I kid you not.

From AKI:

Iran has decided to rename Danish pastries “Mohammedan” pastry – a new twist in the crisis which has triggered protest by Muslims throughout the world against cartoons of Mohammed first published in Denmark. The name change recalls when some Americans started calling French fries, “Freedom fries” to protest France’s opposition to the United States-led invasion of Iraq.

Hat tip: Zero Point, who writes:

Considering that the gesture of Freedom Fries was the extent of American protest towards France (I don’t seem to recall the American rabble that burned the French embassy to the ground and chanted “Death to France!”, do you?), and not even a very popular one, I have to say I think the mullahs have flipped. I mean who are they hoping identifies with this? Conservatives in America? Congress? George Bush?

Indeed, this is absolutely ridiculous. But at least it’s far more civilized than throwing firebombs. If only the Islamists would start emulating more of the West’s methods of peaceful, non-violent protest.

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Buy your Danish pastries here.

Update: Link above is now dead. Zero Point sends this NYTimes article on the Danish pastry war.

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Speaking of p.c. insanity, here’s another I-kid-you-not item, via Marc Landers: “Hot cross buns too offensive for school.”

UPI –

A school in England has decided that hot cross buns are religiously offensive, and demanded the supplier start making them as simply cross-less currant buns.

Traditionally served at Easter time, the buns have been around since 1361, when a monk reportedly made small spiced cakes stamped with the sign of the cross, to be distributed to the poor visiting the monastery at St. Albans on Good Friday.

Head teacher Tina Jackson of the Oaks Primary School in Ipswich says that might offend some religious minorities like Jehovah’s Witnesses, who are not allowed to worship things of a pagan nature.

But the Rev. Haley Dossor told the Suffolk Evening Star political correctness has gone too far. “All religions have particular traditions, habits and customs and this is one of the traditions of the Church of England,” he said.

One parent who asked not to be identified told the newspaper it was an absurd move. “I have never heard of anything so ridiculous. Since when have hot cross buns been offensive?” the parent asked the Star.

Well, it’s only a matter of time now before the mullahs start burning them.