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Sep 28 2010, Marco Villa

Man those damn Muslims are so sensitive!

Here’s something that the Islamophoboes will not notice: an ad is banned in the UK because it is seen as offending Catholic sensibilities. Anti-Islam bigots always like to say that only Muslims are...

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A customer leaves a Home Depot on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 in New York. Companies are taking their cues from consumers’ recession-induced “back to basics” sensibility and moving their ad dollars from premium and gourmet items to pitching pantry staples...