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But "books about pigs will still be in the school library," so the victory is not yet complete. Still, coming hot on the heels of the ban of toy pigs by the the benefits department at Dudley Council, West Midlands, this is another advance for the forces advocating the eradication of pigs from the UK. All in the name of Islamic tolerance, of course. From the BBC, with thanks to Tom:
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.
School library
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."
UPDATE: Jihad Watch reader Dr. Pepper has pointed out to me that the BBC story is dated March 4, 2003. I don't generally post archival material, and I apologize -- I simply didn't notice the date on the story. But in any case, I am going to leave it up, as it indicates that the toy pig ban to which I referred above is nothing new, and that dhimmitude in Britain has been advancing for quite some time.
Posted by Robert at October 3, 2005 2:55 PM
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I could care less if Muslims eat pork or not, but I do not understand why STORIES about pigs are offensive to them. I hate snakes in real life, but wouldn't prevent my children from hearing stories about snakes. Do Muslims also dislike DOG stories? Are RATS out-of-bounds?
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at October 3, 2005 3:12 PM
Oh, come on, people! You can't expect these kids to grow up knowing a damn thing about tolerance if you don't treat them like everybody else.
If you teach these children that it is OK to have religiously mandated irrational phobias of things then that's what they'll have.
Don't expect them to abandon a religiously mandated phobia of free speech, other points of view or women's hair when you've already approved their religiously mandated phobia of The Three Little Pigs.
Posted by: Razorskarr at October 3, 2005 3:16 PM
Well let's see.... the three little pigs could become goats, and the Big Bad Wolf could wear a bomb belt, isn't that better?
/sarcasm
at October 3, 2005 3:41 PM
So what's next? Will we be banning Pinky and Perky, or those Porky Pig cartoons, in case they offend Muslims? But then Muslims never believe the decapitation of hostages offends infidels, and these savages revel in blood, just as they have done for 1,400 years. In Islam, barbaric habits die hard, thats why Islam will never civilize, and that which will never civilize must be destroyed before it destroys us. And as Mark Steyn puts it in The Australian - it is the "Islamist way or no way", which can be read by clicking the hyperlink http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16801982^7583,00.html
Posted by: Spirit Of 1683 at October 3, 2005 3:56 PM
Its time we started objecting to muslim practices that are offensive to us. We can be sensitive as well.
at October 3, 2005 3:59 PM
Muslims aren't any too fond of references to dogs or Jews either. Will they be the next to be removed from the list of subjects that can be discussed in British schools?
This goes beyond dhimmitude.
Posted by: waterdragon52 at October 3, 2005 4:00 PM
Okay, from my understanding in the earlier story about pig toys being banned, it was because pigs are viewed as ‘unclean’ by the Muslims. Apparently these same people are unaware that infidels (that’s you and me, folks) are also seen as unclean.
So what are they planning on doing about themselves…?
Posted by: illustr8rg8r at October 3, 2005 4:01 PM
But Mrs. Harris, what if the pig is just a secondary character in the story, not the star such as the pig in Charlotte's Web (or was that co-star, with Charlotte the spider being the real star)? And what if this secondary pig's role is just a teensy-weensy role, surely you'll not ban those stories? In fairness to everyone, including these minor pig players, I hope you intend to have committee meetings, with all parents invited, to determine the level of "pigginess" in every story in your school.
Posted by: Jen at October 3, 2005 4:03 PM
That BBC story appears to be dated 4 March, 2003.
Posted by: Dr. Pepper at October 3, 2005 4:04 PM
Every time I hear a story like this, I donate another 20 pounds to organisations which are opposed to the global jihad. Last week, I donated 40 pounds towards buying bullets to kill jihadis in Kashmir.
We must ensure that for every victory the Muslims achieve, they lose somewhere else.
Posted by: Sneaky at October 3, 2005 4:11 PM
Does this mean they'll be banning that book in which a prophet turns an entire people into apes and pigs?
Posted by: scaramouoche at October 3, 2005 4:18 PM
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cetag/5anitab.htm
Some thoughts and opinions from the University of Hull website.
"The boar is, without doubt, the cult animal par excellance of the Celts". Anne Ross (1974) Pagan Celtic Britain.
The boar contained all the Celtic passions:
HUNTING, FEASTING, FIGHTING,SEX,
Churchill quote ascribed to him:
"Man looks down on dog
Cat looks down on Man
But pig stares Man in the eye
And sees his equal"
at October 3, 2005 4:18 PM
As I've said before on this site, I'm beginning to feel ashamed of being British!
I was brought up in a society which had some spine, some backbone - even some spunk! What on earth is happening to my fellow countrymen? They're turning into wimps! By the minute!
Primary school teacher, eh? I can just imagine this one! I've met a few before. I bet her handwriting on the chalkboard is 'prissy perfect', too!
Posted by: Mark at October 3, 2005 4:47 PM
This is another example of how a tiny minority is limiting the rights of the mainstream majority. The world turned upside down. Immigrants are supposed to conform to the host country's culture, not the other way round.
This is cultural suicide. No culture should maintain the characteristics of an alien culture. We are sitting in a pot of water that has slowly been brought boil, unaware of what has happened and perhaps unable to counteracts its effects.
Posted by: epg at October 3, 2005 4:47 PM
I think this Headteacher is on to something here. If we are to ban all books that mention pigs, then we must ban the Qur'an, as pigs are mentioned several times within it.
What a genius.
Posted by: Amicus at October 3, 2005 4:51 PM
This is Dhimmitude at it's worst.If you read the first part closely you see that she did this "in case" someone was offended.There is no mention of anyone complaining.I wonder if she even asked the students what they thought.
Perhaps she should wear a burkha and stop teaching if she wants them to feel at home.
JLP
Posted by: John Lee Pedimore at October 3, 2005 5:55 PM
I personally taught our 2 year old Muslimah daughter that a pig says "Oink, oink, oinkeee!". And she repeats this enthusiastically.
Of course, I have yet to gain carnal knowledge of the glory of the Great American Bacon Cheeseburger. I have a childhood fear that I will be struck down by a bolt of lightning sent down from Allah if I do partake in this porcine delight.
Posted by: Jsingleton at October 3, 2005 6:33 PM
I have implemented a new practice when walking past Muslims. It's non violent, yet offensive to them, and as a lover of bacon and ham, it celebrates the animal it comes from. I now give a great big snort when I walk past them.
I started it on the weekend, the day of the Bali Bombing No.2. I wanted to do it more, but my missus wasn't impressed and didn't want trouble! Me, I had to control my rage at this Religion of Peace as they strutted around all proud after the latest murder of true Aussies in Bali. I HATE ISLAM!!
at October 3, 2005 8:54 PM
From another article about this event.
"Another data point that suggests P.C. is about moral posturing, not genuine sensitivity and civility."
So terribly true. The article also stated that Islamic Leaders condemned this unilateral decision stating correctly, that Islam only forbids the eating of pork, not reading stories about little piggies.
As with all stories involving little piggies there is a moral to be learned.
Who may be more of a threat to us? The one trying to convert us because of his sincere beliefs. Or the supposedly "enlightened" one, acting out of ignorance and leading us down a path of poisoned moral equivalence.
Posted by: William The Crusader at October 3, 2005 9:37 PM
Jsingleton,
Bacon is great! I haven't been hit by lightning yet. LOL
at October 3, 2005 9:41 PM
at October 3, 2005 10:20 PM
Oh come on. One teacher, a few kids books, this does not dhimmitude make. People want to be sensitive, and sometimes they do stupid things. Articles like this make Jihadwatch/Dhimmiwatch look corny and paranoid.
In my grammar school, sensitivity to Jews on their holidays FORCED THE SCHOOLS TO CLOSE. Can you believe it - Christian families had to adjust their daily schedule and childcare plans, all to make things convenient for Jews! The nerve. And now, the Jews just run everything. I am forced to eat kosher all over the place. Stores are closed on Saturdays...oh wait - it never happened.
Islamic terror is a serious problem. The dhimmi status of non-Muslims, and the danger of Europe sliding into that state, is a real worry. While it is true that where there is smoke, there is fire, sometimes it is just hot air.
Quijybo
Posted by: Quijybo at October 3, 2005 11:18 PM
Let's remember that representations of humans are forbidden so the pictures of the Queen in Gov't offices and classrooms must go if we're trying not to perturb muslims.
Perhaps they'll lend a crescent of embrace for the pound notes and coins as pictures of the Queen there also perturb.
There's no end to this nonsense as the people who pull the strings by claiming to be offended are doing it only to see how far they can push the West around.
Posted by: JonathanD at October 4, 2005 3:41 AM
Good essay on the subject
Making a pig's ear of defending democracy
By Mark Steyn
at October 4, 2005 5:34 AM
Quijybo:
Where did you go to school that the board of education actually closed the schools on Jewish holidays? I attended school in a Toronto (Ontario, Canada) neighbourhood that was over 90% Jewish and the schools remained open.
I understand that York U closes, but that's because both the large number of faculty, admin and student body that are Jewish, but we are only talking about a few random days in the year -- the two days of Rosh Hashonah and one day for Yom Kippur. And think of the time that frees up for non-Jewish students to use certain limited resources like the libraries and labs and get a leg-up on their studies.
Posted by: waterdragon52 at October 4, 2005 12:20 PM
Waterdragon,
I went to school in NJ. My town was mostly of Italian and Polish Catholic background. Yet the schools were closed for Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur. No one ever complained about that! I do not think they do this anymore, since the Jewish population has most likely declined. There must be more Muslim students than Jewish now, or close to it. My mother is unhappy with the neighborhood and all the immigrants who are disloyal to our country. Interesting how Latinos, in spite of being bullied about in past history by the US, become loyal citizens, but Muslims think they need to establish, literally, a "Council on American Islamic Relations". As if they are not Americans...
Quijybo
Posted by: Quijybo at October 4, 2005 5:00 PM
Quijybo:
I know that there are/were a lot of very Orthodox Jews in certain communities in New Jersey, possibly even forming an invisible majority in some school districts as not all Orthodox Jews are Hasidic and, therefore, dress pretty much as anyone else except the adult women may wear wigs to conceal their hair and long sleeved clothing and modest skirts. So, possibly, that's why things were the way they were for you. And, as I said, the high holidays, only being two days in length, although occurring almost weekly for several weeks, would have been a bit disruptive, it would not have been "all bad" for the non-Jews. Our choice was either to go to synagogue and sit threw prayer services led by student rabbies in hot, uncomfortable Hebrew school classrooms or go to school; you got to stay home and do whatever.
As for the new "minority" on the block, I don't know what the population stats are, but it seems they don't need to be a signficant number to start flexing their muscle.
Posted by: waterdragon52 at October 4, 2005 6:08 PM
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