulders, it might be a fucked up religion."
15. Posted by ken | August 14, 2006 6:22 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 18:22
16. Posted by Drew E. | August 14, 2006 6:28 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
President Bush decided that showing the flag draped caskets of our nations military returning from our war is not appropiate....seriously..which offends you more...(by the way anyone picking the passport photo is required to remove the yellow ribbion support troops mag decal from their vehicle...)
16. Posted by Drew E. | August 14, 2006 6:28 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 18:28
17. Posted by Imhotep | August 14, 2006 7:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Drew Elizabeth! Don't you know that is a FISH, not a RIBBON.
The 2 are in no way related (Bush's flag covered coffins and Mohammed being a Pedophile)
Sorry to feed the trolls, gang.
17. Posted by Imhotep | August 14, 2006 7:10 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 19:10
18. Posted by Jason | August 14, 2006 7:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Religion of the worker? Gosh I wonder...
18. Posted by Jason | August 14, 2006 7:42 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 19:42
19. Posted by Todd | August 14, 2006 8:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'm sure the post office and/or the Muslim Passporter wouldn't be offended if those shoulder straps were holding an AK-47.
19. Posted by Todd | August 14, 2006 8:11 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 20:11
20. Posted by Synova | August 14, 2006 8:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Any family that wants press pictures of their loved one's flag drapped coffin can make that happen.
Cindy Sheehan has made a globe spanning career of it.
This, of course, has nothing to do with the possibility of being offended by a child's shoulders.
20. Posted by Synova | August 14, 2006 8:12 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 20:12
21. Posted by virgo1 | August 14, 2006 8:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
These muslims are offensive in my nation.
21. Posted by virgo1 | August 14, 2006 8:27 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 20:27
22. Posted by Synova | August 14, 2006 8:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Question: Do muslim women who are required to wear a burka (not all of them do) take their passport pictures with the burka on? If so, how does anyone know who is under there?
22. Posted by Synova | August 14, 2006 8:48 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 20:48
23. Posted by MikeB | August 14, 2006 9:26 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Re: Synova
I'm not sure about passport photos. However, there was a case a few years back of a Muslim woman in Florida that wanted to have her driver's license photo taken with her face concealed claiming that it contrary to her religion to have her face shown. IIRC, the court ruled against her.
- MikeB
23. Posted by MikeB | August 14, 2006 9:26 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 21:26
24. Posted by jainphx | August 14, 2006 9:39 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Don't you all remember the woman convert to Issalami in Georgia that sued to take her drivers license photo with her burka on.At least I think it was Georgia, at any rate she was orderd to take off veil to show her face or no License.
24. Posted by jainphx | August 14, 2006 9:39 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 21:39
25. Posted by jainphx | August 14, 2006 9:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'm sorry MikeB beat me to it,Gee thanks Mike.
25. Posted by jainphx | August 14, 2006 9:41 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 21:41
26. Posted by LouDawg | August 14, 2006 10:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The religion of the worker who rejected the photo?? Liberal.
26. Posted by LouDawg | August 14, 2006 10:36 PM |
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Posted on August 14, 2006 22:36
27. Posted by Skeptic | August 15, 2006 2:32 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yeah, like you would want a woman with a burka to be driving. Not like the master of her house would allow her to go out of the house and drive.
27. Posted by Skeptic | August 15, 2006 2:32 AM |
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Posted on August 15, 2006 02:32
28. Posted by sanssoucy | August 15, 2006 7:55 AM | Score: -1 (1 votes cast)
If my kid were that ugly, I'd insist she wear the *hijab*, in and out of photographs.
SS
28. Posted by sanssoucy | August 15, 2006 7:55 AM |
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Posted on August 15, 2006 07:55
29. Posted by krazy kagu | August 15, 2006 10:20 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well then all british men should let the beards grow all british woman should wear burkas they can replace the union jack with a cresent flag and put a turban on the tower of BIG BEN becuase enland is now a mulum country
29. Posted by krazy kagu | August 15, 2006 10:20 AM |
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Posted on August 15, 2006 10:20