# Is calling Muslims "Kebab" offensive? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 17, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-muslims-kebab-offensive/647498 "2013-01-17T12:36:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-muslims-kebab-offensive/647498/21 "2013-01-18T16:53:23Z")
In my experience, its fellow criminals. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-muslims-kebab-offensive/647498/22 "2013-01-18T16:54:37Z")
Is calling a Mexican “taco” offensive? Is calling a Scotsman “haggis” offensive? is calling an American “buffet” offensive? The answer is yes. This should be obvious to anyone with more than 2 synapses in their head. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-muslims-kebab-offensive/647498/23 "2013-01-18T17:37:47Z")
Yes, it’s the recent epidemic of ‘political correctness’ that makes this offensive. It’s not like when Potter called George Bailey’s mortgagers ‘a bunch of garlic eaters’ in _It’s A Wonderful Life_ he meant anything offensive by it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-muslims-kebab-offensive/647498/24 "2013-01-18T17:43:25Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Typical Frog behavior. “There are two things in the world I hate. Those who irrationally criticize people of a particular nationality, and the Dutch!” - Nigel Powers ---
**Author:** ![Fuji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-muslims-kebab-offensive/647498/25 "2013-01-19T00:33:04Z")
> [@TheCrow](#): > > A couple times I saw Muslims were called “Kebabs” and Islam was called “Kebabness” on the internet. I don’t know whether it’d be offensive IRL. Perhaps, it’s just an online joke, originated from 4CHAN or something similar. What do you think? Are you serious? Give me a fucking break. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-muslims-kebab-offensive/647498/26 "2013-01-19T00:51:42Z")
> [@hrhomer](#): > > I’m not going to shout “Racist!”, with no context to the comments, but it’s probably a safe assumption that yes, it’s racist. I changed my mind. I was an idiot for even posting the quoted text. Of course it’s racist - “Kebab?” Sheeeit… ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-muslims-kebab-offensive/647498/27 "2013-01-19T01:01:58Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > is calling an American “buffet” offensive? > > The answer is yes. This should be obvious to anyone with more than 2 synapses in their head. Warren & Jimmy disagree. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-muslims-kebab-offensive/647498/28 "2013-01-19T04:13:13Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Warren & Jimmy disagree. Ah, but it’s the second “t” that makes all the difference. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-muslims-kebab-offensive/647498.md?page=1)