NARRATIVE AND NATIONALISM
COMMENTARY ARCHIVES, 6 Jul 2009
A man is taking a walk in Central park in New York. Suddenly he sees a little girl being attacked by a pit bull dog. He runs over and starts fighting with the dog. He succeeds in killing the dog and saving the girl’s life.
A policeman who was watching the scene walks over and says, "You are a hero, tomorrow you can read it in all the newspapers: Brave New Yorker saves the life of little girl!"
The man says, "But I am not a New Yorker!"
"Oh then it will say in newspapers in the morning: Brave American saves life of little girl!," the policeman answers.
"But I am not an American!" says the man.
"Oh, what are you then?"
The man says, "I am a Pakistani!"
The next day the newspapers say: "Islamic extremist kills innocent American dog."
This article originally appeared on Transcend Media Service (TMS) on 6 Jul 2009.
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