Posted on 01/23/2008 6:32:50 PM PST by DogByte6RER
'Three Little Pigs CD' banned from Government-backed awards for offending Muslims and builders
By SARAH HARRIS
A story based on The Three Little Pigs has been rejected by a Government-backed awards event because it might offend Muslims... and builders.
The digital book, retelling the classic children's tale, was criticised by judges who said "the use of pigs raises cultural issues".
They also claimed the award-winning CD-rom, entitled The Three Little Cowboy Builders, might "alienate parts of the workforce (building trade)".
The "virtual" book is designed for use on computers and interactive whiteboards and aimed at primary school children.
Its publishers, Shoo-Fly, insist there is nothing offensive in it.
But judges for the annual BETT awards, which recognise excellence in educational technology, claimed they had "concerns about the Asian community" and insisted "the use of pigs raises cultural issues".
As a result, they "could not recommend this product to the Muslim community".
Anne Curtis, of Newcastle-based Shoo Fly, said the idea that including pigs in a story could be interpreted as racism was a "slap in the face" and described the criticism as "inflammatory".
Mrs Curtis said the product was "tongue in cheek" and took a humorous look at the building trade, with an attack on cowboy builders.
The awards are run by Becta, the Government's educational technology agency, Emap Education and the British Educational Suppliers Association.
They said: "This failed to reach the required standard across a number of criteria... In particular, the product was not sufficiently convincing on curriculum and innovation grounds to be shortlisted."
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So True...
Threads like this are so many here in FR... it only proves that Britain is gradually becoming a dhimmi state... and i wonder who will they call for rescue when things get out of control.
This is too much. I think I’m going to have to get a ham sandwich after reading this!
The bullets in my rifle are dipped in bacon grease.
GRRRRRR......!!
):^(
I personally think there should be a holiday created strictly for the purpose of offending them.
Up Mohammed!
censorship by govt to appease crazy muslims, not even normal muslims but the crazies
Can you imagine the flap over a CD featuring Little Black Sambo.
I’m sorry to have to disagree. But, muslims hate all non-muslims — followed closely by hating all muslims who don’t belong to the same sect that they do.
Those damn builders. Imposing their will on all the soon to be uneducated, ignorant and backward thinking kids in the name of the local 120. If I were the head of that union I’d publicly distance myself from this BS. (We all know the union guys built the third house.)
The lesson is becoming more and more obvious all the time: lop off a few heads and you will get serious, indeed, paranoid diaper-wetting, respect from libs and retro-reds.
Is this really something they want us to learn?
You’re kiddin’ me...
“This is a joke, right?”
That was my first thought too but, sadly, it’s not. As I see it there’s not much hope for once Great Britain. The ongoing capitulation to the demands of the increasingly thin skinned Muslims continues unabated and seems, at least judging by what we constantly read, to be tearing the heart and soul out of British culture. Why this is being allowed to happen, I will never understand.
Then pigs themselves need to be banned. No more raising them because a muslim may drive by a farm with pigs and be offended.. Remove pork from stores because a muslim may walk by it and be offended.
Three Little Pigs lyrics
Why don’t you
Sit right back
And I
I may tell you
A tale
A tale of 3
Little pigs
And a big
Bad
Wolf
1 (x2)
1, 2
Well, the first little piggy
Well, he was kinda hick, he spent most of his days just day-dreamin’ of
the city
And then one day
He bought a guitar
He moved to Hollywood to become a star
But living on the farm, he knew nothing of the city
Built his house outta straw, what a pity
Then one day
Jammin’ on some chords
Along came the wolf
Knockin’ on his door
(x2) Little pig, little pig, let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny-chin-chin (x2)
Well, I’m huffin’
I’m puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
(x2) Huff and
Puff and
Blow your house in (x2)
Huffin’ and I’ll puffin’ and I’ll blow your house in
Well, the second little piggy
Well, he was kinda stokin’, spent most of his days just a ganja smokin’
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ down on Venice Beach
Gettin’ paid money for religious speech
Built his shelter from what he garbage picked
Mostly made up of old cans and sticks
Then one day he was crankin’ out Bob Marley
Along came the wolf on his big, bad Harley
(x2) Little pig, little pig, let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny-chin-chin (x2)
Well, I’m huffin’
I’m puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
(x2) Huff and
Puff and
Blow your house in (x2)
Huffin’ and I’ll puffin’ and I’ll blow your house in
Well, the third little piggy
A grade A student, his daddy was a rock star
Named Pig Nugent
Earned his Master’s Degree
From Harvard College
Built his house from his architect knowledge
A tri-level mansion
Hollywood Hills
Daddy’s rock stardom
Paid for the bills
Then one day came the old house masher
The big bad wolf, the little piggy slasher
(x2) Little pig, little pig, let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny-chin-chin (x2)
Well, I’m huffin’
I’m puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
(x2) Huff and
Puff and
Blow your house in (x2)
Huffin’ and I’ll puffin’ and I’ll blow your house in
Well, the big bad wolf
Well, he huffed
And he puffed
All that he could
And low and behold the little piggy’s house stood
“It’s made out of concrete”
The little piggy shouted
The wolf just frowned
As he pouted so they called 9 11
Like any piggy would
They sent out Rambo
Just as fast
As they could
Yo
Wolf face
I’m your worst nightmare
Your ass is mine
1 (x2)
1, 2
Well, the wolf fell dead as you can plainly see
And that’s the end of story
For you and me
But still give a listen
You just may
Hear the big wolf and little piggies say
(x2) Little pig, little pig, let me in
Not by the hair of my chiny-chin-chin (x2)
Well, I’m huffin’
I’m puffin’
I’ll blow your house in
(x3) Huff and
Puff and
Blow your house in (x3)
Huffin’ and I’ll puffin’ and I’ll blow your house in (x4)
And the moral of the story is
That bands with no talent can easily amuse idiots with a stupid puppet
show
That is the name of a black-strap molasses type pie made by th PA Dutch, Mennonites and Amish. I was never weened off that stuff. Very tasty and fattening. :)
“A story based on The Three Little Pigs has been rejected by a Government-backed awards event because it might offend Muslims... and builders. “
What the heck is going on across the pond with the British government?
Have teh Brits become so degenerate that they apporve of pandering to these Islamic nutjobs? Or are there so many of these invading scum polluting their landscape that they are afraid not to pander to them shamlessly?
Islam is a cult for sun-baked lunatics. Just yesterday in Malaysia the Muslims decided to fine supermarkets which don’t force men and women to use separate check-out lines.
Do we really want their lunacy transplanted to the west? Any Muslims who come here should be FORCED to conform to our social standards or kicked out. Better not to let them in in the first place.
Here now this is better.
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