Hell, I can't name one single thing about Islam that DOESN'T offend me
ORWELLIAN ALERT: School bans pig stories
These are young children we're talking about. They don't know pigs are supposed to be offensive. Kids actually like animals of all kinds.
The TRUTH IS that the Muslims do not want their children adopting the enjoyable, tolerant, kind, evolved cultural standards of non-Muslims - even though they choose to live in a non-Muslim country (why is that, I wonder? Because Muslim countries suck maybe?).
It's not about offending the kids - IT'S ABOUT NOT EXPOSING MUSLIM CHILDREN TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOTHING INHERENTLY OFFENSIVE ABOUT PIGS. NOT LOGICALLY.... and therefore opening their minds to the excersize of critical thought.
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Books about pigs will still be in the school library though.
Woo hoo!
I would like to know what will be next to go. Those libraries are FULL of non-Islamic literature.
School bans pig stories
BBC News
BBC News
A West Yorkshire head teacher has banned books containing stories about pigs from the classroom in case they offend Muslim children.
The literature has been removed from classes for under-sevens at Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School in Batley.
Head Barbara Harris said the books would remain in the school library for children to read.
Sixty per cent of the school's pupils are of Pakistani or Indian origin and 99% of these pupils are Muslims.
Mrs Harris said in a statement: "Recently I have been aware of an occasion where young Muslim children in class were read stories about pigs.
"We try to be sensitive to the fact that for Muslims talk of pigs is offensive."
The head teacher sent a memo to staff saying fiction books containing stories about pigs should be removed from early years and key stage one classrooms.
Mrs Harris added: "The books remain in the school library and there is nothing to stop our younger children having stories such as 'The Three Little Pigs' in small groups."
The literature has been removed from classes for under-sevens at Park Road Junior Infant and Nursery School in Batley.
Head Barbara Harris said the books would remain in the school library for children to read.
Sixty per cent of the school's pupils are of Pakistani or Indian origin and 99% of these pupils are Muslims.
Mrs Harris said in a statement: "Recently I have been aware of an occasion where young Muslim children in class were read stories about pigs.
"We try to be sensitive to the fact that for Muslims talk of pigs is offensive."
The head teacher sent a memo to staff saying fiction books containing stories about pigs should be removed from early years and key stage one classrooms.
Mrs Harris added: "The books remain in the school library and there is nothing to stop our younger children having stories such as 'The Three Little Pigs' in small groups."
Hey - whose freakin' country is it, anyway???
posted by jillosophy at 3/29/2007 03:55:00 PM
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