Comments on: More on the Teddy Bear http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/ Challenging the Zeitgeist Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:49:07 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Toy Story in Sudan » Why Dont You Blog? http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-9267 Toy Story in Sudan » Why Dont You Blog? Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:13:24 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/#comment-9267 [...] comment posted here on T_W’s first teddy bear post said: This is appaling - if she is not freed today I will definately boycot anything [...] [...] comment posted here on T_W’s first teddy bear post said: This is appaling – if she is not freed today I will definately boycot anything [...]

]]> By: TW http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-9248 TW Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:29:18 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/#comment-9248 Sadly, the madness hasn't ended. (<a href="http://www.nullifidian.net/2007/11/29/teacher-found-guilty-in-sudan/" rel="nofollow">Hat tip nullifidian</a>) It looks like the teacher was found guilty and will now spend 15 days in a Sudanese jail then be deported. Well done Sudan for putting to rest the stereotypes of African nations and Islam. Wonderful. Sadly, the madness hasn’t ended. (Hat tip nullifidian)

It looks like the teacher was found guilty and will now spend 15 days in a Sudanese jail then be deported.

Well done Sudan for putting to rest the stereotypes of African nations and Islam. Wonderful.

]]> By: Henriette http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-9236 Henriette Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:30:39 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/#comment-9236 This is appaling - if she is not freed today I will definately boycot anything Sudanese. There is absolutely no way they can justify this. Absolutely not - and the lack of support for their action shows how even Muslims have difficulties in explaining this one, so how she as a non muslim should have realised this - many Muslim boys are called Muhammed, and we have a tradition for giving teddy bears names so it is a natural leap for both chidlren and teacher - how she should have thought this would be wrong I dont know. My daughter has thought of going out to Malaysia to teach english for her gap year, I must admit I am now against that idea - she can go but not to a Muslim country to teach it is simply too dangerous! This is appaling – if she is not freed today I will definately boycot anything Sudanese. There is absolutely no way they can justify this. Absolutely not – and the lack of support for their action shows how even Muslims have difficulties in explaining this one, so how she as a non muslim should have realised this – many Muslim boys are called Muhammed, and we have a tradition for giving teddy bears names so it is a natural leap for both chidlren and teacher – how she should have thought this would be wrong I dont know.
My daughter has thought of going out to Malaysia to teach english for her gap year, I must admit I am now against that idea – she can go but not to a Muslim country to teach it is simply too dangerous!

]]> By: Rob http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-9235 Rob Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:55:28 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/#comment-9235 While the reaction is a little over the top. People should be very carful when they visit other countries. What she did was stupid, in the current climate she should have thought a little harder. While the reaction is a little over the top. People should be very carful when they visit other countries. What she did was stupid, in the current climate she should have thought a little harder.

]]> By: Heather http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-9221 Heather Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:40:31 +0000 http://www.whydontyou.org.uk/blog/2007/11/28/more-on-the-teddy-bear/#comment-9221 Both depressing and absurd. So absurd that you'd imagine the Daily Mail had made it up out of whole cloth to add to the general levels of fear. Is this the 21st century? We were supposed to be scooting round the planet on our free-energy jetpacks after doing an hour's light work by now, not sinking into pits of bigoted and paranoid stupidity that would have raised eyebrows at the time of the witch trials. How insecure must belief be if it needs defending against such "insults"? In any case, isn't the Teddy supposed to be already named for a US president? You would imagine that renaming a soft toy after the Islamic prophet would be more welcome in the Sudan than naming it after a leader of the great Satan. But, who can understand Shari'a law? Both depressing and absurd. So absurd that you’d imagine the Daily Mail had made it up out of whole cloth to add to the general levels of fear.

Is this the 21st century? We were supposed to be scooting round the planet on our free-energy jetpacks after doing an hour’s light work by now, not sinking into pits of bigoted and paranoid stupidity that would have raised eyebrows at the time of the witch trials.

How insecure must belief be if it needs defending against such “insults”?

In any case, isn’t the Teddy supposed to be already named for a US president?

You would imagine that renaming a soft toy after the Islamic prophet would be more welcome in the Sudan than naming it after a leader of the great Satan. But, who can understand Shari’a law?

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