November 24, 2009, - 3:43 pm
Best Buy Extends Islamic (But NOT Thanksgiving) Greetings
How do you know Muslims have reached critical mass . . . or at least the shrill whine level that gets them uber-pandering? When giant retailers blatantly cater to them, despite whom it might piss off. And when it ignores a major American holiday in favor of the Islamic one. Best Buy has gone down that path, forsaking the American majority for the Islamic minority.
If you’re planning on doing your post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping at Best Buy, you might think twice about carrying any ham or bacon around or even wearing your pigskin boots. In its latest weekly circular, Best Buy wishes you a Happy Eid Al-Adha . But Best Buy pointedly does NOT wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. It only asks you to spend Thanksgiving shopping at the store. Eid Al-Adha is the Islamic festival of sacrifice, one of the two major Islamic holidays. The other is Eid Al-Fitr.
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