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Oxford University Press Bans Mention of Pigs, Pork in Books "So as not to Offend Muslims"
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| 1/14/15
| Aurelius
Posted on 01/14/2015 8:30:20 AM PST by rightistight
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To: rightistight
Guess they won’t be reading Animal Farm.
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:32:06 AM PST
by
Polyxene
(Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
To: rightistight
Ban any references to Islam so I'm not offended.
Fair is fair.
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:32:47 AM PST
by
edpc
(Wilby 2016)
To: rightistight
Damn, there goes their publishing my book: “1001 ways to enjoy Bacon during Ramadan”
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:33:12 AM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(It takes a gun to feed a village (and an AK 47 to defend it).)
To: rightistight
Cue "The Ride of the Valkyries".
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:34:15 AM PST
by
Dr. Thorne
("Don't be afraid. Just believe." - Mark 5:36)
To: rightistight
Fear of Islam runs rampant.
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:34:26 AM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: rightistight
The pork that is served in DC is VERY offensive.
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:37:58 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
To: rightistight
The world is insane!! Bending over for a cult that WILL kill you!!
Where are any leaders? Where’s Queen Isabel~~~the Crusades?? Gosh, this IS scary!!
To: rightistight
There really is no end to the censorship with this bunch. Apparently ISIS has seized the road into Iraq and is burning books they deem unsuitable, charging a tariff on all goods they let through, and holding drivers hostage who have been found with offending texts in their shipments. I guess you can’t drop bombs on them (because nothing would get through). Wonder how the people of Iraq feel about having all of their incoming goods screened by this group?
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:41:22 AM PST
by
BlackAdderess
("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
To: BlackAdderess
I’ll obey that rule when pigs fly.
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:43:40 AM PST
by
Mears
To: rightistight
To: rightistight
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:44:50 AM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: rightistight
No more Charlotte’s Web, Winnie the Pooh stories (not that that’s a bad thing) or Beatrix Potter or Animal Farm. Well done!
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:46:53 AM PST
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: Loyalty Binds Me)
To: rightistight
Pork is also prohibited for Jews, but Oxford Press never made an accommodation for THEM (nor did Jews ask for one). So what is the difference? Could it be that Oxford Press FEARS Islam? We are finding out who the REAL Islamophobes are!
To: Drango
Yeah, I guess it’s all over for Kevin Bacon. lol
To: rightistight
Guess they missed the hated muslims have for dogs as well. Pets of any kind are also offensive, as are snowmen ...
Oxford University Press is going to have to ban most of the words in the English dictionary to be acceptable to muslims, which is why they are so few books in Arabic, and fewer still translated into Arabic.
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:50:53 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: Mears
Wonder if they could send a “special” shipment through that route? Especially if they confiscate some goods :>
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:51:10 AM PST
by
BlackAdderess
("Give me a but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth". --Archimedes)
To: 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.
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posted on
01/14/2015 9:01:30 AM PST
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Godzilla
(3/7/77)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
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posted on
01/14/2015 9:03:48 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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