IIRC,in Saudi Arabia "Porky" is called Abdul.
Posted on 04/10/2015 5:01:33 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
When an institution sets out to ban something, more often than not the thing they choose to ban simply reflects back on that institution’s way of thinking.
So what does it tell us about the Oxford University Press that they are banning authors from using words that refer to pigs?
Yes, you read that correctly. Oxford UP is prohibiting authors from using the words pig, pork, sausage, or other pig-related words because they are afraid of offending Jewish or Muslim readers who consider pigs and pork to be off-limits for religious reasons.
Now, I can understand how Oxford UP would perhaps consider editing out a photo of someone stuffing their face with bacon in a manuscript where another photo could equally serve a purpose, but to eliminate all references to pigs is absurd.
Cutting out references to an entire species of animal isn’t an example of careful editorializing to avoid offending a particular group of people who don’t believe in eating that animal. What it is, however, is an example of removing language, information, and accuracy from a book to cater to the beliefs of another.
While freedom of press and speech may be a uniquely American ideal, it is absolutely wrong to impose a ban on a subset of information. No matter how hard Muslims or Jews try to imagine it, pigs are a species that exist on planet Earth. Not talking or writing about them isn’t going to make them disappear.
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IIRC,in Saudi Arabia "Porky" is called Abdul.
Chocolate covered bacon.... fantastic!
Yep, my first thought recalling frat days.
This little piggy went to the market,
This little piggy stayed at home,
This little piggy had bread and butter,
This little piggy had none,
And this little piggy went wee wee wee, all the way home
Will they ban any mention of shellfish or cheeseburgers so as not to offend Jews?
Next: no pork rinds on any grocery shelf
Jews don’t regard pigs as transcendentally evil the way Muslims do. Pork is just prohibited as food, as is the camel, which doesn’t noticeable offend in a religious sense.
Keep in mind we will have to find a new term for the fiscal padding Congress applies to vital bills in order to buy votes back home. How about “bribes”?
Once upon a time there were three little pigs and the time came for them to leave home and seek their fortunes.
Before they left, their mother told them, “Whatever you do, do it the best that you can because that’s the way to get along in the world.”
The first little pig built his house out of straw because it was the easiest thing to do.
The second pig built his house out of sticks. This was a little bit stronger than a straw house.
The third little pig built his house out of bricks.
One night the big bad wolf, who loved to eat fat little pigs, came along and saw the first little pig in his straw house. He said, “Let me in, Let me in, little pig or I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in!”
“Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin,” said the little pig. (notice the reference to the islamic beard)
The little pig ran out the back door to his brother’s stick house.....
“because they are afraid of offending Jewish or Muslim readers”
Bull. They couldnt care less about offending Jews too. And speaking as a jew, I dont know any other jew that is offended by seeing pork related words anywhere.
I guess these idiots have never heard of beef or turkey sausage.
Has anyone informed Kermit the frog about this? What will happen to Miss Piggy?
I'm worried.
Let’s not pretend for even a split second that they are doing this for Jews.
Hard to imagine any Jew having a reason to be offended, so probably not.
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