Stamp Out Ignorance (Or Everything Muslim Isn't Related to Terroism)

I don't know why I let morons get to me. But sometimes it happens. I try to remember what my mom told me when I was little: "Not everyone is as smart as you are, honey." How right she was! This year, I've had enough though — at least in regards to the Eid stamp.

Every year, some genius (please infer sarcasm) decides to send out an old email protesting the Eid postage stamp that was introduced by the U.S. Postal Service in 2001. These scholars then proceed to encourage people to boycott the stamp because of all the horrible things that Muslims have done to America. "Muslim" is a big term, people! "Muslim" is not a country. And, at the most basic level, let's recognize that not all Muslims are extremists or terrorists. Just like, you know, all Christians are not idiots or right-wing or extremists, etc.!

The description of the EID stamp from snopes.com:

The Eid stamp commemorates the two most important festivals — or eids — in the Islamic calendar: Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha. On these days, Muslims wish each other "Eid mubarak," the phrase featured in Islamic calligraphy on the stamp. "Eid mubarak" translates literally as "blessed festival," and can be paraphrased as "May your religious holiday be blessed." This phrase can be applied to both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Gee, how nefarious! Blessings during a holiday season! Whoa! Anywho, to protest the stupid protest, I'm going to buy the Eid stamp and use it on all my correspondences. I encourage you to do the same!

Stumble It!

Stamp Out Ignorance (Or Everything Muslim Isn't Related to Terroism)