PSA

[lanning]

Via filkertom: How Not to Say Stupid Stuff About Egypt, an invaluable guide in the art of not being an asshole.

Now, if Mika Brzezinski will stop pronouncing Mubarak as MOO-ba-rik I'll be able to stop headdesking. For a while, at any rate. [Really, Mika? Really? Dad must be mortified.]

Comments

[torra]

::sighs:: It's sad that people need to be told basic stuff, like, "Dude, don't be a racest bitch." Really, that's what most of those points come down to, racism and elitism. Which is just...sad. Typical, but sad.

So what is the correct pronouncation of Mubarak? I know, as you said, that one is wrong, but that's what I've been hearing, and I haven't spoken to anyone in the area to get a definitive anwser.

[gnomi]

I'm used to moo-BAH-rak.

(though now that I see it spelled out like that, I can't help thinking of Sandra Boynton's Moo Baa La-La-La.)

[torra]

::snickers:: Think anyone would be offended if I just started referring to him as Moo-Bah-Ram-Eue?

ETA: for poor spelling, even for me

[fruitbat00]

Yeehaa. Nice to see you back and on form. I have missed your posts and comments.