You have got to be kidding!
Britain just keeps getting worse and worse:
Schoolbook authors have been told not to write about sausages or pigs for fear of causing offence. Guidance from leading educational publisher the Oxford University Press prohibits authors from including anything that could be perceived as pork-related in their books.
The bizarre clampdown, apparently aimed at avoiding offence among Jews and Muslims, emerged yesterday during a discussion about free speech on Radio 4’s Today programme. It was immediately branded ‘nonsensical political correctness’. A spokesman said: ‘Many of the educational materials we publish in the UK are sold in more than 150 countries, and as such they need to consider a range of cultural differences and sensitivities.
Oh, please. To their credit, some Muslim leaders called the proposed ban “utter nonsense,” as did this Tory member of Parliament:
Tory MP Philip Davies said: ‘How on earth can anyone find the word “pig” or “pork” offensive? ‘No word is offensive. It is the context in which it is used that is offensive.’
He added: ‘On the one hand you have politicians and the great and the good falling over each other to say how much they believe in freedom of speech and on the other hand they are presiding over people being unable to use and write words that are completely inoffensive. ‘We have got to get a grip on this nonsensical political correctness.’
Good luck with getting that grip!
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