Muslim crowned Miss USA; Heads Exploding

[kpete]

See, Rima Fakih is a very interesting Miss USA winner. She is interesting because of three things:

1. She's Arab-American.
2. She's Muslim.
3. She defended requiring insurance companies to cover birth control.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/05/michigan-arab-americans-cheer-first-arab-american-and-muslim-miss-usa/1
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/17/867091/-Muslim-crowned-Miss-USA;-Heads-Exploding

[Ishoutandscream2]

1. LOL!! Right-wing heads exploding!!

Maybe this is a sign of the end times! LOL!!:nuke:

[damntexdem]

28. Ooh, I hope they don't get blood and brains all over her Miss USA sash.

RWers should be required to stay a splash-zone away from her. ;-)

[madmax]

2. And let's not over look

the fact that she is BEAUTIFUL!! Love the cheek bones and the eyes.

[blm]

3. She'll be targeted by Republican Christianists AND Taliban Islamists. Not much difference, is there?

.

[itsrobert]

16. She is showing more than an ankle

n/t

[Cid_B]

67. Indeed...

[intheflow]

80. She's showing less in this pole dance photo

than she did in the bathing suit portion of the pageant. And pole dancing is finding its way into gyms as a fitness regiment. This won't hurt her at all, imo.

[liquid diamond]

87. I heard about that pic. Does this chick really claim to be a Muslim?

[BolivarianHero]

89. Shut up...

There are some Muslims that will be more liberal and sexually open than others just as some Christians are.

[liquid diamond]

108. It's hypocritical, but hey, that never stops these people. I bet the

people at her mosque are proud.

[get the red out]

37. No, Same shit different assholes

Good for her to win in the face of potential hatred from the nastiest groups of people on the planet.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. She is truly beautiful.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

7. Middle eastern women are some of the most beautiful on the planet

[WinkyDink]

11. It's the almond-eyes.

[zazen]

13. same goes for the men. . . n/t

[madmax]

21. Oh YES!

Give me the olive complexion, swarthy type guys. Be still my raging aging hormones :evilgrin:

[madmax]

17. and Brazilian nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

49. What an incredible combination you can find in Brazil.

Light green eyes, silky light brown skin and long, thin, stretched bodies. Along with every other imaginable combination.

[Nedsdag]

81. Jesus Luz, perhaps?

http://www.fanpix.net/picture-gallery/855/1403855-jesus-luz-picture.htm

[itsrobert]

19. Yes, and some of the most beautiful women are

American, English, Scandanivian, Asian, North American, European, Russian, African, etc, etc, etc. They are not limited to a particular region.

I don't get your point.

[madmax]

22. Touche

Thanks for pointing out the obvious. :P

[KittyWampus]

33. It takes a very obtuse person not to get that DU'ers point. "I don't get your point"

The DU'er you responded never said there weren't beautiful women in other regions.

In fact the sentence directly expresses there are beautiful women throughout the planet- "Middle eastern women are SOME OF the most beautiful on the planet".

The poster didn't say THE most beautiful.

Scrolling down this thread reading, I knew after reading that comment about ME women being amongst the most beautiful some DU'er would need to post a sanctimonious more-liberal-than thou comment.

It's a big part of why I post less and less.

[itsrobert]

38. Doesn't that go without saying?

Why make a point out of it?

[calimary]

94. No kidding! Certainly some of the sexiest. The new Miss USA is a stunner.

And it's even sweeter that she knocked off Miss I-Love-States-Rights.

[Walk away]

5. That crazy blond lady who hosts fox and Friends must be sputtering!

She was a miss America and she hates Miss USA! This will send her over the edge!

[butterfly77]

68. She was...

And raised her voice about the outrage of it as she went on to tell us how the media wasn't fair to the blonde contestant..

[noel711]

6. Was it last year that Carrie Prejean pouted and preened...

her way into political history?

That brilliant christian scholar with
a sex tape? All those who supported her
kneejerk conservative, fundie pablum?

So... dear CArrie, and all her fans,
karma sucks..

[Neron616]

92. Apparently

Carrie sucks too!

[MIprogressive1]

8. why would republicans attack her? She isnt an extremeist or have ever tried to blow anything up?

[liberal N proud]

14. You are letting facts get in the way

That is not important to a republican

[madmom]

24. Because she isn't "white" with blond hair and blue eyes, silly.

[Ter]

90. She's classified as "white"

And certainly looks it, not that it matters one bit.

[pipi_k]

31. Doesn't matter...

Even if they (brown people) have never done it, that doesn't mean they're not thinking of doing it.

Or so goes the rationale of the RW fruitloopers....

[get the red out]

39. Not being Christian is enough

Not being Christian marks her as a major "threat to their way of life". They are feel threatened by anyone not white or not Christian. I see it daily.

[gmoney]

60. Supposed family ties - allegedly has relatives high-ranking in Hezbollah

Also her sponsor for the event is pretty controversial...

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/22000/donald-trump-dhimmi-miss-hezbollah-wins-miss-usa-was-contest-rigged-for-muslima-hezbollah-supporter-miss-oklahomas-great-arizona-immigration-answer/

Not saying this is fair or accurate, but it's the RW talking point du jour.

[Eg-ptiangirl]

107. May be that is the reason

All Arabs must remain terrorists in the media.

[WinkyDink]

9. No; heads are exploding because she isn't blonde.

[geardaddy]

10. Excellent. n/t

[Barack_America]

12. 4. She's an immigrant.

She was born in Lebanon in 1986 and her family reportedly moved first to New York in the early 1990's.

[sinkingfeeling]

18. Her bio says she was born in New York. I can't get to the site right now as it's being overrun,

but here's a quote: Miss USA 2010 winner, Rima Fakih, was born in 1986 in New York, then raised in Dearborn with her parents and her younger brother Rami, according to her bio on the Miss Michigan 2010 website.

http://www.sevensidedcube.net/entertainment/2010/rima-fakih-miss-michigan-2010-now-hailed-as-miss-usa-2010-winner/

[Barack_America]

23. NYDailyNews and Detroit Free Press report her as born in Lebanon.

I sense our first publicity-producing scandal. Trump will be pleased.

Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010 winner: Lebanon-born Miss Michigan is first Arab-American to take crown
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2010/05/16/2010-05-16_miss_michigan_rima_fakih_becomes_first_arabamerican_to_win_miss_usa_pageant.html

[WinkyDink]

30. Born in Lebanon, came here at three.

[caraher]

58. Just what we need...

Miss USA birthers! ;)

[blueamy66]

15. Is she Muslim or is her family?

I read that she attended Catholic school.

Hmmm....

[JCMach1]

20. Many Lebanese Arab immigrants are Christian...

[revolution breeze]

82. Most of the Lebanese immigrants in Dearborn

are Catholic (i.e. tall cedars of Lebanon). They have a very strong community and are very dedicated to the Pope.

[Barack_America]

26. She is Muslim.

I can't speak for New York, but in Michigan it's not uncommon for Muslim children to attend Catholic schools because of the more traditional values and conservative approach to education they offer. I personally had several Muslim friends in college who had attended Catholic schools.

[Hatalles]

40. From what I've read, she's Muslim but she has some family

that is Christian. Not uncommon for Lebanese Americans.

[etherealtruth]

77. My very Muslim former in-laws

... went to Catholic schools in South Africa. (by "very Muslim", I mean faithful/ adherent). I think it is dependent on what he parents deem to be the "best" schools.

[paparush]

25. I, for one, am willing to spend several hours researching this issue.

You know, for the betterment of democracy! ;-)

[madmax]

29. my thoughts exactly nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

27. Hmmm, something else that Freepwads and the Taliban have in common. nt

[grahamhgreen]

32. Bikinis not birkas! (Pic)

[DCBob]

36. Amen!!!

:bounce:

[greencharlie]

45. she'd be hung in Iran for owning that bikini... eom

[Barack_America]

46. Got proof for that statement?

[greencharlie]

52. well...

there's such a plethora of evidence... I don't want to post it all. Just google "execution-Iran-young women"

why are you defending the Iranian gov't?

[Barack_America]

54. I did and I don't see any cases of women being executed for owning a bikini.

I am also not defending the Iranian government, I'm defending the notion that you should be able to back up claims that you make.

It also seems odd to me that you would interject Iran into this discussion at all, given that Ms. Fakih was born in Lebanon and has no ties to Iran that I am aware of. Your statement seems to me to be a broadbrush attack on Muslim culture, which is why I challenged your assertion.

[greencharlie]

55. she's beautiful...

and than God she lives in the USA. And like it or not... a FAIR SIZED cross section of Muslim culture subjugates women...

[lukasahero]

56. "Let me google that for you"

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=execution-Iran-young+women

I don't see any evidence of your claim that wearing a bikini would get a girl in Iran executed.

Lying about the practices of a country doesn't help anyone.

[greencharlie]

66. :ROLLEYES: NT

[lunasun]

83. or here for just being Arab and winning ......shame on her !!! nt

[grahamhgreen]

98. Of course Iran does have legalized prostitution (temporary marriages)....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6714885.stm

"Shia Islam allows a man and woman to marry for a fixed period of time, ranging from an hour to a century.

A man can also have any number of temporary marriages - or sigheh, as they are known."

[ProdigalJunkMail]

51. burgers not burkas...that girl needs to eat something... n/t

[Gwendolyn]

63. Yes, amazing how when these women are blonde and christian...

every single comment here would highlight how disgustingly emaciated and anorexic she is. From both men and women alike. What a terrible role model for young girls who are going to end up with eating disorders. And of course, how obviously brain dead and stupid she must be to enter such a competition.

Good thing she isn't blonde.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

70. she has such beautiful features...

would love for her to look a little more 'healthy'...but then that wouldn't make enough girls feel shitty about themselves so...i don't know if she's braindead though...didn't watch any of the competition (if you can call if that) so i didn't hear her speak nor have i read anything about her...the image is all i have...

sP

[LanternWaste]

74. She appears quite healthy to me...

She appears quite healthy to me... I imagine we all see what we want to.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

79. she is rail thin...her hip bones are protruding

and he body fat is too low for a healthy woman (judging from the pic mind you...i have not been able to catch her with the calipers yet). don't get me wrong, she is a beauty...she would just be moreso (in my eyes) with about 15 more lbs on her...

sP

[LanternWaste]

84. I imagine beauty is subjective...

I imagine beauty is subjective. As for being unhealthy or no... well, I'd hate for anyone to pull a Dr. Frist Long Distance Diagnosis

[bdamomma]

34. she is both Christian and Muslim, nothing wrong with that.

pretty girl.

[joe black]

35. Yep

Prolly smart too.

[troubledamerican]

85. Christian AND Muslim -- that's a bigger headline than the "Muslim Miss USA" headline

Now that will truly make heads explode.

[marions ghost]

41. Only in America...

Some Muslim heads are exploding along with Murkins.

Another bridge to the future. I hate the meat pageants but this is how you get through to Murka.

[elfin]

42. I hope she is not in danger from fundie muslims

Wonder if the news and her pis are being seen in the Mid-east.

[itsrobert]

44. I expect a Magitude 9.0+ Earthquake

in the near future.

[sufrommich]

50. Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey all have beauty contests and

the winner goes on to the Miss World contest. I don't know why this contest would be any different.

[kestrel91316]

43. She's gorgeous. As Miss USA should be. Let the heads explode, see if I care.

[Egnever]

47. #4 she is incredibly hot!

[The Backlash Cometh]

48. She is undeniably beautiful.

[crikkett]

53. Wait - I think Muslim label is a mistake.

I didn't read that she's Muslim before now... she *is* too skinny, poor thing.

[amborin]

57. the former head of the UAW, Steve Yokich, was also Lebanese-American, & from Dearborn, MI

not to be technical, and not that it matters, but is she really Muslim? Many Lebanese are Christian

[booley]

59. Severe Cognitive Dissonance

Wait, muslim Fundamentalists are going to take over using a very Liberal Muslim who is against a lot of what they stand for?

Wow, that's so diabolical it's... SUPER DIABOLICAL!

[rucky]

61. We've been attacked by a sex bomb.

[Bluebear]

65. +

[ladjf]

62. Beautiful woman! She may get more grief from fundamental

Muslims than from anyone else. nt

[harun]

64. This Muslim thinks she is HOT. Cool girl, glad she won.

[Scurrilous]

69. K & R

:thumbsup:

[sonias]

71. She is lovely

Glad she won.

:applause:

[avaistheone1]

72. Proof positive Obama is a Muslim.

If Miss America is a Muslim then it goes without saying Obama must be one too.


:sarcasm:


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Odin2005]

73. Muslim Fundies' heads are exploding, too!

:rofl:

[Forkboy]

75. There's not a lot of difference between them and Freepers anyways.

:)

[Marr]

76. Hmm... so it *is* simple bigotry then. Glad they're finally admitting it.

They're always going on about "extremists" and "Islamofascists", but apparently the genes are where their where their real problem is.

[gaspee]

78. Interesting blog [ost

On that Schlussel person's blog. I really thought it had to be satire. BUt it wasn't.

[craigmatic]

86. This is great. This is real progress for the country.

I bet all the so called southern belles who live for this kind of thing are fuming right now.

[donheld]

88. Way cool

[Scurrilous]

91. More exploding heads:

Jewish Internet Defense Force calls Rima Fakih's win "a dark day for America."

http://www.thejidf.org/2010/05/hezbollah-supporting-rima-fakih.html

[Lagomorph]

93. Muslim and a Stripper?

http://mojo.channel955.com/pages/photos.html?feed=185661&article=7123180

Get her a whip and the Republicans will love her!

[tammywammy]

97. She never took off any of her clothes

I think that declassifies herself as a stripper.

[Lagomorph]

101. I didn't see that in the story.

Could you post a link?

[tammywammy]

102. Link

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/miss-usa-winner-rima-fakih-won-pole-dancing/story?id=10678780

He said the contest was run by actual strippers, but the contestants did not strip. "They're not naked. They're encouraged to wear comfortable clothes," Spike said.

[BrightKnight]

103. It was a morning radio show promotion and she was very dressed.

Not even her belly button was visible.

[Lagomorph]

104. Just the same...

...it's not exactly a Muslim tradition. She sounds like an Urban American woman to me.

[BrightKnight]

109. Many American Catholics tend to be less rigid too.

I don't see any reason to question her faith.

[BrightKnight]

95. She is very beautiful. - n/t

[shawn703]

96. Is she Muslim or Chaldean?

Dearborn has a large number of both groups of people, and I haven't been able to find information about her religion in any kind of biography. In any case, congratulations to her, and she is incredibly beautiful.

[tammywammy]

99. According to Detroit Free Press articles she's a Muslim.

And I agree, she's incredibly beautiful.

[tammywammy]

100. dupe

[McCamy Taylor]

105. Dont really care about beauty pagents but I love exploding right wing heads.

:nuke:

[Eg-ptiangirl]

106. What are right wing sad about?

It is a beauty contest. Hope she wins more.