tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post173216922830613985..comments2024-03-28T14:32:19.334+00:00Comments on Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: Salman Rushdie Calls Out Random House For Censoring Book On Mohammed and AyishPastoriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-90523554690743679712008-08-17T19:26:00.000+01:002008-08-17T19:26:00.000+01:00You know what? I just looked it up and you are rig...You know what? I just looked it up and you are right.<BR/><BR/>Do you want me to take her photo down?Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-88668838207877008062008-08-17T18:56:00.000+01:002008-08-17T18:56:00.000+01:00Uh, you know he and Padma are divorced, right?Uh, you know he and Padma are divorced, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-3063016067223536672008-08-17T01:31:00.000+01:002008-08-17T01:31:00.000+01:00Anonymous #2,Do you have a citation for that? I wi...Anonymous #2,<BR/>Do you have a citation for that? I will take your comment down until you provide me with a citation.Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-87947089933846960192008-08-17T01:29:00.000+01:002008-08-17T01:29:00.000+01:00Anonymous #1,I understand that.But, presumably, th...Anonymous #1,<BR/>I understand that.<BR/><BR/>But, presumably, the Muslims who would be rioting would be rioting because the book depicts Mohammed in a negative light, right?<BR/><BR/>So, since the Koran depicts Mohammed in the same negative light, should not Muslims also be rioting about that?<BR/><BR/>Or, are they hypocrites?Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-64808808213422798172008-08-17T00:24:00.000+01:002008-08-17T00:24:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-46059975519044945482008-08-17T00:16:00.000+01:002008-08-17T00:16:00.000+01:00Pastorius saidSo, here is my question, if this boo...<I>Pastorius said<BR/>So, here is my question, if this book had to be banned for its depiction of sex between Mohammed and his nine year-old child bride Ayish, than should not the Koran and the Hadith also have to be banned?</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed.<BR/><BR/>Yet the reported reason why the book was censored is this one: <BR/><I>...said that it «disturbs us that we feel we cannot publish it right now.» He said that after sending out advance copies of the novel, the company received «from credible and unrelated sources, cautionary advice not only that the publication of this book might be offensive to some in the Muslim community, but also that it could incite acts of violence by a small, radical segment.»</I> <BR/>Source:<BR/>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121797979078815073.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-49909754576341107312008-08-17T00:08:00.000+01:002008-08-17T00:08:00.000+01:00Isn't she incredible?And somehow, those nipples sh...Isn't she incredible?<BR/><BR/>And somehow, those nipples show through on every dress she ever wears.<BR/><BR/>All women should have nipples like that. Or, is it the dresses?Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.com