Um, the Butterscotch Stallion is Owen Wilson. Rushdie is more like a....Licorice Pony

Kinda racist...

he is married to that model who is doing a stint (hopefully just one season) as the host of Top Chef.

Rushdie is absolutely a babe magnet. It doesn't come through in photos, but he's extraordinarily charismatic, witty, and charming; I think his magnetism comes from these traits, not his appearance (though he does have an provocatively devilish look about him). He's also, IMO, one of the very best living English-language writers, and brilliance is attractive.

Owen Wilson is the Butterscotch Stallion. Nicknames aren't transferrable - just consider how stupid Andy Roddick looked when he tried to co-opt "A-Rod" from Alex Rodriguez.

"Licorice Pony" - heh

Have you read The Satanic Verses? Have you read Rage? Midnight's Children? If Salman Rushdie wasn't "all that," there would have been no reason to issue the fatwa in the first place. Books with no power, no beauty, no ability to influence don't need to be censored. They can be safely ignored.

It's not racist jackass, he's got black hair. Duh. You name another black sweet - would Molasass Pony make you happier?

asshat.

It's okay, he's a muslim, so calling him "butterscotch" can't be racist.

Wait a second, Owen Wilson is a Muslim?

Salman Rushdie is hot. I've seen him on Bill Maher and a couple of other TV shows, and I think he's "all that". He may not look like much in photos, but there's a twinkle in his eye that always works for me - besides being so bright it's downright scary, and really quick and funny.

Owne Wilson is not only the Butterscotch Stallion - rumor is he gave himself the nickname.