Muslims v Ann Summers

[Wozza]

:thud:

Muslim Anger Over Sex Doll
Updated: 13:48, Thursday February 09, 2006

A mosque is reported to have written to erotic retailer Ann Summers asking them to rebrand an inflatable sex doll - because it is named after a Muslim prophet.

Manchester Central Mosque said the decision to name the blow-up aid "Mustafa Shag" had caused "hurt and anguish".

The new male doll is being sold as an "inflatable escort for your hen-night adventures", the Independent reported.

Unfortunately, Mustafa is a name given to the Prophet Mohammed.

"You have no idea how much hurt, anguish and disgust this obnoxious phrase has caused to Muslim men, women and children," the letters reads.

"We are asking you to please relent on compassionate grounds."

The call comes after a week in which the Muslim world has reacted with outrage to cartoons published in European newspapers satirising the Prophet Mohammed.

Ann Summers described the request as "political correctness gone mad".

Chief executive Jacqueline Gold said: "We don't want to offend, but this feels like political correctness gone mad.

"If anyone has a better name for a blow-up doll, please let us know."

 

[coventrygull]

You couldn't make this up if you tried

 

[trueblue]

I can't stand the PC brigade, but that does seem a very polite request.

If Mustafa does have genuine religous significance as a name then it is in bad taste. I'm sure naming a sex toy after Jesus would cause a bit of a stink.

 

[bhanutz]

what the f*** is this world coming to?

 

[Cian]

How did these muslims find out what it was called - surely they'd never be in Ann Summers?

 

[butchy]

I can't stand the PC brigade, but that does seem a very polite request.

If Mustafa does have genuine religous significance as a name then it is in bad taste. I'm sure naming a sex toy after Jesus would cause a bit of a stink.

Jesus is always mocked in films, stand up comedy, t-shirts, etc but never really causes many problems. For example when David Brent has a copy of the Bible on stage with him in 'Politics' and rips the piss out of various lines as he goes through. Also you get T-shirts that say things like 'Jesus is coming (Look busy)'. If you wore anything like this about Mohammed you'd have Rent-A-Mob trying to behead you. They are taking the utter piss.

 

[Mr C]

They really do need to just chill out and get a life.

 

[London Irish]

I can't stand the PC brigade, but that does seem a very polite request.

If Mustafa does have genuine religous significance as a name then it is in bad taste. I'm sure naming a sex toy after Jesus would cause a bit of a stink.

Yeah, it's called "news values".

All the Christian groups that write in to local councils very week in Britain fulminating about moral values whenever a local sex shop license comes up for renewal is not "news" at the moment.

But anything you can dig up along similar lines that makes Muslims look a bit intolerant will be gleefully lapped up by an editorial conference at any newspaper.

Sign of the times, swallow it if you are dumb enough

 

[trueblue]

Jesus is always mocked in films, stand up comedy, t-shirts, etc but never really causes many problems. For example when David Brent has a copy of the Bible on stage with him in 'Politics' and rips the piss out of various lines as he goes through. Also you get T-shirts that say things like 'Jesus is coming (Look busy)'. If you wore anything like this about Mohammed you'd have Rent-A-Mob trying to behead you. They are taking the utter piss.

There are people that fnd those offensive (not me incidentally). But there's not the same fuss made in the press.

 

[London Irish]

There are people that fnd those offensive (not me incidentally). But there's not the same fuss made in the press.

Indeed. It's a good money-making scheme at the moment. Where ever you live in the country, check out what your local Muslim group is up to at the moment, and if they're doing something silly, phone it in to a tabloid newsdesk and you'll get a decent tip fee. Anything involving sex or ranting about something stupid will obviously pay a bit more. Come on, they're crying out for this stuff, help our poor newspaper folk out................

 

[butchy]

There are people that fnd those offensive (not me incidentally). But there's not the same fuss made in the press.

I am sure that there are people who find it offensive but it does not result in world wide chaos with rioting, gun wielding and threats of mass murder.

 

[London Irish]

I am sure that there are people who find it offensive but it does not result in world wide chaos with rioting, gun wielding and threats of mass murder.

Yeah, these Muslims are all the same aren't they. Everyone of 'em.

 

[Bry Nylon]

London Irish - take a day off; you'll feel better for it, honest.

 

[Easy 10]

"If anyone has a better name for a blow-up doll, please let us know."

Fanny Fistfuck ?
Virginia Cumbucket ?

 

[London Irish]

London Irish - take a day off

Nope - I am on a mission from Allah

 

[bhaexpress]

Irma Goodshag, Susie Suckface, Genital Eccles ?

 

[Gully]

Why not just call it the Jesus doll and have done with it, after all who shouts out "Mustafa, I am cumming"?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Inflatable 'n' Date~able.

 

[trueblue]

I am sure that there are people who find it offensive but it does not result in world wide chaos with rioting, gun wielding and threats of mass murder.

Yeah. But these people aren't advocating that. They've written a very polite letter asking for the name to be changed and explaining why they find it offensive.

A letter which Ann Summers has decided to make an issue of, presumably for some cheap publicity.

Sorry, but I'm with the Muslims freedom of speech on this one.

Perhaps they should make a Virgin Mary doll for stag-dos - "come on lads, show her a real miracle"? See how that plays with the church?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Virgin Mary sex-doll?

Nah, I think "The Second Cumming" would be a far better slogan.

Just off outside to burn my house down ...