‘Let’s Play Cowboys and Iranians’: Lynching Poster Sparks Protest

Chill PC freaks. Let the man have his poster. NOYB.

Wow, we are going to be in big trouble when they start looking at the photos in history books. I have seen worse REAL stuff on YOUTUBE. It is amazing when it offends you when the only reason you went was to write an article, start a law suit and cause trouble. Freedom speech only applies to left wing, anti, occupy, and Allah. Get a life and go home!

If you are offended, please don’t go there. I am offended by people that come to the United States and have languages in foreign languages while taking my American money. So, what do I do??? Yes, I don’t go there anymore. Unlike many countries, we have freedom of choice. We should all exercise that right.

Don’t we have a freedom of speech in this country? We / Americans are supposed to ‘accept’ everyone and we allow all nations to move to our English speaking country who want to change everything to be like it was in their native country. This man can display anything he wants in the confines of his own property – if you don’t like it, don’t patronize the establishment – it’s that simple. At the rate we are going, this country is going to be no different than the Middle East with it’s rebels and dictators in the next generation. The only thing I can say is I won’t live long enough to have to go through it. God help America, because it’s not helping itself.’

what ever happened to freedom in america? this man has a right to put stuff on his walls if he wants to . leave him alone and if you dont like what he has there then dont go there.

Keep it up! If he is racist… so be it. If people do not like it… don’t eat there. I agree with a lot of the comments above… what about the images sent to us from the jihad extremist with our Americans being held…DUH!!! Wake up America… we are losing our freedoms and being forced to be pansy asses and accept things we do not want or like!

Any depiction of lynching, mass murder during wartime etc. is tasteless. It has nothing to do with freedom of speech or constitutional rights. It encourages the belief that “My attitude justifies anything I choose to do.” It should be about common decency and respect for life. Posting that picture is not about history, it represents an attitude and a hate regardless of what the owner says.

It’s TEXAS!!

I dunno….looking at a pic of a guy being killed would sure kill my appetite.

PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN ART!!!! IT DEPICTS BEAUTY AND PAIN ….. Real and unreal … old and accepted and new and condemned… WOULD YOU TAKE DOWN THE PICTURES OF CHRIST CRUCIFIED BECAUSE THEY DEPICT A CRUCIFIXION? Get rid of the films and stills that show the Kennedy assassination?? They are silent witnesses to atrocity…. it should be there so that those who commit acts are reminded of the heinous nature of those acts … on both sides…. those who killed that man and hung him from a tree and then the people that were killed by men like him during the hostage situations and in that era

Dan and Sea…… Don’t go to Texas and maybe all those who moved from up north should go back to their oh so political correct (high unemployment) states.

Where can I get one !

Get over it!

Texans celebrate murder, just look at their attitude toward killing innocent men on death row.

Does this guy sell anything online?
I am too far to visit. Would love to help him out.

Replace the Iranian with an African-American race and what you get is a national outrage speaking of how those days are over and there is no place of these conducts in US anymore. Deep down, US is a country of hatred, once the Native Americans, then the African Americans / Latino Americans and now the Iranian-Americans/ Arab- Americans and you wonder why there is so little respect left for America! It is a shame .

He has the right to post anything he wants in his restaurant –_I actually dont know that glorifying murder of a race is protected under the Constitution. I know you can’t yell “fire’ in a restaurant. You can’t incite violence or things that put people in harms way. If an arab WAS lynched, I bet this guy would find himself under some sort of aiding and abetting prosecutorial charges from the fed.

Leave it up. The hell with ‘em. TEXAS FOREVER.

Heh! Just sent this to a brother living on the north side of Houston. He said he’s packing the family up for a little BBQ in Katy tonight

to Valentine, you asked “Does having a picture of a hanging really seem like good decor, no matter who is being hung?”
Well, sure, hangings were mighty common, and if your room has a “wild west” theme, a picture of a hanging might be good decor. OTOH, if I can find a picture of a good-looking, hung man, it will fit in my decor any day.
As far as this ridiculous protest by people who have never eaten at the restauranat and came there just to be offended, I hope they enjoy their freedom to be offended, and then go home to nurse their hurt feelings.
My guess is that none of the “my feelings are hurt” whiners are hung. ;)

I’m offended because all these other idiots are offended…..after all these years and NOW someone (note the ONE in that) complains? Get a tougher skin….

God Bless Texas…and he HAS!!!

Dir Mr Nonmacher
I grew up in Memorial Parkway and lived right around the corner from your family. Open a new store in Conroe Texas Bring the picture or at least a copy of it If you do I’ll work for you…”)

And to all those cry baby’s ” Do not tread on me ” ; Don’t Mess with Texas; Remember the Alamo

Oh.. I forgot to say that MAD MAGAZINE was DC comics and belongs to Warner Bros.. Are they based in Texas???

If the poster referred to race, you might be able to make a case that it was racist.

However, it refers to Iranians, rather than Persians.

Iran is a country. A country that took our embassy hostage (regardless of how mean we were to the Persians, taking an embassy hostage is uncalled for), and has been supplying weapons and training to our enemies. Ever heard of Explosive Formed Penetrators? (If not, ask a veteran)

The Persians are a noble nation, (full of beautiful women), that happens to be more or less stuck within the borders of Iran.

So, in closing…

Liberate Persia! (And if we have to do it by bombing Iran into the stone age, so be it)

I recall the time well and I also recall a bumper sticker that was all over the country as well as was commented on both TV and radio. If memory serves it made the national news.

‘Save the Hostages, Buy Iraq War Bonds.’

I also wonder why the gentleman did not object to the menu … hint: pulled pork is high on the recommended list at every Texas BBQ restaurant.

Anti-Iran sentiment was rampant throughout America at the time. This was due to the 52 American hostages that Iranians had taken! This was patriotic sentiment across the nation at the time and WAS NOT CONSIDERED A BAD THING!! We loved our co-citizens who were unfairly taken hostage by the Iranians! And this is how we expressed ourselves at this atrocity! Bumper stickers, slogans, comics, cartoons, and posters was a way to vent our rage at this international incident. Don’t condemn your own country and the rights we fought for ! This is part of our history, no matter how “politically incorrect” you might view it!!

Hear hear, Sarah!! Brilliant summary! Our sentiments exactly, and I’m certain that memory is what the owner of the BBQ restaurant recollects. Good job.

As an Iranian all I can say is:

This is his opinion and he is entitle to have one.
Why is it wrong for him to have an opinion and share it with others?
This is what America is all about. Being free to have ideas, opinions, …!
Isn’t it about time to stop harassing people, because they simply have something to say.
Don’t some Iranian people yell and shout: “Death to America” almost every minute and every day? Why is it OK for them to have an opinion and shout it out, but not for this gentleman?

Hey; | November 6, 2011, 1:40 am 1:40 am you sound like cartel are you ms 13 or zeta.
lets play cowboys and Joseph M.

Poster bad,the genocide of white children globally via mass immigration and “assimilation” forced on every white country and ONLY white countries “good” according to anti-whites.

Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white.

To Adam and the rest of you PC morons. You may want to consider the fact that the Jews never kidnapped and held hostage U.S. citizens nor do they decapate & stone folks to death as a pass time of coarse in the name of Allah. Had one of those hostages been your mother,father sister,brother,child or granny you’d probably be singing a different tune.

i want to see the poster with those losers from protest wallstreet hang them dorks high them vandalizeing mofos fuk they dont have the brains god gave a pissant mush less know what the fuk they doin protesting all ive seen is them dickheads destroys other peoples property they can rott in hell for all i care.. save the country shoot a dumbfik from occupy wallstreet

A large majority of people commenting on this website cannot spell correctly. For those that are saying “yeeehaww, get out of my country”, well a very large proportion of the Persian (Persian and Iranian are interchangeable; almost the same thing, different politics) community are very well educated. We are doctors, lawyers, nurses, business owners.. Are you seriously advocating the loss of our professional jobs because you fail to acknowledge the derogatory nature of this picture? Are we children here? If Nonmacher took it down, it should not be viewed as a loss against the American people, but as a sign of respect for the large Persian community in Houston/Texas.

However, should you continue to grasp to your ignorance and your only argument “Freedom of speech, blah blah blah sniffles, they hate us for our freedom”, then so be it, jackass. You want to play Cowboys and Iranians? Alright, you inbred, subhuman, under-developed hick. LETS PLAY!

Jasmine,…..no problem, let’s play. Can you please remove your C4 vest first…..don’t want to hurt any women and children while I take you out…….BTW…there absolutely has been Iranian backed and executed terrorist acts in the past 32 years…..you should add “Terrorist” to your list of carreers for backward-ass people who defend “Honor Killings”.

Yasmine, you definitely are a jackass. Your people who are in America came here because your own country persecuted you. Your great Iran did not grant you any freedoms and wanted to execute each and everyone of you who emigrated to our great nation. So…. how do you show our great nation gratitude for saving your existence, because Iran wanted all of you dead? After your families have the opportunity to not be dead, you’ve become successful and educated in our great nation, then you turn on us by doing the very same things that your people escaped your beloved home country for. Not only has your political views come out but your lack of intelligence also… and you are the one spewing hatred. *POW*

Leslie, people are coming to Texas in droves because this is the only state that has jobs. Nobody wants to live in Liberal run states, because there’s no jobs, high tax rates and an exorbitant amount of crime(this is directed at your Rick Perry comment). Let’s stick to the facts and not slander the business owner(who knows… KKK, obviously you are clueless). Do your research and make your accusations based upon fact and not assumptions or what you feel. Try to have intelligent debate without the name calling.

It’s not fair to treat anyone like that and believe me if it wasn’t for immigrants especially Iranians who migrated there, the US wasn’t what it is today!
It’s a shame that our country couldn’t provide enough to keep those people cuz it’s on the wrong hands! USA just did a clever job to bring all the excellent people from around the world there! it’s not fair to talk about Iranians that way! read the history to know more about this country and learn to behave…
and Islam isn’t what you see on TV or hear about!

This John Nomacher’s genetic background perhaps includes grand parents that Lynched black folks, or water downed little black girls preventing them from entering school.

It is not about this old isolated senile old man, if these protest doesn’t draw some action from the government, or NAACP, one can only conclude that you, I, and all successful Iranian Americans, the most educated and influential immigrants to this country, have not establish an iota of basic rights. This must be legally fought.

I say he has a right to have it. Just don’t go there. I would be offended if I went in there, but I’ve never been and I live down the street.

If we are going to expect him to take it down, then we should keep all the mechanic shops from having calendars with girls in hot pants and bikini tops, Hooters should just be shut down, sports bars should be shut down in general (they offend me) and sex shops, too. OR how about this…
Just
Don’t
Go
There.

Interesting that salient comments keep getting deleted. I think the moderators must be trying to skew the commentary. I will say this again and again until it is heard and posted.
If you cannot understand that a poster of “lets play cowboys and iranians” and which shows a man in middle eastern dress hanging is offensive…then it says a lot about your character. I grew up near Katy during the 70′s and this sort of thing was bigoted and offensive and inappropriate THEN as it is now.
When you own a public restaurant, you have an obligation to provide equal access to the public. Posters such as this can be construed as intimidation and infringing on that right to equal access.
Not to mention its just downright disrespectful. And the poster doesn’t even actually show someone who looks iranian…they are wearing robes that look more middle eastern…again highlighting the ignorance of whoever created it.
Its an insult to cowboys, an insult to native americans, an insult to iranians, and insult to middle easterners, and and insult to ALL Texans and Americans.
To those who say “if you don’t like it…don’t go there…” well in THIS country we also have the right to access public places without prejudice. So if you DON’T respect ALL people…don’t open up a public restaurant. Simple as that. Oh and did I mention the BBQ in Houston is way better?

In response to Sara. You seem to forget, if you own a restaurant you have the irght to serve whomever you want. This is the land of the FREE. Not the land of the politically correct wimp-a$$’s. I applaud the owner of that BBQ shack, and if ever in town I will certainly make it a point to stop there. If you donl’t like his decorations, then you certainly don’t have to go there. Whatever happened to diversity, whatever happened to ‘my business I’ll run it like I want to. It’s his choice! Your choice is to decide whether or not to patronize. That’s it. You don’t have 10′s of thousands of dollars tied up in runnint a business. He can run it the way he see’s fit. He’s not discrimnating. My guess is he welcomes Iranian’s today. I still have a T-Shrit, with a B52 on it and a string of bombsa falling from it. It says “Send a little something to IRAN”. I still wear it today. And if you don;t like it, then don’t look at it.

I am sick and tired of all you people who think you can impose your likes and idslikes on everyone else. Grow up!

Its funny how certain comments don’t get posted. I reallly think the moderators are skewing the comments section. No other reason I can find for why the later comment posted and my previous remarks did not. I will post them again until they are heard.
Thank you Scott for your insight. You missed my entire point. You are entitled to your opinion as I am mine.
I see your concern about “land of the free” and “i’ll run my business the way i want to”….but unfortunately when you open a public business….there is a pesky thing called the law which you must follow.
Under Texas and federal law public accomodations, including restaurants must not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, or disability.
It is unquestionably a violation of Texas anti-discrimination laws for the owner or operator of a public accommodation to tell a person, either directly or indirectly, that his or her patronage is not welcome because of a trait or condition which Texas laws protect from discriminatory action, even though use of the facility on the particular occasion is not denied.
The poster showing the hanging of a person in middle eastern type clothing with the caption “lets play cowboys and iranians” is just such an indirect way of telling certain people they are unwelcome and creating an unfriendly and intimidating environment which infringes on their right to enjoy the public space equally. It is similar to posting a KKK lynching poster and then saying you welcome everyone. And saying “if you don’t like it don’t come here” adds fuel to the fire that its meant to offend and intimidate and keep certain people away.
This is not about imposing “likes and dislikes on others.” Its about the law. I don’t know what people who see this intend to do about it….but they have a right to complain and protest.

I am also pointing out that there is a legitimate concern here with legal precedence…and those who wish to exercise their civil rights are entitled to do so and probably should.

Oh give me a break. The poster is in poor taste but the owner is right. Only Islamic extremists would kill someone over a printed image.

To all the people who say: “Don’t go there if the poster bothers you”

What if the poster says “Hang them Jews or Hang them Blacks”…would it be OK then?

This is so ridiculous. why do our freedoms keep coming under attack. the guy has the freedom to have it, the others have the freedom to protest it. the fuuny thing is that this has brought him more business. this does not mean he is racist (@ ray). it was a political type poster during a crisis. Ignorance is bliss because you are all bent on attacking. i am not a racist and do not agree with racism, but i respect the fact that this is their right such as ours not to be. if you want to change america into your country that you came from…….go home….why are you here in the first place?

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I can see how it can be insulting to people of the Persian race or from Iran. It is from a long long time ago and that is not exactly what we’d want people to think when they hear the word “Iranian” because it is obviously not explaining the term “Iranian”. This is America and as they say, everyone has a “freedom of speech” (which is allll B.S. btw), so if the man wishes to keep it on display in his restaurant, he is able to do so. Although there are some very very ignorant people out there, I think we can all agree that people are not that naive and stupid to take such old and wrong image as an image to describe Iranian. Mr. Nomancher should be reasonable and remove the poster from display, but I think he would agree with me that this is very good for his business. His publicity is flying out the roof right now. And for that….I say Mr. Nomancher……you are a smart smart man.

I dont care about any religion and anything else but what i do is to save animals such as horses and will be riding a cowboy ;)

To Lola…..this would be a big deal to you if you were Persian or Iranian as well. Hussein Hadi is also one of the smart business man in this situation that can take great advantage of the publicity. And yes “the rider” please do save the horses and ride the cowboys!!!!!! hahahaha that was a good one!!

The lawyer sais he is Iranian then he says he is American. My family is from Germany but when people talk about Germans (Nazi Etc) It doesn’t bother me–I am American. These people need to once and for all decide what they want to be. My heart is in my Country–not in Germany.