Posted on 01/14/2015 8:30:20 AM PST by rightistight
In the wake of the shootings in Paris that left over a dozen people dead, Oxford University Press (OUP) has issued guidance, telling publishers to avoid offensive references to pork or pigs.
During a BBC discussion, these guidelines were revealed by news presenter Jim Naughtie. Ive got a letter here, he said, which was sent out by Oxford University Press to an author doing something for young people.
Among the things prohibited in the text that was commissioned by OUP was the following; Pigs, plus anything else which could be perceived as pork.' Eating pork is strictly forbidden in Islam and, in certain sects, it is forbidden to touch pork.
Now, Naughtie added, if a respectable publisher tied to an academic institution is saying youve got to write a book in which you cannot mention pigs because some people might be offended, its just ludicrous. It is just a joke.
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Pork eaters everywhere offended, thankfully.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
Plato
F Islam&FUBO and all the wh—s you rode in on!
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Just too ridiculous
Black Jack where are you?
There are a lot of books that feature pigs.
If they’d eat bacon, the world would be a happier place.
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