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February 17, 2006
Two Roses of The Prophet Muhammad and a cheese sandwich to go, please
According to the BBC, bakeries in Tehran are renaming Danish pastries to "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad".
I'm always confused by this approach. So, you conflate something which is "bad" (in this case, the "Danish" part of Danish pastries) with something that is "good" (in this case, the Prophet Muhammad). The net effect is that "Danish" and the Prophet Muhammad are linked.
Likewise, with the renaming of French fries to freedom fries. That's making "French" equivalent to "freedom" in my mind. Fair enough, but not the intent, I suspect.
I have to say, I find "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad" to be more poetic than "freedom fries", even if it is a bit camp.
Posted by daen at February 17, 2006 11:57 PM