When I wrote the article below, the briefs were still available, but predictably, Amazon (ever eager to be Sharia-compliant) has now caved and removed them from sale. No one will mourn the loss of this item, but the implications of this go far beyond underwear.
My latest in PJ Media:
It’s a day ending with a y, so you can be sure that the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is enraged about something. This time it’s underwear, and it is demanding that Amazon drop its drawers. Or, as CAIR’s National Communications Director and spokesman, Ibrahim “Honest Ibe” Hooper, put it in his press release, “CAIR Calls on Amazon to Drop Seller’s Insulting Underwear Line Embossed with Islamic Testimony of Faith.”In its press release, CAIR “called online retailer Amazon to remove a line of men’s underwear and boxer briefs that offensively displays the Islamic Shahadah in Arabic calligraphy, the testimony of Islamic faith and one of the five pillars of Islam. The product is listed on Amazon as being sold by Chinese clothing distributer Guangzhou Yumei.”The offending drawers are is listed as “CUTEDWARF La-Ilaha-Illallah-Muhammadur-Rasulullah Men’s Boxer Briefs Sexy Underwear Slim Fit Tights Sports Briefs Pajamas Black.” The Arabic text means: “There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah,” which is the shahada, the Islamic profession of faith.
CAIR claims that “it received complaints about the item offered by Amazon seller Guangzhou Yumei being offensive to Muslims because the Islamic testimony of faith would be worn disrespectfully over the crotch.” Unfortunately, Hooper did not explain how the Amazon shoppers who complained to CAIR found the item in the first place. Searches at Amazon for “Islamic briefs,” “Islamic underwear,” and “shahada underwear” do not bring up the offensive item. What were CAIR’s complainers searching for? Maybe just material they could claim to find offensive and demand that Amazon remove?
As of this writing on Saturday morning, the briefs are not yet gone from Amazon. However, in the past Amazon has removed material CAIR demanded it remove. In fact, the CAIR press release notes that the Hamas-linked organization already has a few notches in its belt in this line: “In 2019, CAIR helped secure Amazon’s removal of a number of doormats, bathmats and other items imprinted with Islamic calligraphy, references to the Prophet Muhammad and verses from the Quran, Islam’s holy text.” And it wants more: “CAIR however notes that Amazon continues to profit from the sale of pro-confederate digital audio books like the ‘The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War,’ despite public calls from groups like CAIR to drop such materials.”
There is more. Read the rest here.
Infidel says
CAIR wants their supporters to sleep nude, particularly w/ underaged infidel girls or abducted infidel women. Like in muslim countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh and the UK
Raja says
Infidel,
Interestingly, UK finds mention in your list of Muslim countries… You are almost on target..
somehistory says
In the present society, one must comply with the wishes of mozlums…or you can’t do business, can’t make money and consumers who wish to buy, are prevented from doing so because the products are not available.
I wouldn’t buy anything with anything about islam on it, or referring to it. Wouldn’t make anything with something from the book of filth. But, others should have the right…and they do…it’s just that mozlums are so very important to the world of business and government….because they are uncontrollable, due to the control measures having been taken down since the days when they knew they were not strong enough to ahve their say and way…
It’s truly disgusting. I used to wonder what the “mark of the wild beast” is that would not allow a person not having to “buy and sell,” but I think I now know. If one goes afoul of mozlums, their business is cut off and so those who wish to buy, not being mozlum, cannot.
gravenimage says
Hamas-linked CAIR gets Amazon to drop its drawers
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This heading is very funny in its reference to “briefs”–the story itself, not so much…
somehistory says
agree
mortimer says
Meanwhile, atheists and agnostics have numerous items for sale that mock Christianity, because Amazon know Christians will not assassinate anyone over T-shirts or coffee mugs.
I guess Amazon actually recognizes that if you mock Islam they will kill you just like they killed Charlie Hebdo staff and teacher Samuel Paty.
By surrendering, Amazon is admitting that the jihadists represent real Islam.
somehistory says
+10
notnolib says
Atheist comedians Penn and Teller, known for making fun of religion were asked why they never make fun of islam. They said “we have families”.
Doug Hooper at the terror group CAIR was fine with the explanation.
Andrew Blackadder says
Why would anybody, muslim or not, want to wear something like this?.
Eut says
There are countless absurd articles on the internet. But even more absurd is the religious censorship and now specifically the Islamic one. Muslims are aware of the fear they cause and that they are gaining more and more political and social influence. The future is terrible, we are yielding to the guardians of faith and morals. If we let them they will dictate the rules and transform our societies into societies where what is not prohibited will be mandatory. With their whining, political pressure, victimhood and above all terrorism they are achieving the Islamization of the West. They are perverse but it is not their fault because they have never hidden that they want theocratic and tribal societies where the supreme law would be Islam and each religious community (they will dictate which would be those tribes and religious communities of course) have certain differentiating norms is ours for allow it. They do not know how to live without belonging to a community, they do not contemplate that there are societies where each individual lives in their own way, according to Muslims we all have to belong to a group. The Muslim way of seeing society is completely toxic and fascist.
John says
Amazon donates to terrorist groups, https://www.businessinsider.com.au/amazon-smile-charity-donations-to-islamic-extremists-2018-10?r=US&IR=T , I REFUSE to ever use Amazon, as should all World citizens against Terrorism.
maria says
I stopped to use amazon 7 years ago.
maria says
I stopped using Amazon some 7-10 years ago,. Already then, they started to be unrealiable
Raja says
Amazon has been asked to drop its drawers by CAIR and not surprisingly it obliged.
Now wait for Amazon’s pants to be dropped.