Thursday, July 05, 2007
Metaphor watch: Fanning the flames of Muslim rage
The Associated Press had better be careful in its use of metaphors, or it will get in trouble with the Muslim "street". In an article about Russia winning the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, the A.P. described some of the losing contending cities:
Salzburg, Austria, presented itself as a safe, no-risk winter sports mecca at the heart of Europe with world-class venues already in place...
If Islamist agitators hear that we Westerners use "mecca" to mean any "place where people with a particular interest congregate," things could get ugly. The Associated Press really should be more careful.
1 Comments:
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Pax Federatica, at
Thu Jul 05, 08:40:00 PM:
Too bad the NBA's Bucks don't play in the Milwaukee Exposition Convention Center and Arena (i.e. MECCA) anymore. That would really have given the Islamist agitators fits.
