The Politically Correct Term is "Towelhead"

No, the PC term is "little sheet head", 'cause the headgear thingy guys like bin Laden wear is actually a little sheet, not a towel...

Humour follows:

According to recent reports, military officials were noticeably upset with the ranks using the term 'towelhead' to refer to members of Islamic persuasion.

Understanding that the cloth wrapping adorning the heads of muslim males bore no resemblance to towels, and to correct this slight, they issued a directive that the correct term to refer to muslims hence would be 'sheethead.'

Military logic at its best.

Whoopsie, the first comment made mine redundant. Sorry for the chatter...

The comment that Harry is from a dying culture was accurate.
Despite the history, despite the convention of it all, it does seem time for Canada to drop the ties to the monarchy. If the brits are so intent on throwing their own history and culture down the rathole, why should we maintain these useless traditions?
I am kind of sad to say so but it is time for Canada to drop the monarchy.

Loved that movie. The puppet sex scene was particularly funny/wrong.

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of course... when "hurt feelings" are at the top of your hit list...
"hurtful words" are seen as a devastating weapon...

I've seen this before... it's the the rigorous and ever-popular
"you're a poopyhead" school of debate.

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Are these the same Brit officers who had to get permission from the Shia Militia before joining in the battle against those same militia on the side of the Americans? Yes.

A Brit told me this joke once, but I guess it wasn't a joke, it was more of a parable.

In 1967 an American soldier runs into a British soldier while on leave in Australia. He says to the Brit, "Why haven't you joined the battle yet?"

The Brit answers, "Because the Viet Cong hasn't asked us"

Given a choice between being called a 'towellhead and a 'shithead'...

(Don't the yanks call us 'cheeseheads'?...because we're Krafty?)

I think they're diapers. "Those people" don't use towels, do they? I've always heard they clean up by rubbing sand on themselves. The wealthy ones use olive oil and putty knives.

Jay - I agree. 10 years ago I would have never considered the notion of Canada severing itself from Britain.

But seeing how Britain has declined in the past generation, and looking at the utter vacuousness that is the monarchy, my perspective has

I don't think our association with Britain adds of value to Canada any more, either tangibly or historically/culturally.

Britain has some sort of irreversible moral /cultural cancer, and it's already partially spread to us. Perhaps excising the most diseased element might permit us to survive a bit longer.

I'd say "sheethead", It's closer to shithead.

As for Prince Harry, how come there's always video around to pick up his private conversations? Leave the guy alone.

As for the Monarchy, we have it and we are damned lucky we do. Given the state of the political climate in this country, with a rag-tag coalition of the desperate trying to grab power, it's the best protection we have for this democracy.
Getting rid of the monarchy is the Leftists dream.

Why is it a world wide story when some Paki is supposedly "insulted" but none when a Jew is insulted?

No wonder we have problems in the world with the dumbasses in the media out seeking crap like this.

In Egypt I was taught by a Nubian how to tie a turban. I was having a hellavu time keeping sweat out of my eyes with a panama hat and bandana. I was pretty proud of doing it .

then the tour guide says - jeez( or maybe it was moh) you tie your turban like a labourer, you dont want to be seen like that.

I didnt realize their was a heirarchy of towels.

Had to learn a second tie, the equivalent of a full windsor.

The point of this for Muslims is that they have publicly rebuked a royal prince for offending Islam with his words. The prince was forced to apologize. If a prince is silenced, what fate for the free speech of commoners?

Liz,
Getting rid of the monarchy and fashioning a model that suits the lefties is one thing. Here is where we can go for reform of the senate, a directly elected PM, reresentation based on population and regionally.

The GG worked this time. What if Martin had installed an activist rather than a vacuous journalist?

While I agree with the sentiment expressed by the author, the illustrious Bookworm, I must LOUDLY disagree with one bit at the end:

"It is also a sign, I fear, of a dying culture, that’s incapable of separating wheat from chaff, when it comes to distinguishing between true moral issues and mere offensive irrelevancies."

No, our culture dying is absolutely NOT what this is a sign of. When Prince Harry's foibles are more important than actual attacks against actual people, that is a sign of propaganda, not a sign of the general debasement of moral fiber in the whole population.

This is not some kind of "last wheezy breath of our dying civilization", its a friggin deliberate act by our very own major media outlets. They have a political and economic agenda. They are pursuing it with vigor. It isn't a very well thought out or clever agenda, but it is theirs and they are going forward with it.

When viewed from that perspective, everything you read in the MSM makes perfect sense.

Other than that, nice post. Carry on.

Still another attack on freedom of speech. While the protesters looking for the "aloha snackbar" at the protests against Israel can decry the Jews in any words they choose, they cannot be called 'ragheads'. What words could be allowed for these members of the Caucasian race, would 'camel jockey' be acceptable as they are the product of pigs and monkeys.

What was that old battle yell - "Cry,God for Harry and England and St.George"?

Canadian soldiers I have spoken to refer to their Taliban targets as "Turbans". Imagine calling someone an impersonal article of clothing while trying put a bead on him before he can do the same to you. Why, that's just poopy!

The media that worships at the alter of political correctness and Islamic bag licking are doing their best at hollowing out Western civilization allowing the void to be filled with highly intolerant religious throwbacks from the 8th Century.

The horror, making fun in a rude and jocular way of fellow officers, junior officers making disparaging and nasty comments about the enemy, and even, GASP!, commenting on observable items of foreign clothing & culture.

Next you know, we'll hear rumours that enlisted men and NCO's swear and cuss, and make off colour and disrespectful jokes about the fairer sex, and think their officers are pompous blood thirsty cretins.

My goddess, when did this sort of thing start in regular armies? Who are these Assyrians of which you speak?

Respect is a two way street.

Obviously, radical Muslims have zero respect for others. From the shoe toss at Bush (one of the most disrespectful things you can do in Islam), to, I don't know, wanting to kill everybody - these people don't deserve, nor should receive respect.

Furthermore, it drives them crazy. Their ideology is based on honour and demanding supremacy over all people and religions. Because according to the Quran, they are "the best of people." The entire concept is without merit and is irrational. Islam is barbaric. Beneath humanity. Even animals are more civil.

Exposure and ridicule of their ideology, prophet and behaviour are critical in defeating them. Afterall, who wants to be a loser or associated with losers?

At the same time, western culture needs to be promoted far above Islam. This isn't hard to do, based on irrefutable proof.

What's the result? The radicals will continue to expose how insanely mad they are, which might drive more moderate types to increasingly disassociate themselves. Embarrassed to admit they are Muslim.

It's an ideology, not a race. They can dump it, walk away and enjoy a better life. Welcome to the human race.

Durrka durkka...aloha snackbar!

Liz J said "I'd say "sheethead", It's closer to shithead."

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Geez, doesn't take you long to catch a joke. LOL

Well done bookworm. Your assessment for perpetual 'outrage' from shrills is accurate indeed. If public opinion can be reduced to 'it is all the same' then nothing will be intolerable because everything is intolerable. I believe, as Phantom does, that it is a msm agenda thingie to destroy common decency.

A joke going around when I was younger and Princess Dianna (Prince Harry's mother) was young and beautiful went like this: 'What happened to Trudeau (the Canadian Prime Minister at the time) when Princess Di kissed him'? Answer: Nothing, he is still a frog'. We considered that joke hilarious, now PETA would take us to court for insulting animals and the joke would fly past most people's radar because they do not read (violent) Fairy Tales to youngsters anymore. Fairy Tales like the past participle gay have taken on entirely different meanings - and have their new usage accompanied with hyper degrees of outrage.

The hyper left has absolutely no sense of humour or the ridiculous, the pictures that words create in a person's imagination are the key to laughter, laughter is the key to fearlessness and freedom from oppression. For the people without imagination the only means to gain absolute power is to outlaw humour and when people have 'socially engineered, scientific educations' they have no terms of reference to create pictures in their imaginations that enable them to laugh. People are starting to laugh at the msm, and the special interest hangers on (like HRC, the Wheat Board, the unions, the Dippers, the GG (Royality) etc. This is a very healthy sign, IMO.

Prince Harry is young, dashing, outrageous - and dangerous; he has something most of the press gang never had, hence do not recognize - sex appeal and a sense of humour. Sean Connery appeal. Harry and Sean know that 'nice guys finish last' and that a 'faint heart does not win the hand of a fair damsel'. Reckless rakes make the female heart skip a beat - I think Prince Harry knows something that the press gang has had bred out of them.

....and how would we parse this comment today?

'I say Tommy, lets have a crack at those hun and throw those bloody Bosche right back to Berlin so we never have to see their goose stepping Heinie Arses ever again.Those krauts are in for a right kicking if they think we are going to roll over and play dead.Those strudel heads have got it coming i tell ya!'

an American GI's diary, 1914-18
'the long way home'

CBCpravda , a little slow at getting this up, CTV(tass) had it up all morning. anyway, this is CBCs 744th story on the first family of terrorism.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/01/12/obama-khadr.html

CBCpravda All Khadr All the Time.

Shiite, Sh it Sheet or Towel we dont care CBC .

"Durka Durka Mohammad Jihad"

Irwin Daisy said: "Furthermore, it drives them crazy."

I completely agree. I think we need more cartoons and more people(our leaders) blasting them verbally. These nut-jobs would rather strap a bomb to themselves then listen to a joke about their backassward culture. Constant ridicule would compel many of our enemies to come out of hiding.JMO

The bottom line is that culture is comprised of a bunch of losers who are too insecure about their own prowess to let their women have a say where they make their beds.

Kursk, that diary excerpt would be just fine, it doesn't insult anyone specifically of the Muslim faith.

Yes, constant, merciless, mirthful mockery.
You know what they say in show biz when you become the main item on the late nite talk show "monologue". You're done.

Brilliant post Jema 54!

On the subject of PC behaviour in the military, I can speak to the way it was in '79 in the lower deck. (ie, in the ship's mess decks) In short, there was none.

Judging by the crude nature of the humour and the alcohol consumed my particular mess, consisting of weapons rates, wasn't far removed from Nelson's era. think of it as a sort of a work-hard/play-hard mentality on steroids. And the stoker's mess was no different. Radar and radio types? Meh! ;-)

But for the most part, it (crude behaviour) stayed in the unit. My point is that boorish behaviour is (has always been), a fundamental element of life in uniform, of military culture. I'm sure Caesar's Legions didn't drink tea everywhere they visited. Call it a 'relief valve' if you will. We can pretend it doesn't exist all we want, just as we wish it didn't exist on Main Street (there's that Obama-speak creeping in again...) But it does.

Now we know one of the reasons Harry's great great uncle Edward got out of that country.

I may be jumping to the wrong conclusion but as a Brit this is my take on it. This "story" is three years old. Why has it only just surfaced? Labour are in the crapper having run Britain into the ground. Brown and his flunkies are desperate. There has to be an election no later than 2010 and they will most likely lose. He has brought back the utterly loathsome, despicable, slimy sack of crap Peter Mandelson. The Tories are according to Labour the party of "toffs" (the rich) Harry is a toff. Therefore why not get some guilt by association.
At the last election the Tories had a campaign along the lines of "are you thinking what we're thinking?" Labour under Mandelson spun this as the Tories being the "nasty party" because they were in favour of controlling immigration.

This story is pure Mandelson. as for Paki is this any different from Yank, Aussie etc? I think the fact that he refers to him as "our little friend" says more about Harry than the term Paki.

I don't get the big deal. Prince Harry probably gets called a ginger a lot and never complains about it. From what I've read, the Pakistani officer didn't have a problem with Prince Harry. Well, it seems the PC brigade is out in full force.

Team America ... f**k yeah!

One of my fav parts was when they transformed the spy into a terrorist.

Durka durka..........

Team America ... f**k yeah!

One of my fav parts was when they transformed the spy into a terrorist.

Durka durka..........

As for Harry - who gives a shit. Like he is different than any other 21 year old kid. People need to start being able to laugh at themselves again.

puppets, cool. still rag heads.

I kinda liked "pullstarts" myself...

Durk durk Allah.

Did anyone else see that one of the women puppets in Egypt was carrying a basket of goldfish crackers on her head?

I have to admit, I agree with Jema about Prince Harry. The problem is not what he said, but rather what he is: a handsome, rich, redhead who knows how to fire a gun, wears a uniform AND doesnt suscribe to that politically correct nonsense. The media is jealous cause they dont have any men who can boast being as attractive, rich, able to pull off red hair and freckles, and they certainly dont have anyone working in the MSM who can wear a uniform, fire a gun, and speak their mind. Harry just makes the men of the media angry because he's the one getting all the attention from the girls (and rightfully so).

Seen in the CBC Comments:

“Just so you know Omar Khadr is a Torontonian, born in Toronto Canada. I am not sure how much more Canadian he could possibly be.”

“Just because a cat has kittens in a garage that still doesn't make them cars”

The outrage over Harry's trivially joking remarks is a case of cowards standing up to phantom enemies. The same news outlets in England that are making hay out of his remarks consistently turn away from blatant, ten-million times more-offensive hatred coming from their own compatriots in Finsbury Park Mosque, for example, or on the street during anti-Israel rallies. This Harry story is a prurient, appropriating little "oh dear." It's really and truly gay -- in the pejorative, and not the sexual-orientation, sense.

I must admit that I've always felt sorry for Harry. How many people have lost a family member to car-pole tunnel syndrome?

I should be arrested for that one.

With the thread on the Toronto demonstrations up to nearly 200 comments, I thought I'd put my submission to our Canadian MP's here and encourage others to write to them, too.

Here goes:

TO: All Members of Parliament
RE: Condoning Hate Crimes

Dear Members of Parliament;

Over the last few days, Canadians have witnessed our Police forces standing by, while ignoring what can only be discribed as 'hate crimes' under Sections 318 and 319 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Videos taken in Toronto on Saturday, January 10th clearly establish that either the Toronto police were derelict in upholding the law, or that the political authorities have authorized a double standard for 'protected groups'. Given the past actions of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, I suspect it is the latter.

The video can be seen here: http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/010485.html#comments.

I will point out some of the more egregious examples of hate speech and their 'time line' within the video, in order for you to consider their context within the Act, followed with a reminder of the provisions of Sec. 318/319 fo the Criminal Code of Canada,

0:13 - A sign carried saying, "Nazi/Israel" and highlighting the 'SS' designation associated with Hitler's Storm Troopers.
1:40 - A man brandishing a Hezbollah flag, supportin a terrorist group banned by the Government of Canada, As he passes by Toronto police officers, he raises his fist and shouts multiple times, "Hezbollah!"
4:26 - A man with a bullhorn taunting Jewish counterdemonstrators - an identifiable group - with "How many Gazan's blood did you have to drink today?"
4:39 - "I want the war to continue because I want 'Hizb Allah' (Hezbollah) to wipe the State of Terrorism off the planet".
4:45 - "The state of terrorism Israel, will be wiped off the planet, Inshallah (God willing).
4:57 - "You're being wiped off the planet. And that's a promise."
6:19 - "Jewish child... you're going to f*cking die. Hamas is coming for you. (While indistinct, I have listened carefully with earphones to establish accuracy)
7:00 - "You are fascists, you are children killers. Allahu Akbar"
7:15 - A man brandishing a Hezbollah flag, while shouting: "This is going to wipe you off the planet, and that's a promise" (threats of violence)
7:28 - A sign associating Israel with the Nazi swastika.
8:03 - Three individuals swathed in hijab with Hamas bandannas and with their faces covered, while carrying a sign accusing our Prime Minister Stephen Harper of being "complicit in war crimes". Hamas is on Canada's list of banned terrorist organizations.

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Section 318: “Any person who promotes genocide is guilty of an indictable offence, and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years”.
“Section 319: Section 319(1): Public Incitement of Hatred

“The crime of 'publicly inciting hatred' has four main elements. To contravene the Code, a person must:

• communicate statements,
• in a public place,
• incite hatred against an identifiable group,
• in such a way that there will likely be a breach of the peace.

“Under section 319, 'communicating' includes communicating by telephone, broadcasting or other audible or visible means; a 'public place' is one to which the public has access by right or invitation, express or implied; and 'statements' means words (spoken, written or recorded), gestures, and signs or other visible representations.

“Section 319(2) defines the additional offence of communicating statements, other than in private conversation, that wilfully promote hatred against an identifiable group . . . ”

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We as Canadian citizens and you as parlimentarians, cannot allow such demonstrations on the streets of Canada. This is not the Canada that our fathers built nor died for and it is completely unacceptable. We are seeing the consequences of our climate of 'political correctness', 'tolerance' and multi-cultural policies and how they are being used not to build, but to destroy the fabric of democracy and freedom of speech in Canada. Behind closed doors, the might of the Canadian state is being weilded to silence those who hold conservative or traditional points of view while in our streets, we are allowing the most vile and thuggish behaviors free reign and the stamp of imprimatur by having our own Criminal Code ignored by those sworn to uphold it.

What kind of message are we sending to those who would use our own carefully crafted Charter to further their own political ends while abusing other Canadian citizens?

This must stop. People of other nationalities, cultures and ethnicities must be told that while they are welcome to become Canadians, it must be on our terms, not theirs. Australia has enacted an immigration bill that sets out their national expectations for anyone wishing to enter and I am urging that as a Member of Parliament, you act to establish a similar bill for Canada.

If we continue down our current path, there is no question that we will be facing what is shown in the following video clip: A complete abrogation of national authority to those who threaten violence against an uncertain and divided nation.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=30a_1231680653

3-yr old story that's caught the media on a slow news day, I guess.
Harry takes after his grandfather, which at least proves he is definitely Charles' son, and I don't remember the Duke apologizing for his less than tactful remarks.
Too bad Harry apologized. The left, which includes the Muzzies and the MSM, are plain nuts on this one.
With news people questioning his parentage for a time, plus his red hair and freckles, Harry's been called worse.

So basically you're defending the term "rag head". You get your knickers in a knot over so called "PC", when in fact you losers are some of the biggest PC-panty-sniffers on the planet.

If anyone is critical of the war, they are down on "the troops". If anyone is critical of Israel, they are "anti-Semites". If anyone is critical of American foriegn policy, they are "anti-american".

So, give me a break.

As for Harry...

Like it or not, the twat will be second in line to the throne (whether that means anything, I don't know), and should comport himself appropriately.

Referring to individuals by what is quite simply a racist term, is not appropriate. End of story.

Go get mad about something else. I think some Gay Torontonian didn't shovel their driveway or something.

"I think some Gay Torontonian didn't shovel their driveway or something."

Then go shovel the driveway John ;)

John, if you want to complain about someone not shovelling their driveway, go ahead, but you have no right to call them gay. That's just plain rude, cause not all Torontonians who dont shovel their driveways are gay. Some of them are liberal.

Oh and I resent being called a panty sniffer, cause I just dont understand how you're allowed to call us Panty sniffers and then lecture us for calling names.

As for Prince Harry, can I safely say that you suffer from PDS (prince derangement syndrome) cause you're not as handsome, rich, ginger or proficient in firearm usage as Harry? When under extreme stress caused by closeness to a group of people who are completely focused on causing your death, do you generally sit around and tell people to show respect, or do you dehumanize your adversary just as he has done to you? Do you make jokes that are a little off colour to try and make the seriousness of the situation and the possibility of your own death a little less scary? Have you ever even been in that situation? No? Didnt think so.

Dont attack someone who is more man than you'll ever be, and who is putting his life on the line for your right to treat him like crap.

Maybe with all the rigmarole, the complainants are trying to take the attention off the fact that a Pakistani is an officer in the British military; perhaps everyone should be more concerned about that.

Wow.
I always try to delude myself into believing that my party isn't actually filled with racists, bigots, and rednecks, but sometimes the writing on the wall is just too hard to ignore.
It's enough to drive a fiscal conservative to complete despair! Where are we to go? The Green shift party? The Commies? The LizzyMay show?
*sigh*

Hey Meany, go wherever you feel welcome (which includes here) but based on your post, your presence or absence will hardly be noted.

Let's not be dissin' the ragheads..that "rag" on a Talib terrorist lights up in a tac scope's cross hairs like a neon sign on a moonless night. It's the main reason our snipers score so many "melon" hits on the enemy.

Keep wearin' the dish cloth with pride boys, your headgear obsession is our tactical advantage.

Harry still paying the price for the NAZI uniform. It was a poor imitation of the Afrika Corps. Most German soldiers were not party members.

The swastika was the Indian style Sanscrit device which is over a 1000 years old.

Nothing being said about how it was that the press waited- or someone waited nearly three years for the "sensational news". I read it was fellow Cadets that gave the material to the newspaper.

Some comrades!

Harry is actually a damned fine young man, unlike your typical Kippered socialist fart sucker these days. He went to Afbagistan and pulled his weight like a regular squaddie. His mother was a two penny hosebag, and his father was of little help because of his Royal duties. In that nation of Once Great Britain, Harry is a man - in a nation where most men are homosexuals, vegitarians, or leftist parasites.

Harry, for your next exciting episode, can you do something along the lines of telling the liberal maggots in the MSM to FOAD?