Just Call Me Hussein: The Meme
Yesterday I explained why you can just call me Karoli Hussein. That meme is now spreading through the blogosphere, smacking down the folks who think using Barack Obama’s middle name as a way to snidely associate him with violence and terrorism works. It doesn’t. Whether or not you support Barack Obama, please digg the Momocrats’ meme as a way to send the message that we aren’t going to let the talkalots tell us what to be afraid of, or let them insult an entire group of people who are proud to bear that name.
Here’s one example: King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein spoke at Princeton today, saying in part:
Division and hatred have eroded understanding and agreement. They have played into the hands of the enemies of humanity – those who attacked the World Trade Center, those who would divide multi-cultural Europe, those who, right now, seek to tear my region apart.
Indeed. This is not about supporting a candidate. It’s about pushing back and smacking down hateful speech and acts by showing people there is nothing in a name that we need to fear.
I’m honored to be an honorary Hussein, and hope you are too.
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