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Islam has been offended again. This time, a teddy bear is involved. If you wonder how a simple innocent cuddly teddy bear can offend one of the great religions of the world, just name it after the Prophet who claimed to have talked to God. It is now no longer acceptable to draw or name your toys after a guy who may have nearly a billion namesakes a small majority of whom probably have done far serious damage to the Prophet’s name than a teddy bear could ever dream of.
Well, when you think the world cannot get any more ridiculous, this teddy bear is rapidly becoming a cause of conflict between two nations. Imagine the boasting rights the teddy will get at Toys R Us. But among all this WTFs, The Times of India manages to take it a notch higher:
On Thursday, four days after her arrest, photographs of her round, pudding-like face continued to be plastered across the British press, alongside anguished reports of her plight “locked in a cell in a police station…her toilet is a hole in the ground, her window a small, barred opening high in the wall.”
I’m sure, the teacher that named the teddy Mohammad will get over everything but “round pudding-like face”??? I’m sure, she can launch her own war over that remark.
by Patrix | on Thursday, November 29th, 2007 at 9:37 am | 
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November 29th, 2007 at 10:50 am reply
Any idea what a “pudding-like face” means? A google search for this phrase returns very few links (your post is the top result) and most of them appear to have a negative connotation (bland, unformed etc.).
November 29th, 2007 at 11:09 am reply
Vivek, honestly I’m not sure too but I know it cannot be a compliment. Maybe the reporter meant pudgy? I wonder if Heidi Klum had named the teddy, how would the reporter have described her posters?
November 29th, 2007 at 11:43 am reply
what kind of reporter heaps personal abuse on the object of his article in the article itself? That’s unprofessionalism.
November 29th, 2007 at 12:26 pm reply
You cannot expect anything less from TOI. Although right now being called “round pudding face” is the least of her worries.
November 29th, 2007 at 1:25 pm reply
Gawker, I was quite surprised to see the personal attack on the subject…personal prejudices showing?
Santosh, yeah I know but maybe it is TOI’s way of adding insult to injury. It’s like saying, she deserved it…she had a pudding-like face anyway.
November 29th, 2007 at 4:03 pm reply
Likely