Posted on 03/15/2007 10:36:12 AM PDT by LibWhacker
The story of the Three Little Pigs' battle with the Big Bad Wolf has delighted children since it was written more than 150 years ago.
But the tale highlighting the merits of hardwork and practicality has become the latest to fall victim to political correctness.
A junior school production of the children's story has been renamed the Three Little Puppies for fear of offending Muslims.
Organisers of a children's music festival have altered the popular characters and lyrics because of the multi-cultural nature of the youngsters involved and their parents in the audience.
But yesterday Islamic leaders condemned the politically correct move as misguided and said decisions like this were turning Muslims into 'misfits' in society.
Children from Honley Church of England Junior School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, were due to perform in a reworking of the popular tale which features the three little pigs.
The youngsters - aged from seven to 11 - were due to perform at Huddersfield Town Hall in June with 250 children from 63 schools singing along.
But organisers of the Kirklees Primary Music Festival decided to change the script to be 'sensitive' to Muslims at a recent committee meeting.
Committee member Gill Goodswen, head teacher of Stile Common Junior School, defending the move.
She said: "We have to be sensitive if we want to be multi-cultural. It was felt it would be more responsible not to use the three little pigs.
"We feared that some Muslim children wouldn't sing along to the words about pigs,' she said.
"We didn't want to take that risk. If changing a few words avoids offence then we will do so."
She stressed the decision was not prompted by a complaint from any school.
But Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra from the Muslim Council of Britain branded the move 'bizarre'.
He said: "The vast majority of Muslims have no problem whatsoever with the Three Little Pigs. It's always been the traditional way of telling the story and I don't see why that should be changed.
"There's an issue about the eating of pork, which is forbidden, but there is no prohibition about reading stories about pigs. This is an unnecessary step."
Other recent rows have involved 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' being changed to 'Baa Baa rainbow sheep' and Christmas events called 'winter' festivities.
Mr Mogra said: "How far are we going to go? Are we going to change the seven dwarves because it's discriminatory towards people who are physically less able? Where do you draw the line?
"Every time we get these stories Muslims are seen more and more as misfits. We have to accept there's a predominant culture here."
His views were echoed locally in Huddersfield.
Local councillor Terry Lyons added: "I can't believe that Muslims would be offended by this. This is pandering to a few extremists. People will take umbrage at this decision, making it easier for the BNP to recruit."
Mohammed Imran, of the Hanfia Mosque and Educational Institute said: "According to the Koran it's forbidden to eat pork or touch a pig, but there's no ruling about talking about them or singing about them."
Steve Price, head of Honley C of E school, said he had not played a part in the decision, but added: "We are part of the family of Kirklees schools. This family is set up to celebrate children's talents and I can well understand some head teachers being careful about not causing offence."
Amazing the last bastion of Anglo-Saxon culture is evidently the backwoods of Appalachia. And nowhere within the British Isles.
Carolyn
Why stop there. There is lots of revisionism left to do. They had better rewrite Rossini's "Italian Girl in Algiers" because its Papatachi scene will definitely infuriate Muslims. or Mozart's "Abductions From the Seralio". Clearly no women would ever want to leave an Islamic seralio (sacasm intended).
The world is going crazy...
Why should that be a surprise? Cities and universities have always been bastions of liberalism, and Britain is more population dense than the US. They also tend to have higher crime and greater poverty. Imagine that... ;)
I think they should have renamed it the Three Little Donkeys. Out of sensitivity for Muslims, you know. ;) Perhaps have a dancing number on a portrait of Mohammed. To honor him with the bottom of their shoes, you know.
Every time I see that photo my eyes start spinning in their sockets and a migraine creeps in. Don't look at that photo and then play video games, you'll have an epileptic seizure.
It's not like they were forcing the Muslims to eat The Three Little Porkchops.
OUR culture should be respected too. Muslims who want to live in the western world will just have to accept that WE are sensitive about the new-comers who want to change OUR culture. Westerners who practice PC are not very sensitive to the rest of US.
How about "The Three Little Jews" or "The Three Little Christians"? I am sure there would be no complaints then.
I guess no one told these sensitive but silly ignorant bastards that Islamists are not fond of dogs either....
It goes back to the time a dog bit Mohammad's ass - I think.
Semper Fi
"...CAN THIS WORLD GET ANYMORE RIDICULOUS!?!..."
YES!!!!!
LOL, Muslims don't like dogs either.
Traditionally, dogs have been seen as impure, and the Islamic legal tradition has developed several injunctions that warn Muslims against most contact with dogs. Unfortunately, many Muslims have used this view to justify the abuse and neglect of dogs, even though cruelty contradicts the Qur'an's view that all animals form "communities like you." We are pleased to present several articles examining the place of dogs in Islam.
Put a cardigan on him and you have Jimmy Carter.
How about the "three little pedophiles" in honor of their "prophet" (piss be upon him)?
"Oh, Sensitive one, while I was down here I took the liberty to wash your blessed feet."
"Begone with you, varlet; you missed a spot!"
And then there is the internecine issue raised by depictions of conflict between dogs and wolves; how does that serve to erase stereotypes as we witness the ongoing struggle between the Shiites and the Sunnis?
"University of Arkansas drops Razorback mascot for fear of offending Muslims; will become 'U. of Arkansas Shoe Bombers'"
"Piggly Wiggly to rebrand stores for fear of offending Muslims; will become 'Zionist Infidel Slayer Wiggly'"
"Muslim-owned convenience stores to halt sales of 'unclean' pork rinds; stores to switch to new 'Jew rinds' snack"
Becasue we all know Muslims just love dogs...
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